Aiken County, South Carolina
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At a glance
SummaryThe National Register of Historic Places includes 46 listed properties in the county, first listed in 1973; 1 is also National Historic Landmark. Most listings are in or near Aiken, North Augusta, Beech Island.
Summary generated automatically from the source data on this page.
Newspapers
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National Register of Historic Places
NPS NRHP19 of 46 listings mapped; some locations are restricted by NPS to protect sensitive sites.
46 listed properties
Source: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Property links open NRHP nomination files at the National Archives.
County formation
Newberry AHCBAiken was formed in 1871 (1871-03-10) from Barnwell, Edgefield, Lexington, Orangeburg.
AIKEN created from BARNWELL, EDGEFIELD, LEXINGTON, and ORANGEBURG.
Source: Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
Population by decade
CensusAiken County population from 1880 to 2020 (Census historical series).
| 1880 | 1900 | 1920 | 1940 | 1950 | 1960 | 1980 | 2000 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28,112 | 39,032 | 45,574 | 49,916 | 53,137 | 81,038 | 105,625 | 142,552 | 168,808 |
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau historical county population (Forstall 1790–1990) and public-domain / CC0 county population series through 2020.
Cemeteries & historical places
USGS GNIS66 cemeteries and 12 historical populated places (ghost towns / former settlements) recorded in USGS GNIS for this county.
Cemeteries — 66 of 66 listed
| Name |
|---|
| Aiken Memorial Cemetery |
| Aiken's First Baptist Church Graveyard |
| Bath Cemetery |
| Berry Cemetery |
| Bethany Cemetery |
| Brown Cemetery |
| Brown Cemetery |
| Carter Cemetery |
| Cedar Branch Cemetery |
| Clark Cemetery |
| Courtney Cemetery |
| Cullum Cemetery |
| Cumbee Cemetery |
| Darien Cemetery |
| Dorch Cemetery |
| Easter Branch Cemetery |
| Fairfield Cemetery |
| Fields Cemetery |
| Ford Cemetery |
| Galphin Cemetery |
| Glover Cemetery |
| Glover Cemetery |
| Goss Cemetery |
| Graniteville Cemetery |
| Green Cemetery |
| Gregory Cemetery |
| Hammond Cemetery |
| Hammond Cemetery |
| Hankinson Cemetery |
| Hartley Cemetery |
| Jackson Cemetery |
| Kneece Cemetery |
| Millbrook Cemetery |
| Montmorenci Cemetery |
| Mount Harris Cemetery |
| Mount Pisgah Cemetery |
| Needham Brown Cemetery |
| New Langley Cemetery |
| Old Langley Cemetery |
| Pineview Memorial Gardens |
| Plunkett Cemetery |
| Plunkett Cemetery |
| Saint Marks Cemetery |
| Saint Marys Cemetery |
| Saint Thaddeus Episcopal Church Graveyard |
| Sand Hill Gardens |
| Sanders Cemetery |
| Sawyer Cemetery |
| Scott Cemetery |
| Scott Cemetery |
| Seigler Cemetery |
| Seigler Cemetery |
| Seigler Family Cemetery |
| Sons of Israel Cemetery |
| Southlawn Cemetery and Mausoleum |
| Spring Cemetery |
| Sunset Hill Cemetery |
| Sunset Memory Gardens |
| Timmerman Cemetery |
| Tyler Cemetery |
| Weeks Cemetery |
| Williams Cemetery |
| Williams Cemetery |
| Willis Cemetery |
| Wrights Cemetery |
| Zubly Cemetery |
Historical populated places — 12 of 12
| Name |
|---|
| Apia |
| Baynham |
| Bush |
| Chaffee |
| Earle |
| Hawthorne |
| Merritts Bridge |
| Milledgeville |
| Plunket |
| Rennie |
| Savanna Town |
| Spring Branch |
Source: USGS Geographic Names Information System (public domain). Cemeteries from the 2021 NationalFile archive; historical places from GNIS HistoricalFeatures topical extract.
Historical markers
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