The court house and jail for Washington District were in Pickensville, South Carolina.
As people settled the backcountry, judicial districts and additional counties were formed.
[1] The South Carolina Department of Archives and History has maps that show the boundaries of counties, districts, and parishes starting in 1682.
Washington District was created on 19 February 1791 from the former Cherokee Indian lands.
[3] The district court house and jail were in Pickensville, which was named for General Andrew Pickens.