In 1791, the state legislature established Washington District; an area composed of present day Greenville, Anderson, Pickens and Oconee counties. In 1798, Washington District was divided into Greenville and Pendleton Districts. Pendleton District was composed of what later became Anderson, Oconee, and Pickens.
Due to the growing population and poor transportation facilities in the Pendleton District, in 1826, the legislature divided it. The lower part became Anderson District and the upper part became Pickens District (which included all of the present day Oconee and Pickens Counties). Pickens District was named for the American Revolutionary was hero, General Andrew Pickens. Commissioners named to select a site for a town were authorized to buy a tract of land from one to 400 acres, near the center of the Pickens District.
The spot they selected was high on the western bank of the Keowee River, where the town of Pickens, now called "Old Pickens" was laid out and developed. In 1868, the Pickens District was divided into Oconee and Pickens Counties and the new town of Pickens was started.
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