North Augusta Genealogy Records
North Augusta genealogy research draws on Aiken County records, as North Augusta is located in Aiken County on the South Carolina side of the Savannah River directly across from Augusta, Georgia. The city was incorporated in 1906 as a planned residential suburb of Augusta. Families in the area before North Augusta's development are documented in Edgefield and Aiken county records. All official genealogy records for North Augusta residents are held at the Aiken County Probate Court and Register of Deeds. The North Augusta Historical Society and the Aiken County Public Library are the primary resources for North Augusta genealogy.
North Augusta Quick Facts
North Augusta Historical Society for Genealogy
The North Augusta Historical Society at 480 Georgia Avenue, North Augusta, SC 29841 maintains collections focused on the history of North Augusta from its planned development in the early 1900s through the modern era. The society holds photographs, documents, and historical materials that document the residential and commercial development of North Augusta as a suburb of Augusta, Georgia. For genealogy researchers tracing families who moved to North Augusta in its early decades, the society's collections provide context for the community's development and the families who built it. The society also holds materials on the earlier history of the area, including the pre-incorporation period when this part of Aiken County was agricultural land.
The Aiken County Public Library North Augusta branch at 394 Edgefield Road NW, North Augusta, SC 29841 provides local access to library resources and genealogy materials for North Augusta residents. The library system's main branch at 314 Chesterfield Street SW, Aiken, SC 29801 holds more extensive genealogy collections for the county as a whole. Phone: (803) 642-2020. The library holds local newspapers, compiled family histories, and genealogy reference materials that cover Aiken County including the North Augusta area. The Aiken County Historical Museum at 433 Newberry Street SW in Aiken holds materials on the county's history that can supplement North Augusta genealogy research with broader Aiken County context.
Because North Augusta sits directly on the Georgia state line, many researchers tracing families from this area will need to consult records in both South Carolina and Georgia. The Augusta-Richmond County Public Library and the Georgia Archives in Morrow, Georgia hold records for the Georgia side of the Augusta metropolitan area that may document family members who crossed the Savannah River.
The Online Records Index covers the Edgefield and Aiken county records that document the North Augusta area from the earliest settlement period through the modern era, useful for tracing families before and after the city's 1906 incorporation.
Aiken County Records for North Augusta Genealogy
The Aiken County Probate Court at 109 Park Avenue SE, Aiken, SC 29801 holds marriage licenses from July 1, 1911 through June 30, 1950 and estate records from 1871 when Aiken County was formed from Edgefield, Barnwell, Lexington, and Orangeburg counties. Phone: (803) 642-2080. For North Augusta marriages from July 1950 onward, contact the South Carolina Department of Public Health at 2600 Bull Street, Columbia, SC 29201. Phone: 803-898-3630. Researchers tracing North Augusta families before Aiken County's 1871 formation should consult Edgefield County records, as the North Augusta area was part of Edgefield County before the boundary changes.
The Aiken County Register of Deeds at 109 Park Avenue SE maintains land records for North Augusta properties and all of Aiken County. Phone: (803) 642-2072. Property records for North Augusta addresses document the planned residential development from the early 1900s forward, as well as the agricultural land use that preceded it. The SCDAH Online Records Index includes Edgefield County land plats that cover the North Augusta area before Aiken County was established.
North Augusta Vital Records
South Carolina required birth and death registration starting January 1, 1915. The South Carolina Department of Archives and History holds Aiken County birth records for 1915 to 1918 online and death records for 1915 to 1963. The South Carolina Department of Public Health holds vital records from 1915 to present at 2600 Bull Street, Columbia. Phone: 803-898-3630.
The free South Carolina death index for genealogy covers Aiken County deaths from 1915 through 1967. Records for North Augusta residents are filed under Aiken County. For North Augusta genealogy before 1915, church records and census data are the primary sources. The North Augusta area's churches from the early twentieth century include Methodist, Baptist, and other Protestant congregations that maintained records from the city's founding period. The North Augusta Historical Society holds some compiled materials on local church history that can help researchers identify which congregation served their ancestors in the early North Augusta community.
SCDAH holds the predecessor Edgefield County records as well as Aiken County materials that together document the North Augusta area from the earliest settlement through the modern city's incorporation and growth.
Nearby Cities
North Augusta is in Aiken County on the Savannah River. Aiken is the county seat. Edgefield County to the north holds records for families from the area before Aiken County was formed in 1871.