Edgefield County Genealogy
Edgefield County was formed in 1785 from the old Ninety Six District. In 1871 part of Edgefield County went to form Aiken County. In 1895, another part of Edgefield contributed to Saluda County, 1897 yielded a portion of Greenwood County. Finally in 1916, a portion of Edgefield County was taken to make McCormick County. This area of the state was the site of several Revolutionary War skirmishes.
Edgefield County SCGenweb site
Edgefield County Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 486
Edgefield, SC 29824
Edgefield County Courthouse
215 Jeter Street
County Courthouse
Edgefield, SC 29824
Census
1790 Federal Census transcription Directory opens to listing of textfiles. The transcription is divided into 4 parts.
1820 Federal Census images Directory opens to listing of image files by page number.
1850 Federal Census Index by last name only.
1850 Federal Census Transcription and index Directory Opens to listing of text files, index files named indx*txt and pages, named by page number.
1850 Federal Census transcription This transcription has a key at the beginning of each file to interpret the numbers. Directory opens to listing of text files by page number.
1860 Federal Census Slave Schedule – Largest Slaveholders Also 1870 African-American Surname matches.
Cemeteries
USGS listing of cemeteries in Edgefield County
Query Forums
Edgefield County, SC Forum for Queries
Latest South Carolina Genealogy Query posts for Edgefield County from the Forum:
Edgefield County, SC at genforum
Cities and towns of Edgefield County:
Cleora
Edgefield (County Seat)
Eureka
Johnston
Meeting Street
Moss
Pleasant Lane
Trenton
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