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  1. Government. Notable people. References. External links. Edgefield, South Carolina. Coordinates: 33°47′N 81°56′W. Edgefield is a town in and the county seat of Edgefield County, [5] South Carolina, United States. The population was 4,750 at the 2010 census. [6] Edgefield is part of the Augusta Metropolitan Area . Geography.

  2. Coordinates: 33°47N81°58W33.78°N 81.97°W. Edgefield County is a county located on the western border of the U.S. state of South Carolina. As of the 2020 census, its population was 25,657. [2] . Its county seat and largest community is Edgefield. [3] . The county was established on March 12, 1785.

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  4. Located near the western edge of the state on the South Carolina National Heritage Corridor, Edgefield makes a perfect day trip for visitors looking to experience a different side of South Carolina. In the center of town is Courthouse Square, a village green that remains much as it was when it was established more than 230 years ago.

  5. HISTORICAL OVERVIEW OF EDGEFIELD, SC. Edgefield, South Carolina is truly a unique place. Its history has earned it a national reputation for politics, violence, pottery, cotton and peaches. Today, its quintessential small-town ambiance, epitomized by its enchanting Town Square and classic Court House and by the remarkable state of preservation ...

  6. May 17, 2016 · Bounded by the Savannah and Saluda Rivers and the districts of Abbeville, Barnwell, Orangeburg, and Lexington, Edgefield originally encompassed 1,702 square miles and was the largest inland district in the state. Legend asserts that the name arose from Edgefield’s location on the western “edge” of South Carolina.

  7. Edgefield, county, western South Carolina, U.S. It consists of a hilly piedmont region bounded to the southwest by the Savannah River border with Georgia. Much of the county is within the southern portion of Sumter National Forest. Algonquian-speaking Indians inhabited the region in the 1670s.

  8. As Edgefield Court House, the town was granted a U.S. Post Office on July 1, 1795, and its first Postmaster was Mr. John Simkins. On March 13, 1903, the Post Office Department officially changed its name simply to Edgefield. It has been in continuous operation ever since inception. Click Here to view / download a 2017 map of Edgefield, SC.

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