Graniteville is a census-designated place (CDP) in Aiken County, South Carolina, United States.

[3] It lies along U.S. Route 1, five miles (8.0 km) west of Aiken in Horse Creek Valley, which originates in the nearby town of Vaucluse.

Gregg required the children of mill workers to attend the public school he instituted, and violators were fined.

As such, Graniteville holds the distinction of having the first compulsory education system in the Southern United States.

Avondale closed or sold off all of its plants in the area in 2006, unable to recover financially from the train accident in 2005.

To continue his concern for people, the Foundation awards annual college scholarships and other charitable contributions.

Gregg Park Civic Center, a recreational complex, has services offered to community residents at a nominal charge.