Aiken County Genealogy
Aiken County was formed in 1871 from Edgefield, Orangeburg, Barnwell and Lexington Counties. It was named for William Aiken who was president of the South Carolina railroad. The town of Aiken, which became the county seat was established as a depot on the South Carolina rail line between Hamburg (on the Savannah River) and Charleston. In the 1870s the area became somewhat of a resort for the well to do from the north. The Savannah River Site was established in Aiken County in 1950 as a nuclear bomb plant.
Aiken-Barnwell Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 415
Aiken, SC 29802
Aiken County Courthouse
Aiken County
828 Richland Avenue, W.
County Courthouse
Aiken, SC 29801
Census
1790 Census images and transcription for the entire state
Cemeteries
USGS listing of Cemeteries in Aiken County
Query Forums
Aiken County, SC Forum for Queries
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Cities and towns of Aiken County:
Aiken (County Seat)
Bath
Beech Island
Belvedere
Berlin
Bethcar
Breeze Hill
Burnettown
Clearwater
Dunbarton
Gloverville
Graniteville
H L Crossroads
Jackson
Johnstown
Kitchings Mill
Langley
Mixville
Monetta
Montmorenci
New Ellenton
New Holland
North Augusta
Perry
Rocky Springs
Salley
Savannah River Plant
Seivern
Stiefeltown
Vaucluse
Wagener
Warrenville
Windsor
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