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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Edgefield (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Edgefield. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Edgefield is located in Edgefield County and is the County Seat.

To see how the shape of South Carolina's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Edgefield County: Columbia (GA), Richmond (GA), Aiken, Greenwood, McCormick & Saluda.

Below are the counties that are near Edgefield. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Edgefield:

  • Edgefield County     (The home county of Edgefield)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Edgefield, with the one closest to Edgefield listed first.
    • Trenton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Johnston
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Colliers
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Lenoir ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lenoir have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenoir
      • Lenoir is located in Edgefield County
    • Murphys Estates
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Murphys Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphys Estates
      • Murphys Estates is located in Edgefield County
  • Aiken County
  • Greenwood County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Edgefield, with the one closest to Edgefield listed first.
    • Bradley
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Troy
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Springdale
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Fairforest
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Ninety Six
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Mathews Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mathews Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mathews Village
      • Mathews Village is located in Greenwood County
    • Verdery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Verdery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdery
      • Verdery is located in Greenwood County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Verdery
      • From Edgefield to Verdery
    • Panola Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Panola Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panola Village
      • Panola Village is located in Greenwood County
    • Promised Land
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Promised Land have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Promised Land
      • Promised Land is located in Greenwood County
    • Greenwood
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Laurens County
  • Lexington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Edgefield, with the one closest to Edgefield listed first.
    • Batesburg - Leesville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Batesburg - Leesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batesburg - Leesville
      • Batesburg - Leesville is located in Lexington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,402 people
    • Batesburg
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Leesville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Fredonia
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fredonia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
      • Fredonia is located in Lexington County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Fredonia
      • From Edgefield to Fredonia
    • Summit
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summit have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
      • Summit is located in Lexington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 486 people
  • McCormick County
  • Newberry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Edgefield, with the one closest to Edgefield listed first.
    • Chappells
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Old Town Ferry
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Town Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town Ferry
      • Old Town Ferry is located in Newberry County
  • Saluda County
  • Columbia County (GA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Edgefield, with the one closest to Edgefield listed first.
    • Snead
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snead have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snead
      • Snead is located in Columbia County (GA)
      • Estimated population in 2019: 20,077 people
    • Evans
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Lulaville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lulaville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lulaville
      • Lulaville is located in Columbia County (GA)
      • Estimated population in 2019: 2,961 people
    • Martinez
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martinez have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinez
      • Martinez is located in Columbia County (GA)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martinez <1>
    • Memory Park
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Memory Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memory Park
      • Memory Park is located in Columbia County (GA)
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 122 people
    • Kiokee
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kiokee. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiokee
      • Kiokee is located in Columbia County (GA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Kiokee
      • From Edgefield to Kiokee
    • Lamkin
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lamkin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamkin
      • Lamkin is located in Columbia County (GA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Lamkin
      • From Edgefield to Lamkin
    • Arrow Head
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Appling
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Maddox
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Forrest ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forrest have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forrest
      • Forrest is located in Columbia County (GA)
    • Fort Gordon
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Richmond County (GA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Edgefield, with the one closest to Edgefield listed first.
    • Bonair
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bonair have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonair
      • Bonair is located in Richmond County (GA)
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 3,135 people
    • National Hills
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for National Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for National Hills
      • National Hills is located in Richmond County (GA)
    • Rockbrook
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockbrook
      • Rockbrook is located in Richmond County (GA)
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 160 people
    • Waverly
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Augusta
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Forest Hills
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Southgate Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southgate Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southgate Village
      • Southgate Village is located in Richmond County (GA)
    • Belair
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Belair. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belair
      • Belair is located in Richmond County (GA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Belair
      • From Edgefield to Belair
    • Barton Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barton Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton Village
      • Barton Village is located in Richmond County (GA)
    • Fleming Heights
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fleming Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleming Heights
      • Fleming Heights is located in Richmond County (GA)
      • Estimated population in 2019: 717 people
    • Richmond Hills
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richmond Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Hills
      • Richmond Hills is located in Richmond County (GA)
      • Estimated population in 2019: 13,839 people
    • Fairvale
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairvale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairvale
      • Fairvale is located in Richmond County (GA)
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 6,769 people

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Edgefield, see our County-by-County Page for Edgefield.

Cemeteries Near Edgefield ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Edgefield.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Edgefield covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Edgefield, with the one closest to Edgefield listed first.

  • Edgefield Village Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Frazier Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Frazier Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Frazier Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Eastview Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eastview Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eastview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Simkin Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Simkin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Simkin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Marsh Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Marsh Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Marsh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Marsh Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Marsh Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Marsh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • DeLoach Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the DeLoach Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the DeLoach Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Warren Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Warren Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Warren Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bland Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hollingsworth - Walker Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hollingsworth - Walker Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hollingsworth - Walker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Wicker Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wicker Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wicker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Blocker Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blocker Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blocker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (274 more) ...
    • Corley Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Corley Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Corley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Martin Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Martin Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Martin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Mt. of Olives Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. of Olives Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. of Olives Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<5>

While we didn't find Edgefield in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Edgefield.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Edgefield, with the one closest to Edgefield listed first.

  • Trenton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Johnston
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Pleasant Lane
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Lane have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Lane
    • Pleasant Lane is located in Edgefield County
  • Colliers
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Meeting Street
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meeting Street have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeting Street
    • Meeting Street is located in Edgefield County
  • Eureka
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Eureka. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
    • Eureka is located in Aiken County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Eureka
    • From Edgefield to Eureka
  • Milledgeville ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milledgeville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milledgeville
    • Milledgeville is located in Aiken County
  • Lenoir ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lenoir have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenoir
    • Lenoir is located in Edgefield County
  • Morgana
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morgana have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgana
    • Morgana is located in Edgefield County
  • Vaucluse
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Ridge Spring
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Modoc
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Poverty Hill
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poverty Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poverty Hill
      • Poverty Hill is located in Edgefield County
    • Graniteville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Croft
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Croft have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croft
      • Croft is located in Aiken County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Edgefield. See our List of 1890's Communities around Edgefield.

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Edgefield ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 40 newspapers that have been published in the area around Edgefield.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Edgefield. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Edgefield and those printed in the larger area surrounding Edgefield.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<6> of Edgefield.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Edgefield:

The official website for Edgefield: edgefieldsc.net/

The official website for Edgefield County: www.edgefieldcounty.sc.gov/

The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<5>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Edgefield, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Edgefield) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Edgefield. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.7898, Longitude: -81.9298    









 

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