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Name | Edgefield |
Alt names | Edgefield District | source: USGS, GNIS Digital Gazetteer (1994) GNIS45031539 |
Type | County |
Coordinates | 33.783°N 81.967°W |
Located in | South Carolina, United States (1785 - ) |
Also located in | Ninety-Six, South Carolina, United States (1785 - 1800) |
See also | Aiken, South Carolina, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Greenwood, South Carolina, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | McCormick, South Carolina, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Saluda, South Carolina, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) |
Edgefield is a county located in the U.S. state of South Carolina.
History
per familysearch.org:
Edgefield County is said to have been given it's name because it lies on the edge of the Savannah River and also on the edge of Indian Lands (at the time) and South Carolina. During the eighteenth century, a group of German Palatines settled what was then known as Londonborough Township, which is now a part of Edgefield County. Learn more about the history of Edgefield County from the South Carolina State Library or from Carolana.com.
- 1785 - Thirty-three counties were created within existing South Carolina Districts. Edgefield County was created within Ninety-Six District.
- 1800 - Edgefield re-christened a district and Ninety-Six District was abolished.
- 1868 - Edgefield and all other districts became counties.
- 10 Mar 1871: Aiken created from Barnwell, Edgefield, Lexington, and Orangeburg counties.
- 1896 - Saluda was created from Edgefield County.
- 1897 - Greenwood was created from Abbeville and Edgefield Counties.
- 1898 - Greenwood gained from Abbeville and Edgefield Counties.
- 1916 - McCormick was created from Abbeville, Greenwood, and Edgefield Counties.
- 1921 - McCormick exchanged with Edgefield County.
Research Tips
- Outstanding guide to Edgefield County family history and genealogy resources (FamilySearch Research Wiki). Birth, marriage, and death records, censuses, wills, deeds, county histories, cemeteries, churches, newspapers, libraries, and genealogical societies.
Timeline
Date | Event | Source
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1785 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1785 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1786 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1790 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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1800 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1911 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1915 | Birth records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1920 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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Population History
- source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
Census Year | Population
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1790 | 13,289
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1800 | 18,130
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1810 | 23,160
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1820 | 25,119
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1830 | 30,509
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1840 | 32,852
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1850 | 39,262
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1860 | 39,887
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1870 | 42,486
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1880 | 45,844
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1890 | 49,259
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1900 | 25,478
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1910 | 28,281
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1920 | 23,928
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1930 | 19,326
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1940 | 17,894
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1950 | 16,591
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1960 | 15,735
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1970 | 15,692
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1980 | 17,528
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1990 | 18,375
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Wikipedia
- the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia
Edgefield County is a county located on the western border of the U.S. state of South Carolina. As of the 2020 census, its population was 25,657. Its county seat and largest municipality is Edgefield. The county was established on March 12, 1785.
The Savannah River makes up part of the western border of Edgefield County; across the river lies the city of Augusta, Georgia. Edgefield is part of the Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Additional sources
- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
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