Headnote
EDGEFIELD DISTRICT, situated on the southwesterly boundary of South Carolina, with Savannah river on the southwest. Area, 1,840 square miles. Face of the country uneven. Soil of middling quality. Seat of justice, Edgefield. Pop. in 1810, 23,160; in 1820, 85,179; in 1830, 30,511; in 1840, 32,852; in 1850, 39,262. (Fanning's, 1853)
Place Unit Type
County
Containing Unit
South Carolina

Edgefield District, South Carolina (Fanning's, 1853)

Gazetteer/Almanac
EDGEFIELD DISTRICT, situated on the southwesterly boundary of South Carolina, with Savannah river on the southwest. Area, 1,840 square miles. Face of the country uneven. Soil of middling quality. Seat of justice, Edgefield. Pop. in 1810, 23,160; in 1820, 85,179; in 1830, 30,511; in 1840, 32,852; in 1850, 39,262.
Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States.... (New York: Phelps, Fanning & Co., 1853), 114.
Birthplace of
Name Type
Edgefield, SC City or Town
Hamburgh, SC City or Town
Trenton, SC City or Town
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