Place:Edgefield (old county), South Carolina, United States

Source:Schweitzer, George K. South Carolina Genealogical Research

The original Edgefield County, South Carolina was created in 1785 from the Ninety-Six Circuit Court District, South Carolina. In 1800 the original Edgefield County, South Carolina became Edgefield Circuit Court District, South Carolina. In 1868 Edgefield Circuit Court District once again became Edgefield County, South Carolina. In 1897 parts of Edgefield County, South Carolina became Saluda County, and possibly (?) Greenwood County, South Carolina, and possibly in 1916 (?) McCormick County, South Carolina.