City Directories and History: “The Turkey Creek Church, Abbeville County, was organized in 1785. It monopolized the name of the creek as no other church is on record by that name. The creek was named in pioneer days because of the large number of wild turkeys that fed there.”
“Upper Rocky River, organized about 1786, was not strictly baptistic in its doctrine. It repented and in 1793 was reconstituted as an orthodox Baptist church. To overcome the influence of a bad beginning it chose a new name—Bulltown. Bulltown is a place in the western part of Abbeville County named for Governor Bull. Governor Bull, according to the records, was not very much impressed with Baptists in the back country. It is interesting that a Baptist church bears his name. ”
Information from: Names in South Carolina by C.H. Neuffer, Published by the S.C. Dept. of English, USC
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