City Directories and History: A remarkable number of misc. images of the Jenkinsville Community are posted here as well as elsewhere including: the Douglas Chappell Store, Uncle Nelson’s Shoe Shop, the 1st and 2nd Jenkinsville Schools, the phone booth at Yarborough’s Store, Jenkinsville School House 1938-1963, Alston Train Station, Swygert Store,
Yarborough’s Store Building, Dr. Carroll Pinner, and more. And read a history of the community contributed by Mrs. Helen C. Crumpton under More Information >
Jenkinsville was the site of an early crossroads, which in the 1820’s may have been known as Broad River P.O. The 1827 Bethel Baptist Association minutes list Broad River P.O. as the nearest post office to Little River Baptist Church of Broad River. No further reference to Broad River P.O. has been located. In 1824 residents in area of present day Jenkinsville petitioned the legislature for the incorporation of the Fairfield Broad River Academy. Jenkinsville does not appear as a location in Fairfield County until the 1876 Elkins’ map. It was reportedly named for an early settler by the name of Jenkins, who was said to be a blacksmith by trade. Research has failed to uncover any early Jenkins in the immediate vicinity of Jenkinsville prior to a James Jenkins who was living at or near the community in 1870. Census records of 1870 list Jenkins as a wagon maker. The 1850 census placed Jenkins, then listed as a carpenter, in the surrounding area. Jenkins owned no land, however in 1868 he paid taxes on his trade. Bypassed by the railroads like Monticello, the South Carolina Department of Agriculture, Industry and Immigration reported no stores in the village in 1883; however, by 1885 a post office opened which still serves the surrounding community. (Information from: Names in South Carolina by C.H. Neuffer, Published by the S.C. Dept. of English, USC)
Also see posts for the Shiloh Methodist Church, Glenn House, Alston Depot, Mayfair, the Chappell House, and Dr. Pennie.
Open the MORE INFORMATION link (found under the primary picture), to view an enlargeable, 1896 Postal Map of Fairfield County, S.C.
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