64 topographic sheets and 14 fire insurance atlases across 2 places.
27 National Register listings published here · the county-history sources tell 3 stories and name 36 people · people the book names include Death Of Colonel Joseph Abney (Edgefield, 1897) (machine-read).
Sources: the county history on the Internet Archive · the National Register database, National Park Service
Among them: Abraham Giles Dozier; Wounded Officers; Death Of Colonel Joseph Abney. These passages come from the identified county-history source books. Each inset names its own source and opens the exact section it comes from.
Was another of those old-time lawyers whose home was at Ninety-Six, but who practiced at Edgefield and in the adjoining districts. He was admitted to the Bar in 1798. He had a large practice at Edgefield, and was very successful. He died at his home at Ninety-Six of the great epidemic in 1816, which killed so many, at least one-tenth of the whole population of Edgefield, Abbeville, Newberry, and L/aurens.
Major Joseph Abney, of the Twenty-Seventh South Carolina Volunteers, wounded in the fight at Drewry's Bluff on the i6th ult., has arrived at his home in our town. We have been to see this gallant soldier, who is unable to be out, and find him with not only a considerable "spot of tragedy" on his right side, but suffering in general health, and looking worn and weary.
Suddenly and unexpectedly, we are called to mourn the loss of a much valued and beloved citizen. Colonel Joseph Abney died at his residence in the tovi^n of Edgefield, on Wednesday night, the 2nd instant, after an illness of only ten hours, a victim of the prevailing epidemic, Meningetis, as pronounced by his brother, Dr.
Taken for the Office of War Information and the Farm Security Administration, who photographed the country between 1935 and 1944. Works of United States government photographers, with no known restriction on use. Each opens its catalogue record.
Every property in this county listed on the National Register of Historic Places, with the year it was listed and the federal nomination document.
| Photograph | Property | Type | Listed | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Bettis Academy and Junior College | district | 1998 | 98000560 |
 | Blocker House | building | 1971 | 71000771 |
 | Cedar Grove | building | 1971 | 71000772 |
 | Darby Plantation | building | 1974 | 74001851 |
| Edgefield Cotton Mill-Addison Mill | building | 2022 | 100007303 | |
 | Edgefield Historic District | district | 1972 | 72001207 |
 | Horn Creek Baptist Church | building | 1971 | 71000773 |
 | Johnston Historic District | district | 1983 | 83002193 |
 | Marshfield | building | 1995 | 94001561 |
| U.S. Highway 25 | district | 2021 | 100006492 | |
| U.S. Highway 25 | district | 2021 | 100006492 | |
| U.S. Highway 25 | district | 2021 | 100006492 | |
| U.S. Highway 25 | district | 2021 | 100006492 | |
| U.S. Highway 25 | district | 2021 | 100006492 | |
| U.S. Highway 25 | district | 2021 | 100006492 | |
| U.S. Highway 25 | district | 2021 | 100006492 | |
| U.S. Highway 25 | district | 2021 | 100006492 | |
| U.S. Highway 25 | district | 2021 | 100006492 | |
| U.S. Highway 25 | district | 2021 | 100006492 | |
| U.S. Highway 25 | district | 2021 | 100006492 | |
| U.S. Highway 25 | district | 2021 | 100006492 | |
| U.S. Highway 25 | district | 2021 | 100006492 | |
| U.S. Highway 25 | district | 2021 | 100006492 | |
| U.S. Highway 25 | district | 2021 | 100006492 | |
| U.S. Highway 25 | district | 2021 | 100006492 | |
| U.S. Highway 25 | district | 2021 | 100006492 | |
| U.S. Highway 25 | district | 2021 | 100006492 |
Sampled issues, machine-read from the Library of Congress scan and published page by page, so every headline and column is searchable text.
Edgefield, S.C., 1836 to Current. Machine-read from the Library of Congress scan.
Flown by the U.S. Geological Survey between 1937 and 1989, the Aerial Photo Single Frames collection is the definitive mid-century view of the land: fields, roads and rivers as the camera saw them. The Survey holds 1,272 frames inside the rectangle that bounds this county; the 22 frames below were taken over the county itself, chosen across the decades of flights (at most four a year from that rectangle), so one flight cannot crowd out the rest. The full set is free to browse and download at EarthExplorer under the dataset Aerial Photo Single Frames.
The thermometers that kept this county's weather, and the gages that measured the flow of its streams, as the federal records hold them. The extremes below are measured values from those records, not estimates.
Who lived here in 1950, one enumeration district at a time, as the Census Bureau described each district. Each row opens its official National Archives result, with Population Schedules and ED Maps available there.
Every wildfire the federal occurrence database records inside this county: 692 of them, burning about 3,688 acres. 40 started naturally and 40 were recorded as arson. Each settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 284 |
| Debris and open burning | 220 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 52 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 40 |
| Natural | 40 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 19 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 14 |
| Smoking | 11 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 4 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 1 |
The five largest, by the area the report gives. None of them was recorded as arson.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 June 2012 | Debris and open burning | 122 acres | Francis Marion & Sumter National Forests | TURKEY ROAD |
| 2 June 2000 | Equipment and vehicle use | 110 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 11 June 2008 | Natural | 101 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | GILCHRIST ROAD |
| 23 July 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 80 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 August 2009 | Equipment and vehicle use | 75 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 June 2011 | Natural | 68 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 10 November 2005 | Debris and open burning | 65 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 1 February 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 60 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
Every settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it - see the settlement index below.
The NOAA Storm Events Database holds 322 reports for this county, causing 1 death, 30 injuries and about $3,708,110 in recorded property damage. Each settlement page carries the reports that name it.
| Kind of event | Reports |
|---|---|
| Thunderstorm Wind | 205 |
| Hail | 80 |
| Tornado | 21 |
| Flash Flood | 8 |
| Heavy Rain | 4 |
| Flood | 2 |
| Funnel Cloud | 1 |
| Lightning | 1 |
The most serious of them, by death, then injury, then recorded damage. The accounts are quoted exactly as the forecast office filed them.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1998 | Tornado (F3) | Edgefield | 1 killed, 9 hurt, $1,000,000 | An F3 tornado either destroyed or severely damaged around 60 homes and mobile homes and a church. One person was killed when her mobile home took a direct hit and was completely destroyed. Widespread trees were taken down. |
| March 2019 | Tornado (EF2) | Morgana | 7 hurt | Extensive tree damage occurred along the track of the tornado which paralleled Woodlawn Rd to Briggs Rd and then across Sweetwater Rd. Trees all along the path were either uprooted or snapped. The tornado touched down near the intersection |of Woodlawn Rd and Reedy Branch Rd. The tornado continued to the ENE along Woodlawn Rd. At the intersection of Woodlawn Rd and Highway 230 there was damage to a convenience store. A couple of the gas pumps were blown over and there was |damage to the gas station awning. The tornado continued ENE producing extensive tree damage and just east of the intersection of Briggs Rd and Sweetwater Rd. |The most extensive damage to structures occurred near the Morgana Community along Woodlawn Rd. Several structures were impacted by fallen trees and large branches. Several homes had damage to roof including shingles, fascia and trim. A tree fell across a pick-up truck crushing the truck bed. Numerous power lines were downed along Woodlawn Rd, Highway 230 and Briggs Rd. |
| November 1975 | Tornado (F2) | not stated | 4 hurt, $250,000 | no account filed |
| July 2016 | Lightning | Trenton Muni Arpt | 4 hurt | Edgefield County dispatch confirms a media report that 4 people were struck by lightning on Luke Bridge Rd. Two of the individuals were in good condition, one was in fair condition, and the other was in critical condition according to Augusta University Medical Center. Later media reports indicated that all individuals recovered and survived. They were agricultural workers working in a peach field at the time of the strike. Exact location unknown. |
| May 1998 | Tornado (F2) | Johnston | 2 hurt, $500,000 | An F2 tornado touched down west of Johnston and moved into the community just after 8 pm EDT causing major damage to several homes and businesses. |
| May 1989 | Thunderstorm Wind | not stated | 2 hurt | no account filed |
| March 1974 | Tornado (F1) | not stated | 1 hurt, $25,000 | no account filed |
| April 2017 | Tornado (EF1) | Johnston | 1 hurt | Tornado damage began in Edgefield County on the east side of Johnston near Winthrow Avenue and continued northeast into Saluda County. Widespread hardwood and pine trees were uprooted and snapped causing damage to multiple homes and vehicles. Most of the damage was EF-0 and EF-1 in Edgefield County. Widespread large hardwoods were uprooted and snapped with some trees having the bark stripped off. One female received minor injuries when a branch fell on her vehicle causing her windshield to shatter. |
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cledra | $500,000 | Volunteer Fire Dept. building destroyed by an intense microburst. Numerous trees were down across the county. Many homes and also a moted sustained significant wind damage and from fallen trees. Several autos also had trees on them. |
| May 1998 | Tornado (F3) | Edgefield | $300,000 | An F3 tornado touched down near SC highway 61 and moved east to SC highway 36 taking down numerous trees and causing major and minor damage to several homes. |
| March 2010 | Tornado (EF2) | Morgana | $250,000 | An EF2 tornado touched down on hwy 230 near Stevens Creek and took down numerous trees and powerlines. Two homes had moderate damage and a mobile home had half of its roof torn off. A motor home was also crushed from a tree falling on it. |
| November 1992 | Tornado (F3) | not stated | $250,000 | no account filed |
| May 1978 | Tornado (F1) | not stated | $250,000 | no account filed |
| July 2012 | Hail | Edgefield | $20,000 | Public reported golfball size hail on Lloyd Road. |
| July 2012 | Hail | Pinehouse Xrds | $20,000 | Public reported golfball size hail on Yargorough Road. |
| July 2012 | Hail | Pinehouse Xrds | $20,000 | Public reported quarter size hail covering the ground. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Edgefield | $18,000 | Sheriff reported trees and powerlines down in Edgefield...Johnston, Trenton, and other areas around the county. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Colliers | $16,000 | DOT reported several trees down in the Colliers area on several roads. |
| November 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Edgefield | $14,000 | EM reported several trees down in the eastern portions of the county. One fell on a vehicle. |
| June 2010 | Hail | Colliers | $14,000 | Public reported golf ball size hail along Abel road. Leaves and pine needles were stripped from trees. Minor damage to some vehicles. |
| June 2013 | Flood | Ropers Xrds | $12,000 | County Dispatch reported most roads closed in southern Edgefield county due to flooding. |
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Edgefield | $12,000 | Sheriff reported trees and powerlines down on Augusta Hwy. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Morgana | $12,000 | WAGT TV reported trees down across souther Edgefield County. |
| July 2020 | Flash Flood | Ropers Xrds | $10,000 | Edgefield Co dispatch reported flooding with trapped occupants on Indian Ridge Dr. Times estimated. |
| July 2020 | Flash Flood | Ropers Xrds | $10,000 | Edgefield Co dispatch reported flooding of homes on Broken Arrow Ct. At least one elderly lady and her cat were rescued. Times estimated. |
| July 2020 | Flash Flood | Colliers | $10,000 | Broadcast media relayed a public report, via social media, including a photo, which showed Mill Creek Dr over Dry Branch washed out. Edgefield Co EM confirmed the report and also provided a photo. Time estimated. |
| January 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pinehouse Xrds | $10,000 | EMD reported widespread trees and powerlines down with outages in the Trenton area. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Johnston | $10,000 | Sheriff reported numerous trees down in Johnston, some near Hwy 283. |
| April 1995 | Hail | Central and Northeast | $10,000 | Severe hailstorm damaged or destroyed several hundred acres of peach trees. This was the same area of severe weather that moved northeastward across central South Carolina. |
| June 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Edgefield | $10,000 | Numerous trees and power lines downed by wind. |
| January 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Edgefield | $8,000 | Sheriff reported trees down and power outages in Edgefield. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Edgefield | $8,000 | Sheriff reported trees and powerlines down. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Morgana | $8,000 | DOT reported trees and powerlines down on Martintown Road. |
| February 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pleasant Lane | $8,000 | Sheriff and Utility Company reported trees and powerlines down across northern Edgefield into Johnston. |
| April 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bouknight | $6,000 | Dispatch reported trees down in various locations in the town of Edgefield including trees down at the intersection of Bouknight and Woodyard roads. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pinehouse Xrds | $6,000 | SCEG reported multiple places with trees down on powerlines southwest of Trenton. |
| October 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Edgefield | $6,000 | Highway Patrol reported trees down near Pickens Street. |
| July 2020 | Flash Flood | Ropers Xrds | $5,000 | Edgefield Co dispatch reported flooding on Scenic Dr near Deer Trail Point. Road was impassable. Water entered a home on Scenic Dr. Occupants were reported trapped inside. Times estimated. |
| July 2020 | Flash Flood | Ropers Xrds | $5,000 | Edgefield Co dispatch reported flooding on Sweetwater Rd north of Mt. Vintage. Road was impassable. Times estimated. |
| April 2015 | Tornado (EF0) | Bouknight | $5,000 | NWS storm survey found an EF0 tornado intermittently touched down in wooded areas from Two Mile Road to near Bland Baptist Road. One tree fell on a home causing minor damage. |
| October 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Morgana | $5,000 | Sheriff reported trees down near Martintown Road and Woodlawn Road. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Edgefield | $5,000 | Sheriff reported trees down on Hwy 23. |
| April 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cledra | $5,000 | DOT reported several trees down on Sc230 and S-19-35. |
| June 2013 | Flood | Morgana | $4,000 | SC Highway Patrol reported roads closed due to high water around Gregory Lake Drive and Capers Drive. |
| April 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cledra | $4,000 | Highway Patrol reported trees down on US 378 and Callison Road. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ropers Xrds | $4,000 | DOT reported trees down in southern Edgefield County on Sweetwater Road, Garret Roadm and Red Hill Road. |
| October 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ropers Xrds | $4,000 | SKYWARN spotter reported trees down on US 25. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Edgefield | $4,000 | Sheriff reported powerlines down in northeast Edgefield on Wigfall Street. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Edgefield | $4,000 | Sheriff reported trees down on Walker Road. |
| November 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Colliers | $4,000 | Highway Patrol reported trees down on SC23 neaer Cold Springs road and also on Flat Rock road. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Edgefield | $4,000 | SKYWARN spotter reported trees down on Mt. Vintage Plantation road. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Colliers | $3,000 | Dispatch reported trees down along Garrett Road. |
| January 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pleasant Lane | $3,000 | Sheriff reported several trees down northwest of Edgefield on Hwy 25. |
| January 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pleasant Lane | $3,000 | Sheriff reported several trees down northwest of Edgefield on Hwy 25. |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ropers Xrds | $3,000 | Sheriff reported trees down on Short Cut Road at Edgefield Road. |
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cledra | $3,000 | Sheriff reported trees down on Old Five Notch road. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ropers Xrds | $3,000 | Sheriff reported a few trees and powerlines down in the southern part of the county. Hail of unknown size fell as well. |
| January 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pinehouse Xrds | $3,000 | Twin Lakes Aiport operator reported trees down around the airport with wind gusts to 55kts. |
| September 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bouknight | $2,000 | DOT reported trees down on Watson Road north of Trenton. |
| July 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Morgana | $2,000 | DOT reported a few trees down along W. Martintown Road. |
The Survey's mineral resources record lists 14 workings inside this county. 2 still produce and 12 are closed or unrecorded. Each settlement page carries the workings within five miles of it.
| Commodity | Workings |
|---|---|
| Gold | 5 |
| Clay | 2 |
| Stone, Crushed/Broken | 2 |
| Granite, Stone, Crushed/Broken | 2 |
| Granite, Stone, Dimension | 1 |
| Corundum, Pyrophyllite, Kyanite, Aluminum | 1 |
| Kyanite | 1 |
| Pyrophyllite | 1 |
| Andalusite | 1 |
The least common of them first, because a county's hundredth gravel pit says nothing its first ten did not.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boles Mtn Andalusite Deposit | Kyanite | Occurrence | ||
| Boles Occurrence | Corundum, Pyrophyllite, Kyanite, Aluminum | Unknown | Diaspore, Pyrophyllite, Corundum, Kyanite, Andalusite | |
| Faulkner Mountain Pyrophillite Prospect | Pyrophyllite, Andalusite | Unknown | Metamorphic | |
| Unidentified Granite Quarry | Granite, Stone, Dimension, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | Igneous Intrusion | |
| Edgefield Granite Quarry | Granite, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | Igneous Intrusion | |
| Edgefield Shale Pit | Clay | Producer | Metamorphic | |
| Mccormick Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Satterfield Construction Granite Quarry | Granite, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | Igneous Intrusion | |
| Turkey Creek | Clay | Producer | ||
| Faulkner Mountain Prospect | Gold | Occurrence | ||
| Landrum Mine | Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Landrum and Quattlebaum Mine Southern Mine | Gold | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Long Cane Road Prospect | Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Quattlebaum Mine | Gold | Past Producer |
The part of each published history that is about one town: 1 chapter, each reproduced complete.
| Town | Chapter | From | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edgefield | History | History of Edgefield County from the Earliest Settlement to 1897 (1897) | 47,093 words in 3 parts |
One book written about this county, cut here where the book itself is cut, at its printed chapters: 1 chapter in all. Every chapter is public domain, machine-read from the scan and reproduced complete. A chapter already given under one of the county's towns is not repeated in this list.
| Chapter | Length |
|---|---|
| The whole text | 170,343 words in 11 parts |
Everyone History of Edgefield County from the Earliest Settlement to 1897 stops to write about, with the section that describes them. Among them are the men who founded the place and governed the Territory. Each name opens the passage itself, in the words of 1897.
Named settlements recorded in the Geographic Names Information System, each with the topographic sheets covering it. Villages, hamlets and abandoned places alike. Each is shown with the nearest named watercourse or landform and the survey quadrangle it falls on. The 2 places that were also surveyed for fire insurance come first, with the number of atlases and photographs held for them.
Edgefield census division · 29824 · Edgefield quadrangle
12 sheets, 1954 to 1983
Fire insurance: 9 atlases
Johnston census division · 29832 · Johnston quadrangle
11 sheets, 1954 to 1983
Fire insurance: 5 atlases
Edgefield census division · 29824 · On White Branch · Red Hill quadrangle
16 sheets, 1892 to 1988
Edgefield census division · 29824 · On Owl Branch · Colliers quadrangle
23 sheets, 1892 to 1988
Southeast Edgefield census division · 29847 · On Monday Branch · Ropers Crossroads quadrangle
17 sheets, 1923 to 1983
No longer a settlement
Trenton census division · 29847 · On Spring Branch · Ropers Crossroads quadrangle
17 sheets, 1923 to 1983
No longer a settlement
Southeast Edgefield census division · 29860 · North Augusta quadrangle
20 sheets, 1923 to 1983
Southeast Edgefield census division · 29860 · Near Poverty Hill · North Augusta quadrangle
20 sheets, 1923 to 1983
Southeast Edgefield census division · 29860 · On Hardy Branch · Martinez quadrangle
25 sheets, 1892 to 1988
No longer a settlement
Pleasant Lane census division · 29824 · On Stockman Branch · Limestone quadrangle
15 sheets, 1892 to 1988
No longer a settlement
Pleasant Lane census division · 29835 · On Hegwood Branch · Limestone quadrangle
15 sheets, 1892 to 1988
Edgefield census division · 29832 · Saluda South quadrangle
11 sheets, 1954 to 1983
Southeast Edgefield census division · 29821 · On Reedy Branch · Martinez quadrangle
25 sheets, 1892 to 1988
Southeast Edgefield census division · 29860 · North Augusta quadrangle
20 sheets, 1923 to 1983
Southeast Edgefield census division · 29860 · Martinez quadrangle
25 sheets, 1892 to 1988
No longer a settlement
Pleasant Lane census division · 29824 · On Little Stevens Creek · Owdoms quadrangle
11 sheets, 1954 to 1983
Southeast Edgefield census division · 29860 · On Poverty Hill · Martinez quadrangle
25 sheets, 1892 to 1988
Southeast Edgefield census division · 29824 · On Burkhalter Branch · Ropers Crossroads quadrangle
17 sheets, 1923 to 1983
Pleasant Lane census division · 29835 · Limestone quadrangle
15 sheets, 1892 to 1988
Trenton census division · 29847 · On Quarles Creek · Ropers Crossroads quadrangle
17 sheets, 1923 to 1983
No longer a settlement
Pleasant Lane census division · 29824 · On Rocky Creek · Owdoms quadrangle
11 sheets, 1954 to 1983
Trenton census division · 29847 · On Buck Branch · Trenton quadrangle
18 sheets, 1923 to 1983
Edgefield census division · 29824 · Red Hill quadrangle
16 sheets, 1892 to 1988
Trenton census division · 29847 · Ropers Crossroads quadrangle
17 sheets, 1923 to 1983
No longer a settlement
The vanished settlements of Edgefield County: the places named above that are no longer on the map.
12 topographic sheets and 9 fire insurance atlases, 1884 to 1938
11 topographic sheets and 5 fire insurance atlases, 1903 to 1934
The complete index, with nothing left out. Each of these is a separate record with its own page: a federal survey report, or the case file that argued a property on to the National Register. Both are public domain and reproduced word for word.
The vanished settlements of Edgefield County, the places these records name that are no longer on the map.
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