Edgefield County, SC

History

Edgefield County was formed in 1785 from the southern section of Ninety-Six District and is bordered on the west by the Savannah River. 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. Edgefield was the site of several Revolutionary War skirmishes.
Source: Wikipedia

Modern Day Adjacent Counties

It is bordered by Saluda, Aiken, McCormick and Greenwood counties as well as the Georgia counties Richmond and Columbia.

Gleanings from

• Edgefield Co., SC - Deed Records
  • 1821 Deed - Burwell Gregg to James B. Reaves
  • 1823 Deed - Sophia Bonham to James B. Rives
  • 1824 Deed - James B. Reives to Zebulon Rudolph
• US Federal Census - Edgefield Co., SC
  • 1820 Census - Edgefield Co., SC
  • 1830 Census - Edgefield Co., SC