Edgefield County, South Carolina Genealogy

Guide to Edgefield County, South Carolina ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

Description
The County was named for the South Carolina State Library's information on the county's history suggests that the name "is usually described as 'fanciful.'" There is a village named Edgefield in Norfolk, England. The County is located in the west-central area of the state.

County Courthouse
Edgefield County Courthouse 129 Courthouse Square Edgefield, SC 29824 Phone: 803-637-4080 Edgefield County Website

County Pronunciation .

Populated Places
For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit HomeTown Locator. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:

History Timeline
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.

Cemeteries

 * To view a cemetery list, see Edgefield County, South Carolina Cemeteries.
 * National Cemetery Administration

Census Records

 * 1829-1920 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index & Images

Federal 

1790
 * McClendon, Carlee T. The First Federal Census, 1790, the Second Federal Census, 1800, Edgefield County, South Carolina. 1959.

1800
 * McClendon, Carlee T. The First Federal Census, 1790, the Second Federal Census, 1800, Edgefield County, South Carolina. 1959.

1820
 * Jarrell, Lawrence E. 1820 Edgefield District, South Carolina Census. High Point, N.C.: Alligator Creek Genealogy Publications, 1998.

1820 Manufactures The original manufactures schedules for South Carolina are kept at the NARA, Washington, D.C. FHL copies:.
 * National Archives. Indexes to Manufacturers Census of 1820. 1920; reprint, Knightstown, Ind.: Bookmark, 1977..

1840 Revolutionary War Pensioners
 * A Census of Pensioners for Revolutionary or Military Services: With their Names, Ages, and Places of Residence, as Returned by the Marshalls of the Several Judicial Districts, Under the Act for Taking the Sixth Census. Washington, D.C.: Blair and Rives, 1841. 973 X2pc 1840;  2321; digital version at Google Books. [See South Carolina, Edgefield District on page 142.]

1850
 * Buff, L.H. The Edgefield District (SC) 1850 Census. Lexington, S.C.: Lexington Genealogical Association, 2000.

1860
 * McKinney, Margaret Vaughan. Edgefield County, South Carolina 1860 Census. Augusta, Ga.: Augusta Genealogical Society, n.d.

1890 For 1890, see: [United States Census 1890].

Church Records
List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * FamilySearch Places

Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups
African Americans Known plantations South Carolina Plantations:
 * United States African Americans
 * South Carolina African Americans
 * Burton, Vernon. "Race and Reconstruction: Edgefield County, South Carolina," Journal of Social History, Vol. 12, No. 1 (Autumn, 1978), pp. 31-56. Digital version at JSTOR ($).
 * Edgefield County, S.C. African American Cemeteries: With Additional Church History Documentation; Contains Cemetery Surveys, with Historical Information on Each Church. Edgefield, S.C.: Old Edgefield District Genealogical Society, 2002.
 * Heinegg, Paul. "'Other Free' Heads of Household in the 1790 South Carolina Census, by County," Free African Americans.com. Includes free blacks in Edgefield County.
 * Taylor, Tonya A. Browder. Free Persons of Color, Edgefield District, South Carolina, from the Federal Census Records, 1790-1860: With Additional Documentation from Various Georgia Counties, 1819-1820. Johnston, S.C.: Old Edgefield Pub. Co., 2003.
 * Cane Brake - Saluda
 * Cedar Grove - Edgefield
 * Cedarfield - Edgefield
 * Darby
 * Edgewood - Edgefield
 * Evergreen
 * Gomillion
 * Marshfield - Trenton
 * Marshland
 * Oakley
 * Oakley Park - Edgefield
 * Piney Woods
 * Roger's - Edgefield
 * Stately Oaks
 * Vann - also called Piney Woods
 * Weaver Mansion - also called Piney Woods

Genealogies

 * Ridge Citizen. Johnston, S.C. Area Family History. Johnston, S.C.: Ridge Citizen, 1967?. Digital version at FamilySearch Digital Library.
 * Rowland, Arthur Ray. Neighbors of North Augusta and Its Geographical Ancestors including Hamburg Township and Schultz Township in Edgefield County and Aiken County, South Carolina from U.S. census records, 1850-1900. North Augusta, S.C.: RR Books, 2006.
 * [Abney] Girvin, Clara Henderson. Abney Genealogical Data. MSS., National Library D.A.R. Microfilmed 1971:
 * [Barronton] Czarny, Linda Saul. Barrington. Denver, Colo.: L.S. Czarny, 199-.
 * [Berry] Dowling, Bobbie Berry. John Jackson Berry from Edgefield, South Carolina to Cherokee County, Texas. Jacksonville, Texas: Bobbie Berry Dowling, 1983.
 * [Black] Black, Edward Davis and Olive Clarise Sanders Cloud. The Grandsa Black Genealogy. Atlanta, Ga.: E.D. Black, 1982.
 * [Blackburn] Moon, Norma Davidson McLemore. Genealogy of the Family History of Elias Blackburn-Jonathan Nicholas-Matthew McLemore. Bradenton, Fla.: N.D.M. Moon, 1981.
 * [Boatner] Craft, Roy and Alice Craft. Batner, Boatner, Bothner, Botner, Bottner, Butner: A One Name Study by the Descendants of Ludwig/Lewis and Mary (Martin) Boatner. West Haven, Utah: R. Craft, 2003..
 * [Bryan] Bryan, Thomas Ray and Media Research Bureau. The Name and Family of Bryan or Brian. Edgefield, S.C.: Shaffer Printing, 1970.
 * [Burdett] Smith, Macon A. The Cavin Family. Typescript, 2003.
 * [Burdett] Burdette, Benjamin L. Burdette/Burdett/Burditt Genealogy. n.p.: W.R. Burditt, 2005.
 * [Burt] Burt, James Claude. Records of the Burt Family, 1665-1860, York County, Virginia and Edgefield County, S. Carolina. MSS. Microfilmed 1969. Item 3
 * [Burt] Broughton, Richard. Descendants of Mathew Burt. Cave City, Ariz.: R. Broughton, 199-?. FamilySearch Digital Library;.
 * [Claxton] Norris, George W. and Claxton Family Historical Committee. Henry Claxton and Descendants, 1790-1980. Warner Robins, Ga.: Claxton Family Historical Committee, 1982.
 * [Claxton] Claxton, Brazle Hubert, James T. Martin, George W. Norris, and Claxton Family Historical Committee. Henry Claxton and Descendants, 1980-1990. Utica, Ky.: McDowell Publications, 1992.
 * [Cogburg] Raisty, Jewell Cogburn. The Family of John Cogburg (ca 1745-1810) of Edgefield District, South Carolina. Typescript, 1965. Item 1
 * [Cotten] Gregory, Peggy H. Cotton Picking: A Compilation of Cotten/Cotton Families. Houston, Texas: n.p., 1973.
 * [Daniel] "Descendants of William Daniel" in Connie Clifton Anderson's Genealogical Collection. MSS. Microfilmed 2004.
 * [Day] Dotson, Carl F. and Flora Belnap Dotson. Report on the Day Family of Edgefield County, South Carolina. Typescript. Microfilmed 1976. Item 16
 * [Day] Dotson, Flora B. New Information on the Day Family of Edgefield County, South Carolina. [Boise, Idaho]: F.B. Dotson, 1996.
 * [Dickey] Parsons, Marjorie Dickey. Lines and Lifestyles: Dickey, Moore, Parsons, and Some Related Families. Baltimore, Md.: Gateway Press, 1988.
 * [Dorn] Wood, Willie Mae G. Old Families of McCormick County, South Carolina and Dorn Families of Edgefield, Greenwood and McCormick Counties. 2 vols. 1982.
 * [Faulkner] Welch, Drew Glover. The Families of Russell Faulkner, Elijah Faulkner and Eligah Melvin Faulkner of Edgefield District, South Carolina. Lexington, SC: Drew Glover Welch, 2012.
 * [Flowers] Hendrix, Mary Louise Flowers. Flowers Kith and Kin: A Records of the Descendants of Thomas Flowers through Henry and Nancy Adams Flowers. Jackson, Miss.: Hendrix, 1943.
 * [Fudge] Tyler, Maudie Fudge. The Descendants of Jacob Fudge, Senior, 1723-1980. Memphis, Tenn.: M.F. Tyler, 1983.
 * [Garrett] Rumph, Thedoshia Juanita Harvey. Hattie Garrett, Born a Salve [i.e. Slave] in Charleston, S.C. Migrated to and Died Free in Edgefield, S.C. Pemberton, N.J.: T.J.H. Rumph, 1999.
 * [Glover] Glover, James A. and Anna O. Glover. Glover Genealogical Record of James Glover as the First Generation was of Oxford, Granville Co., North Carolina; William Glover and Martha G. Atwood as the Second Generation were of Granville Co., North Carolina; Zachariah Glover and Elizabeth Henderson as the Third Generation were of Edgefield, South Carolina and Covington, Indiana; William Glover and Catherine Walker as the Fourth Generation were of Covington, Indiana. MSS., 1947.
 * [Gomillion] Gomillion Family Records. MSS. Microfilmed 1996:
 * [Green] Green, Carleton. The Green Family of James Edward Green and Florence Virginia Thompson. Arcadia, Calif.: C. Green, 1981.
 * [Greer] Rees, Ellen Greer. Greer Men and Ellen C. Greer . n.p.: E.G. Rees, 1953.
 * [Greer] Wakefield, Eliza M. and Greer Family Organization. Texas and the Greers: A Tribute to Thomas Lacy Greer. n.p.: E.M. Wakefield, 1953.
 * [Greer] Greer [ca. 1761-1878]. Typescript. Copy:
 * [Hall] Andrea, Leonardo. Hall in South Carolina Archives, 1946-1956. MSS. Microfilmed 1975.
 * [Hammond] Tillman, Mamie Norris and Hortense Woodson. The Hammond Family of Edgefield District. Annual Meeting, Edgefield County Historical Society, September 17, 1954. Edgefield, S.C.: Advertiser Press, 1954.
 * [Hicks] Lidwin, Virginia Pegues. Hicks, Pegues, and Related Families: From Records in South Carolina, North Carolina, Georgia, and Mississippi. Typescript, National Library, D.A.R. Microfilmed 1971.
 * [Hipp] Phelps, Dallas Leroy. Descendants of James Fincher Hipp of South Carolina, 1817-1872. Camden, S.C.: D.L. Phelps, 2006. FamilySearch Digital Library;.
 * [Hobson] Swafford, Jeannette Lain and James Murry Lain. Descendants of May-Hobson-Lain Families. Fairfield Bay, Ark.: J.L. Swafford, 1989.
 * [Holley] Day, William H. and Sammie Jean Holley. A Genealogical History of the Holley Family and Waters Family. Danville, Ind.: W.H. &amp; S.J.H. Day, 1988.
 * [Holley] MacDowell, Dorothy K. The Holly/Holley Family: Early Barnwell &amp; Edgefield Districts, South Carolina. Aiken, S.C.: D.K. MacDowell, 198-?.
 * [Huskey] Reagan, Donald B. Smoky Mountain Clans. 3 vols. Knoxville, Tenn.: D.B. Reagan, 1978-1983. . [The Huskey family is discussed in Vol. 1.]
 * [Jennings] Jennings, Thomas Ernest and Sarah Hattie Hazel Delgado. Jennings, the Descendants and Ancestors of Robert B. Jennings, Senior, and His Wife, Tabitha (Lockhart) Jennings: Robert B. Jennings, Senior, Born 1763, Prince Edward County, Virginia, Died After 16 November 1815, Will Probated March 1816, Edgefield, District, South Carolina: Tabitha (Lockhart) Jennings, Born 31 July 1778, Lincoln County, Georgia, Died 8 July 1847, Chickasaw Co., Miss. Arlington, Texas: T.E. Jennings, 1988.
 * [Jennings] Konde, Alice and Paul M. Crocker. Some Descendants of John Jennings, ca. 1740/45-ca. 1819, of Fairfield and Edgefield Districts, South Carolina. Port St. Lucie, Fla.: A. Konde, 1989.
 * [Jones] Elliott, Rita Jones. The John Jones Family Genealogy Including Lineages of Benson, Chandler, Dunbar, Jay, Lester, Miles, Sibley. Signal Mountain, Tenn.: R.J. Elliott, 1975.
 * [Jones] Jones, Montez Ellen DeMonia. The Jones - Reese and Allied Families. Cullman, Ala.: Gregath, 1982. FamilySearch Digital Library;.
 * [Jones] Johnson, Inez Jones. Keeping Up with the Joneses, a Family History and Genealogy: The Elisha &amp; Susannah Jones Family of West Milton, Ohio. Typescript, Lilly Library, Earlham College, Richmond, Ind. Microfilmed 1988:
 * [Jones] Phelps, Dallas LeRoy. Descendants of Robert D. Jones of Edgefield Co., S.C. Camden, S.C.: D.L. Phelps, 2000.
 * [Jones] Phelps, Dallas LeRoy. Descendants of William A. Jones of Edgefield and Saluda County, S.C. 2003. Item 109
 * [Langford] Langford, George Shealy. Langfords in America: Sketches on Early Arrivals and Migrations: Genealogical Recording on Descendants from Early Saluda River, South Carolina Families (Lexington, Newberry, Saluda and Old Edgefield Counties), 1773-1975: Some Related Families [of] Holley, Waters, Shealy, Timms, Robertson. College Park, Md.: Langford, 1977.
 * [Langford] Langford, George Shealy. Sketches About Langfords, 1632-1980. Book 2. College Park, Md.: G.S. Langford, 1981.
 * [Lanham] Jackson, Betty Miller Wise. The Lanham Family. Johnston, S.C.: Ridge Citizen, 1978.
 * [Lanham] Lanham, William Joseph. Wonderful Pilgrimage: A Lanham Family History and Personal Journey. Clemson, S.C.: W.J. Lanham, 1995.
 * [Lester] Owen, Thomas McAdory. "Bryant Lester, of Lunenburg Co., Va., and His Descendants," Southern History Association. Its Publications, Vol. 1 (1897):127-137. Digitized by Internet Archive - free. Available in book form at Virginia Historical Society.
 * [LeSueur] Allen, Cameron. "David LeSueur (1703/04-1771/72) of Manakin Town, Virginia: An Outline of the First Three Generations of His Descendants, As Constructed from the Tax Records of the 'Burned' County of Buckingham," The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 43, No. 1 (Jan.-Mar. 1999):3-22; Vol. 43, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 1999):110-125; Vol. 43, No. 3 (Jul.-Sep. 1999):178-189; Vol. 43, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 1999):256-269. Available at ; digital version at American Ancestors ($).
 * [Long] Evans, Eytive Long. A Documented History of the Long Family, Switzerland to South Carolina, 1578-1956, Including Allied Families: A Documentary Record of the Long (Lang) Family of Newberry, Edgefield, and Saluda Counties, South Carolina, Including Many Allied Families. Decatur, Ga.: Bowen Press, 1956.
 * [Longstreet] Thornton, Clark Thompson. Pilgrims, Pioneers, Patriots and People of Quality: The Pedigree of General James Longstreet "the Old Warhorse". Atlanta, Ga.: Lion Publication Co., 1997.
 * [Lott] Reeves, Hilda Lott. Lott Family Genealogy: As Descended from Jesse Lott of Edgefield, South Carolina. Wetumpka, Ala.: H.L. Reeves, 2001. FamilySearch Digital Library;.
 * [Lovelace] Lovelace, David S. The Lovelace Family and Some Connections: from Edgefield, South Carolina to Baltimore, Maryland. Johnston, S.C.: Old Edgefield Pub. Co., 2003.
 * [Lucas] Lucas, Ted S. and Clarence E. Lucas. The Lucas Family of Freestone County, Texas. Houston, Texas: T.S. Lucas, [1994?].
 * [Luke] Griner, Mary Maxine Ellis. The Ellis/Luke and Allied Families. Bowie, Md.: Heritage Books, 2000.
 * [McCarty] Jackman, Etta C. McCarty and Other Southern Roots. Miami, Okla.: E. Jackman, 1989.
 * [McDaniel] Roberts, Harry D. McDaniel Family Research. Maribu, Calif.: H.D. Roberts, 1974.
 * [McDaniel] Roberts, Harry D. and Leonard W. Stevens. McDaniel Family Research. Swisshome, Ore.: M. Lautenschlaeger, 1980?.
 * [McGraw] McGraw Family Records, ca. 1745-1930. Typescript.
 * [Mainer] Dodd, Ella Frances Mainer and Martha Lynn Dodd Gass. John Mainer (1759-1863) of South Carolina and Georgia: His Roots and Branches. Lovelady, Texas: E.F.M. Dodd, 1989.
 * [Marlow] Ponder, Odalene Little. The Marlow Family. n.p.: O. Ponder, 1985.
 * [Mathis] Mathis, Robert Butler. The Charles Thomas Mathis Family. Edgefield, S.C.: n.p., 1969.
 * [May] Woodson, Hortense, John A. May and May Family Association. Charles May and His Descendants, Who Settled at Mays Cross Roads in Old Edgefield County, S.C. Edgefield, S.C.: Edgefield Advertiser Press, 1956.
 * [Merchant] Phelps, Dallas LeRoy. Descendants of William Merchant. Camden, S.C.: D.L. Phelps, 2000.
 * [Merchant] Phelps, Dallas LeRoy. Descendants of William Merchant (1740-1809) of Edgefield County, South Carolina. Camden, S.C.: D.L. Phelps, 2006. FamilySearch Digital Library;.
 * [Merchant] Phelps, Dallas LeRoy. The Merchant-Padgett Family: of Edgefield and Saluda County, South Carolina. Camden, S.C.: D.L. Phelps, 2008.
 * [Mobley] Mobley, Johnson Bland. The Descendants of Dr. John Richard Mobley, Sr. and Lucretia Simkins with Supplements on Adams, Bland, Carwile, Cheves, Daniel, Dozier, Gomillion, Griffin, Ivey, LaGrone, Latimer, Mims-Walker, Neal-Lott, Ready, Sheppard, Simikins, Smyly, Ware-Coleman, Warren, Watson, Weaver, Wright. Columbia, S.C.: Piedmont Printmakers, 1991.
 * [Moseley] Talley, James Nicholas. Notes on Talley, Stuart &amp; Moseley Families of the Southern States. Salt Lake City, Utah: M.S. West, n.d.
 * [Nicholson] Timpson, Roger Hill and Bettis C. Rainsford. Nicholson Family Reunion: May 2, 1998, Oakley Park, Edgefield, South Carolina. 1998.
 * [Norris] Tillman, Mamie Norris. Data on Norris and Kindred Families Honoring Mrs. Mamie Norris Tillman, President, 1956. Edgefield, S.C.: Edgefield Advertiser Press, 1956. ; compare ; compare.
 * [Ouzts] Woodson, Hortense and Ouzts Family Association. Peter Ouzts I and His Descendants. Edgefield, S.C.: Outz Family Association, 1949.
 * [Owensby] Cook, Jimmy Eugene. Owensby Family Genealogy. 1968.
 * [Padget] Boone, James R. et al. Boone Genealogical Collection. MSS. Microfilmed 1990.
 * [Padget] Paget, James Suddarth and Dallas LeRoy Phelps. Watson-Smith-Padgett Families of Edgefield and Saluda Counties, South Carolina. 1995. Item 19
 * [Padget] Phelps, Dallas LeRoy. Descendants of Mark Manuel Padget, Edgefield County, South Carolina. Camden, S.C.: D.L. Phelps, 1998.
 * [Padget] Phelps, Dallas LeRoy. Descendants of Job Padget, Sr. of Edgefield County, S.C. (1760-1837). Camden, S.C.: D.L. Phelps, 1999.
 * [Padget] Phelps, Dallas LeRoy. Descendants of Job Padgett of Edgefield County, S.C. (1760-1837). Typescript. Microfilmed 2000. Item 17
 * [Padget] Phelps, Dallas LeRoy. Descendants of Mahlon Mauzon Padgett of Edgefield County, S.C. Typescript. Microfilmed 2001. Item 6.
 * [Padget] Phelps, Dallas LeRoy. Descendants of Henry Padget, Sr. of Edgefield County, South Carolina (1780-1830). Camden, S.C.: D.L. Phelps, 2006. [ https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/153123-descendants-of-henry-padget-sr-of-edgefield-county-south-carolina-1780-1830?offset=1 FamilySearch Digital Library];.
 * [Padget] Phelps, Dallas LeRoy. The Merchant-Padgett Family: of Edgefield and Saluda County, South Carolina. Camden, S.C.: D.L. Phelps, 2008.
 * [Parkman] Scogin, William David. Parkman--Scogin Genealogy to October 27, 1957. MSS. Microfilmed 1962.
 * [Parkman] Smith, Omagene Parkman. Parkman Ancestry with Allied Families of Hall, Huffman, Minter, Goode of Omagene Parkman Smith. MSS. Microfilmed 1962.
 * [Peterson] Peterson, John. My Family. Alberni, British Columbia: J. Peterson, 1976.
 * [Pike] Pike, John Emory. William T. Pike, 1799-1882: South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama and Westward. Wyandotte, Okla.: Gregath, 1996.
 * [Pittman] Elrod, Lona McRee and Pittman Family Society. Pittman Family Record. 2 vols. Athens, Ga.: Pittman Family Society, 1976-1982.
 * [Pool] Hoggle, Bertha Jean Thomas Johnson. The Families of John and Dempsey (Pool) Thomas. Greensboro, Ala.: B.J. Hoggle, 2000.
 * [Posey] Posey, Joanna W. and Posey Family Organization of America. The Posey Family Newsletter. Orem, Utah: Posey Enterprises, 1979-1981.
 * [Powell] Andrea, Leonardo. Powell. Typescript, Polk County Historical Library, Bartow, Fla. Microfilmed 1975.
 * [Rampy] Vaughn, Michael J. The Family and Pedigree of Henry Rampy (1817-1866): South Carolina to Texas. Waco, Texas: M.J. Vaughn, 1998.
 * [Ramsey] Ramsey, James. Ramsey Roots and Branches. Houston, Texas: J. Ramsey, 1980.
 * [Richardson] Ericson, Carolyn Reeves. Josiah Richardson and Some of His Descendants. Nacogdoches, Texas: Ericson Books, 1999.
 * [Rush] Autrey, Norma. Family of David Rush. Troy, S.C.: Sleepy Creek, 1995.
 * [Rutherford] "Rutherford in Edgefield, S.C. Folder," in Leonardo Andrea's Genealogical Folders in the Leonardo Andrea Collection: Collection of the Late Leonardo Andrea. MSS. Microfilmed 1974.
 * [Ryan] "Capt. John Ryan of Edgefield," [Taken from Columbia Telescope, 2 November 1827] The South Carolina Magazine of Ancestral Research, Vol. 2, No. 1 (Winter 1974):26.
 * [Simkins] Francis Butler Simkins, 1897-1966: Historian of the South. 196-?.
 * [Slater] Our Ancestors, Noble--Scruggs--Slater--Malone. Typescript, Clayton Library, Houston, Texas. Microfilmed 1982:
 * [Smith] Klemcke, Ethel Uhl and Bob P. Weed. Robert Mays Smith from South Carolina to Texas: The Long Way. Wolfe City, Texas: Henington Pub., 1988.
 * [Strom] Strom, Samuel T. and Martha J. Strom. The Stroms of South Carolina, 1765-1983 and Certain Allied Families. Union, S.C.: S.T. Strom Sr. &amp; M.J. Strom, 1984.
 * [Suddath] Paget, James Suddath. Ancestors and Descendants of Hancock D. Suddath and Jemima Whaley Etheredge. Franklin, N.C.: Genealogy Pub. Service, 1996.
 * [Swearingen] Gardner, Evelyn Ann Gay. Swearingen/Sweringen/Van Sweringen Family Information: Chief Blue Jacket's Family. MSS., Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio. Microfilmed 1993:
 * [Talbert] Aldridge, Eugene Talbert. Some Southern Talberts. 2 vols. Provo, Utah: J. Grant Stevenson, 1975-1981.
 * [Talbert] Fisher, Sunie Garrett Talbert Elliott. Garrett, Catlett, Ware and Related Families. Cullman, Ala.: Gregath, 1989.
 * [Titshaw] Titshaw, Ann Acker and John Chestia Titshaw Moon Apperson. The Titshaw and Cronic Families of America. Atlanta, Ga.: A.A. Titshaw, 1984.
 * [Walker] Walker, Legaré. The Walker Family, Originally of the Yeocomico River Section of Nothumberland (Subsequently Westmoreland) County, Virginia: Stemming from William Walker (1622/23-1657) and Through One of His Descendants, Joseph Rabley Walker (1768-1816), Who Immigrated from Mecklenburg County in that State to South Carolina, Circa 1806, and Settled in Edgefield County Near the Town of that Name: ... Summerville, S.C.: L. Walker, 1945. Item 2
 * [Walker] Russell, Judith F. "Samuel Walker of South Carolina: Three Revolutionary Soldiers," The South Carolina Magazine of Ancestral Research, Vol. 31, No. 1 (Winter 2003):17-20.
 * [Walker] Russell, Judith F. and Frances Bateman. Children and Grandchildren of Samuel and Martha-Jefferson Bell Walker, Edgefield, South Carolina, 1770-1820: Related Families, Beams, Eddins, Farrow, Holloway, Mays, Mitchell in Alabama, Mississippi, South Carolina, Tennessee. Bogart, Ga.: Julian Rose Pub., 2003.
 * [Walker] Russell, Judith F. The Descendants of Martha-Jefferson Bell and Samuel Walker, Edgefield, South Carolina: With Related Families Allen, Bealle, Bearns, Bell, Branch, Caldwell, Couch, Driskel, Easter, Eddins, Farrell, Farrow, Garrett, Halley, Hart, Hicks, Holloway, Jefferson, Johnson, Jones, Mays, Mayson, McCracken, McGee, Miller, Mitchell, Nobles, Pfifer, Shivers, Simms, Smith, Stith, Talbot, Todd, Tucker, Turner, Walker, Williamson, Wise, Wright and Wynne. Bogart, Ga.: Julian Rose Pub., 2007.
 * [Watson] Paget, James Suddarth and Dallas LeRoy Phelps. Watson-Smith-Padgett Families of Edgefield and Saluda Counties, South Carolina. 1995. Item 19
 * [Weaver] Weaver, William C. The Memoirs of Frank Augustus Weaver, 1863-1942. Edgefield, S.C.: W.C. Weaver, 200-?.
 * [Webster] McCollum, E.W. Webster and Allied Families. Typescript, 1964.
 * [Whitten] Alexander, Virginia Wood. Whitten and Allied Families. Columbia, Tenn.: V.W. Alexander &amp; W.C. Whitten, 1984.
 * [Williams] Crouch, Aline Williams. Williamson Williams and His Descendants, 1800-1988. Edgefield, S.C.: A.W. Crouch, 1988.
 * [Woods] Givens, Joyce Graham. Osiah Woods and Families. MSS. Microfilmed 2000. *[Worthington] Smoak, Lee Hendrix. "Using 'People Finders' to Track Individuals Not Cited Therein: The Example of Georgia's Saunders Worthington," National Genealogical Society Quarterly, Vol. 83, No. 2 (June 1995):96-111.
 * [Youngblood] Youngblood, Delois Kelley. Research and Remembrances of Youngblood, Martin, Perry, Mann, Kelley, McKinney, McWhorter. Charlotte, N.C.: Dekey Publisher, [1987?].
 * [Youngblood] Quaife, Dorothy Morris. Jeremiah Youngblood: A Genealogy. Springfield, Mo.: D. Quaife, 1991.
 * [Youngblood] Preator, Richard E. The Descendants of John Dyer &amp; Mary "Polly" Youngblood of Jackson County, Tennessee. Salem, Mass.: Higginson, [1999?].

Land and Property Records
Online Land Indexes and Records


 * For information about the State Land Grants, see State Land Grants


 * The following chart show where you may best expect to find land records.

Local Histories

 * Burton, Orville Vernon. In My Father's Are Many Mansions: Family and Community in Edgefield, South Carolina. Chapel Hill, N.C.: University of North Carolina Press, 1985. [Burton analyzes census data on every resident of Edgefield County between 1850 and 1880.]
 * Chapman, John Abney. Chapman, John Abney. History of Edgefield County from the Earliest Settlement to 1897 (Newberry, S.C.: Elbert H. Aull, Publisher and Printer, 1897), 521 pages. Biographical and anecdotical, with sketches of the Seminole War, nullification, secession, reconstruction, churches and literature, withh rolls of all the companies from Edgefield in the war of secession, war with Mexico and with the Seminole Indians Digital versions at Google Books and Internet Archives.
 * Lucas, Gloria Ramsey. Slave records of Edgefield County, South Carolina. (Edgefield, South Carolina Edgefield County Historical Society, c2010), 432 pages. Names are arranged by the name of the owner who sold the slave. Book found at and [3asublj Other Libraries.]
 * South Carolina Indexes at EveryNameIndex.com — Select the county.edgefield/ Edgefield

Maps and Gazetteers

 * FamilySearch Places:Cities and Towns- How to Use FS Places

Migration
Early migration routes to and from Edgefield County for European settlers included:
 * Dumont, Louise M. "Migrants from Edgefield County, S.C. 1842-1852," National Genealogical Society Quarterly, Vol. 57, No. 2 (June 1969):105-108.
 * Savannah River pre-historic
 * Occaneechi Path pre-historic
 * Middle Creek Trading Path pre-historic
 * Fort Moore-Charleston Trail about 1716
 * Fall Line Road about 1735
 * Augusta and Cherokee Trail in Georgia 1740s
 * Augusta-Savannah Trail in Georgia 1740s
 * Augusta-St. Augustine Trail in Georgia 1740s
 * Great Valley Road (south fork) 1740s
 * Charleston-Ft. Charlotte Trail about 1765
 * Fort Charlotte and Cherokee Old Path about 1777

Military Records
General
 * "Brigade orders, headquarters, 1834," Quill, July 2007, Volume 23, Issue 4. Old Edgefield District Archives Chapter: Edgefield, SC.
 * "Reorganization of the Upper Battalion of the 10th Regiment of SC Militia, 1834," Quill, May 2007, Volume 23, Issue 3. Old Edgefield District Archives Chapter: Edgefield, SC.
 * "Troops from district, 1836," Upper South Carolina Genealogy and History, July 1996, Volume 10, Issue 3. Piedmont Historical Society: Spartansburg, SC.

Revolutionary War
 * "Elizabeth Marshall Martin fam., Rev. War experiences, SC," Upper South Carolina Genealogy and History, February 2004, Volume 18, Issue 1. Piedmont Historical Society: Spartansburg, SC.
 * "Soldiers from 96 dist., Stono Ferry ba.," Quill, November 2002, Volume 18, Issue 6. Old Edgefield District Archives Chapter Edgefield, SC
 * "Sam. Walker bio., soldier," Quill, July 2002, Volume 18, Issue 5. Old Edgefield District Archives Chapter: Edgefield, SC
 * "Incidents in co., c. 1780," Quill November 2001, Volume 17, Issue 6. Old Edgefield District Archives Chapter: Edgefield, SC.
 * "Cloud's Creek massacre, 1781," Quill July 1999, Volume 15, Issue 4. Old Edgefield District Archives Chapter: Edgefield, SC.
 * "Pension applications, 1835," Roots and Branches, July 1999, Volume 20, Issue 2. Tusaloosa Genealogical Society c/o Mary Sinclair Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
 * "Royalist regiment refugees," Quill, May 1997, Volume 13, Issue 3. Old Edgefield District Archives Chapter: Edgefield, SC.
 * "Ryan's co., SC militia payroll, 1779," Genealogical Roots and Branches, December 1995, Volume 16, Issues 3-4. Old Ninety-Six Chapter, SCGS Greenwood, SC.
 * "Edgefield in the Rev. War," Quill, June 1995, June 1992, May 1992. Old Edgefield District Archives Chapter: Edgefield, SC.
 * "James McDavid intent fraud," Quill February 1995. Old Edgefield District Archives Chapter: Edgefield, SC.
 * "Revolutionary pensioners, Edgefield," Quill, May 1992. Old Edgefield District Archives Chapter: Edgefield, SC.
 * "Butler co., SC volunteers, 1782 muster roll," Carolinas Genealogical Society Bulletin, Fall 1970, Volume 7, Issue 2. Carolinas Genealogical Society Monroe, NC.
 * Sheahan, John J. Military markers and data: cemeteries located in Edgefield County, South Carolina. Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1996.

War of 1812
 * List of Pensioners on the Roll, January 1, 1883; Giving the Name of Each Pensioner, the Cause for Why Pensioned, the Post-Office Address, the Rate of Pension Per Month, and the Date of Original Allowance... Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1883. ; digital versions at Google Books and Internet Archive. See Vol. 5, South Carolina, Edgefield County, pp. 184-185. Identifies War of 1812 veterans living in this county in 1883.
 * "Pension list," Annals of Edgefield District, December 1986, Issue 4. Old Edgefield District Archives Chapter, South Carolina: Edgefield, SC.
 * McClendon, Carlee T. Edgefield, South Carolina in the war of 1812 (Edgefield, South Carolina:C. T. McClendon, copyright 1977) pages 55 FHL Book 975.7 A1

Civil War
 * 1861-1865 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index & Images
 * 1861-1865 U.S., Confederate Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry — index (free)
 * 1861-1865 U.S., Union Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry — index (free)

Regiments Civil War service men from Edgefield County served in various regiments. Men often joined a company (within a regiment) that originated in their county. Listed below are companies and regiments that were formed with many men from Edgefield County:
 * - 1st Battalion, South Carolina Cavalry, Company C
 * - 1st Battalion, South Carolina Sharpshooters, Company A (also known the Union Light Infantry and German Fusiliers) and Company B (also known as the Sumter Guards)
 * - 1st Regiment, South Carolina Infantry (6 months, 1861), Company C - (also known as the Edgefield Rifles or Riflemen)
 * - 1st Regiment, South Carolina Infantry (Butler's) (1st Regulars), Company A (also called Company B and Beauregard Artillery)
 * - 1st Regiment, South Carolina Infantry (McCreary's) (1st Provisional Army), Company G (also known as Butler Sentinels), Company H (also known as Haskell's Rifle Corps), and Company C (also known as Edgefield Rifles)
 * - 1st Regiment, South Carolina State Troops Junior Reserves (State Militia), Company C and Company E
 * - 1st Regiment, South Carolina Cavalry, Company C (also known as Edgefield Rangers) and Company K (had been Company D of 1st South Carolina Cavalry Battalion)
 * - 1st Regiment, South Carolina Artillery, Company K
 * - 2nd Regiment, South Carolina Artillery, Company B, Company E, and Company K
 * - 2nd Regiment, South Carolina State Troops Junior Reserves (State Militia), Company B and Company F
 * - 2nd Regiment, South Carolina State Troops (6 months 1863-64), Company B and Company I
 * - 2nd Regiment, South Carolina Cavalry, Company G (also known as Bonham's Light Dragoons) and Company I (also known as Edgefield Hussars or formerly known as Company A, Cavalry Battalion, Hampton Legion)
 * - 3rd Regiment, South Carolina Infantry, Company C
 * - 4th Regiment, South Carolina State Troop Junior Reserves, Company H
 * - 5th Regiment, South Carolina Reserves (90 days 1862-63), Company C and Company K
 * - 6th Battalion, South Carolina Reserves (Meriwether's), Company C, Company D, Company E, Captian L.S. Johnson Company, and Captain Tom Jones Company
 * - 6th Regiment, South Carolina Cavalry (Aiken's Partisan Rangers) (1st Partisan Rangers), Company B and Company G
 * - 6th Regiment, South Carolina Infantry, Company D
 * - 6th Battalion, South Carolina Reserves (Meriwether's), Company C Roster, Company D Roster, and Company E Roster
 * - 7th Regiment, South Carolina Cavalry, Company E
 * - 7th Battalion, South Carolina Infantry (Nelson's) (Enfield Rifles), Company E and Company H
 * - 7th Regiment, South Carolina Infantry, Company A, Company D, Company E, Company G, Company H, Company I, Company K and Company M
 * - 9th Regiment, South Carolina Infantry, Company H
 * - 11th Batatlion, South Carolina Infantry, Yeadon Light Infantry
 * - 13th Regiment, South Carolina Infantry, Company A
 * - 14th Battalion, South Carolina Cavalry, Company D
 * - 14th Regiment, South Carolina Infantry, Company B, Company D, Company G, Company H, and Company K
 * - 15th Regiment, South Carolina Infantry, Company K
 * - 16th Battalion, South Carolina Cavalry, Company B and Company G
 * - 19th Battalion, South Carolina Cavalry, Company B
 * - 19th Regiment, South Carolina Infantry, Company A, Company B, Company C, Company D, Company F, and Company K
 * - 22nd Regiment, South Carolina Infantry, Company A
 * - 24th Regiment, South Carolina Infantry, Company I and Company K
 * - Aiken's Mounted Infantry, South Carolina

Other Resources
 * Chapman, John Abney. Chapman, John Abney. History of Edgefield County from the Earliest Settlement to 1897 (Newberry, S.C.: Elbert H. Aull, Publisher and Printer, 1897), 521 pages. Biographical and anecdotal, with sketches of the Seminole War, nullification, secession, reconstruction, churches and literature, withh rolls of all the companies from Edgefield in the war of secession, war with Mexico and with the Seminole Indians Digital versions at Google Books and Internet Archives.
 * South Carolina. Confederate Pension Board. Confederate Veterans and Their Widows Pension Records, 1919-1924. (Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1957). Microfilm copy at
 * Edgefield County Soldiers Board of Relief Commissioners. Returns, 1862-1863. (Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1957). Microfilm copy at

Newspapers

 * 1800s-1999 Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-1999 at Ancestry ($)

Historic The Library of Congress has identified the following historic newspapers for Edgefield County, South Carolina on their Chronicling America website. For publication details, including dates of publication, frequency, preceding and succeeding titles, and to find out which libraries have holdings, click on the newspaper title.
 * Anti-Monarchist, and South-Carolina Advertiser (Edgefield Court House, S.C.) 1811-1819. Search online at GenealogyBank.com ($)
 * Edgefield Advertiser (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current.
 * Edgefield County Press (Edgefield, S.C.) 1977-1982.
 * Edgefield Informer (Edgefield C.H., S.C.) 1856-1856.
 * Edgefield Weekly Monitor (Johnston, Edgefield County, S.C.) 1877-1900.
 * Johnston News (Johnston, S.C.) 1903-1906.
 * Johnston News-Monitor (Johnston, Edgefield County, S.C.) 1906-1915.
 * The Carolinian (Edgefield Court House, S.C.) 1829-1836.
 * The Citizen-News (Johnston, S.C.) 1982-current.
 * The Edgefield Chronicle (Edgefield, S.C.) 1881-1925.
 * The Edgefield County News (Edgefield, S.C.) 1972-1982.
 * The Edgefield Farmer (Edgefield, S.C.) 1892-1894.
 * The Edgefield Hive (Pottersville [i.e., Edgefield], S.C.) 1827-1829.
 * The Edgefield Hive (Pottersville, S.C.) 1829-1830.
 * The Johnston Herald (Johnston, S.C.) 1923-1947.
 * The Pottersville Hive (Pottersville, S.C.) 1981-1981.
 * The Ridge Citizen (Johnston, S.C.) 1947-1982.
 * The South-Carolina Republican (Pottersville, Near Edgefield Ct. Hs., S.C.) 1824-1827.
 * The Weekly Monitor  (Johnston, Edgefield County, S.C.) 1900-1906.

University of South Carolina Library Catalog
 * Historical Newspapers of South Carolina at University of South Carolina Libraries - not complete

Periodicals

 * Homeplace
 * Quill, Family History Library.
 * Annals of Edgefield District, Family History Library.

Probate Records
Online Probate Indexes and Records The South Carolina Department of Archives and History hasmicrofilms or typescripts of wills, inventories, bills of sale, power of attorneys, bonds, notes, administrations, judgments, and sales records. They have placed Will Transcriptions for 1782 to 1855 online. Index searchable by name and the image is available. The organization Strictly By Name provides free online indexes to early Edgefield County wills. They offer a record retrieval service to photocopy and transcribe microfilm copies of the original documents for a small fee. Available indexes: Additional Edgefield County probate resources include:
 * Edgefield Will Books A and B: 1787-1818
 * Edgefield Will Book C: 1818-1831
 * Abstracts of Edgefield County Wills, Books A,C, 1775-1835 South Carolina Pioneers
 * Index to Edgefield County Will Book D, 1836-1853 South Carolina Pioneers
 * Miscellaneous Probate Records, 1785-1868, indexes to records, 1785-1957. Edgefield County Probate Court. Microfilm of original at the Edgefield County courthouse in Edgefield, South Carolina.
 * Lesley Prey, comp. Edgefield County, South Carolina Wills, Books 1-2 (1836-1853), database on-line. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000. Available at Ancestry ($). Original data: Edgefield County, South Carolina Wills, Book D, 1-2. For more information, see.
 * Edgefield County Wills, courtesy USGenWeb Archives.
 * Edgefield County Probate Records, courtesy USGenWeb Archives
 * 1670-1980 South Carolina Wills and Probate Records 1670-1980 at Ancestry.com — index and images ($)
 * 1671-1977 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Images Only
 * 1732-1964 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Images Only
 * 1782-1866 South Carolina, Will Transcripts 1782-1866 at FindMyPast — index, ($) — $, index

Social Security Records

 * 1935-2014 at FamilySearch — How to use this collection; index. Also at Ancestry, findmypast, Fold3, GenealogyBank, MyHeritage, and Steve Morse. Click here for more information.
 * 1936-2007 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

Tax Records
Online Tax Indexes and Records To learn more about using Edgefield's tax records, see:
 * South Carolina Department of Archives and History tax lists for Edgefield County.
 * Genealogy 101, Guide to Researching Tax Records, Homeplace, Vol. 3, No. 1 (Spring 2008).

Original sources The South Carolina Department of Archives and History microfilmed a set of Returns of Edgefield County Personal Property covering the years 1869 and 1870. Copies:

Published abstracts
 * 1787 Holcomb, Brent H. Two 1787 Tax Lists from Ninety Six District, S.C. 1974.
 * 1865 Glenn, Tricia Price. 1865 Edgefield County Tax Returns. n.p.: n.p., 200-?.
 * 1865 Tax Returns, 1865, Homeplace, Vol. 3, No. 1 (Spring 2008).
 * 1865 County Tax Records, 1865, Quill, Vol. 18, No. 1 (Jan. 2002); Vol. 18, No. 2 (Mar. 2002); Vol. 18, No. 3 (May 2002); Vol. 18, No. 4 (Jul. 2002); Vol. 18, No. 5 (Jul. 2002); Vol. 18, No. 6 (Nov. 2002); Vol. 19, No. 1 (Jan. 2003); Vol. 19, No. 2 (Mar. 2003); Vol. 19, No. 3 (May 2003); Vol. 19, No. 5 (Sep. 2003); Vol. 19, No. 6 (Nov. 2003); Vol. 20, No. 1 (Jan. 2004); Vol. 20, No. 2 (Mar. 2004); Vol. 20, No. 3 (May 2004).
 * 1891 Browder, Tonya A., Malissa N. Browder, and Glenn R. Zimmerman. Edgefield County, S.C.: Sifting through the Ashes of the 1890 Census. Edgefield, S.C.: Old Edgefield Pub. Co., 2008. . Includes 1891 tax list and 1891 census of Edgefield village.
 * 1892 Colored School Districts Taxable Poll List, 1892, Quill, Vol. 21, No. 4 (Jul. 2005).
 * 1919 Statistics on Wealth of People and Institutions, 1919, Quill, Vol. 25, No. 3 (May 2009).

Birth

 * 1766-1900 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index & Images
 * 1915-1917 South Carolina, U.S., Births, 1915-1917 at Ancestry - index & images ($)

Marriage
Online Marriage Records and Indexes
 * 1769-1880 Edgefield County Marriages, 1769-1880: Implied in Edgefield County, South Carolina Probate Records by Barbara R. Langdon WorldCat - index
 * 1830 "Marriage and Death Notices from the Edgefield Hive: Jan.-Dec. 1830, Vol. 1" by Elizabeth D. English Digital version at JSTOR ($).
 * 1911-1947 Proof of Marriages Prior to July 1, 1911; Marriage Registers, 1911-1947
 * There are several online marriage indexes containing miscellaneous marriage records found in some counties of South Carolina listed on the South Carolina Vital Records page.

Death
Online Death Records and Indexes
 * 1800-1900- CSI: Dixie collects 1583 coroners reports from six South Carolina counties for the years 1800-1900.
 * 1816-1990 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index
 * 1821-1969 South Carolina, U.S., Death Records, 1821-1969 at Ancestry - index & images ($)
 * 1830 "Marriage and Death Notices from the Edgefield Hive: Jan.-Dec. 1830, Vol. 1," by Elizabeth D. English Digital version at JSTOR ($).
 * 1844-1902 Inquisition books, 1844-1902.
 * 1915-1943 South Carolina, Deaths, 1915-1943 at MyHeritage - index & images ($)
 * 1915-1965 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index & Images
 * State-wide South Carolina Death Indexes. There are several online death indexes covering all of South Carolina listed on the South Carolina Vital Records page.

Family History Centers

 * Aiken South Carolina Family History Center
 * Evans Georgia Family History Center
 * Lexington South Carolina Family History Center


 * Augusta Genealogical Society, Adamson Library - an affiliate library
 * Augusta-Richmond County Public Library - an affiliate library
 * Lincoln County Library - Georgia - an affiliate library

Libraries
Edgefield County Public Library Address: 105 Court House Square Edgefield, SC 29824 Telephone: (803) 637-4025 Hours of Operation: Monday to Wednesday 10:00 a.m to 6:00 p.m.,Thursday 10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., Friday 10:00 to 6:00 p.m., Saturday 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., Sunday Closed
 * Website
 * The Edgefield County Library is part of the ABBE Regional System listed below. The Edgefield Library Catalog is shared with the other three counties in the ABBE Regional Library System. To access the Catalog, Click Here. You can subscribe to an email newsletter and select to receive information from the Edgefield branch among other places and subjects. To subscribe Click Here.

Other Edgefield County Libraries The links below lead to the websites of the other libraries in Edgefield County. Each has its own hours and services, but all share the same cartalog. For more information the other Edgefield County libraries, select the links below Johnston Address: 407 Calhoun Street Johnston, SC 29832 Phone: (803) 275-5157 Hours of operation: Monday 12:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Tuesday 12:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., Wednesday Closed, Thursday 12:00 to 6:00, Friday to Sunday ClosedWebsite Trenton Address: 117 Watson Road Trenton, SC 29847 Phone: (803) 275-2538 Hours of Operation: Monday Closed, Tuesday to Wednesday 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., Thursday to Friday; Closed, Saturday 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., Sunday ClosedWebsite South Carolina Digital Library The South Carolina Digital Library (SCDL) is a collaborative effort to encourage South Carolina schools, libraries, archives, museums, and other cultural heritage institutions. Its mission is to encourage institutions to create, maintain, and promote digital collections that represent South Carolina's historical and cultural resources. SCDL envisions a central web presence that will become a research tool for K-12 students, researchers in higher education, and other life-long learners of South Carolina’s history and culture. . The web site will give greater access to the rare and special South Carolina historical materials housed in the many museums, libraries, archives, and historical institutions in the state. Website Edgefield County Sanborn Fire Insurance and other Maps at Library of CongressWebsite
 * Edgefield County Library is part of the ABBE Regional Library System (The Aiken-Bamberg-Barnwell-Edgefield Regional Library System) that is headquaterred in Aiken county. It serves the four western South Carolina counties of Aiken, Bamberg, Barnwell, and Edgefield. It has 14 branches and a bookmobile in its system.

Societies

 * Edgefield County Historical Society P. O. Box 174 Edgefield, SC 29824 803-637-2233 Email: [mailto:info@historicedgefield.com info@historicedgefield.com] Website
 * Old Edgefield District Genealogical Society SCGS Chapter P.O. Box 546 Edgefield SC 29824-0546 803-637-4010 Email: [mailto:OEDGS85@gmail.com OEDGS85@gmail.com] Website Facebook

Websites

 * Edgefield Couny, SCGenWe
 * Edgefield County, South Carolina Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * South Carolina Pioneers South Carolina Pioneers
 * – The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection.  Use Historical Records to search for specific individuals in genealogical records.

Research Guides

 * South Carolina Archives Summary Guide: Edgefield County, available online, courtesy: South Carolina Department of Archives and History.