The Yorkville Enquirer reported on Feb. 7, 1884 – “A fatal boiler explosion occurred last Friday at Dawkins, a station on the Spartanburg, Union and Columbia railroad. A steam sawmill exploded killing a colored operator named Rabb. Several others were wounded.”
City Directories and History: This historic map, on the wall of the S.C. Dept. of Archives and History, exhibits some of the numerous locations across S.C. and Union County, which have been nearly forgotten. Rural names and forgotten places recorded on this map, have been extracted and placed in alphabetical order to assist researchers. Also see the entire map under the History Thread link – right.
R&R HISTORY THREAD: link to the digital Colton’s 1854 Map (Statewide)
INDEX OF NAMES – Does not include roads and rivers…., names are often spelled differently than contemporary spellings.
| Adam’s Ford |
| Beat |
| Beaty, R. |
| Beaverdam P.O. |
| Belmont – The Home of Judge Grimke of Charleston, S.C. |
| Bethlehem Church |
| Blackstock’s |
| Blackstock’s Ford |
| Bobo, Dr. |
| Bogansville P.O. |
| Bowlingsville P.O. |
| Briggs Homeplace |
| Cane Creek Church |
| Cold Well P.O. |
| Cooks Bridge |
| Cooperville P.O. |
| Cross Keys P.O. |
| Dawkins Meeting House |
| Dawkins, J.P. |
| Draytonville P.O. |
| Elford’s Store |
| Fishdam P.O. |
| Gaselt |
| Gillam on the Broad River (Note he supplies Wm. Kelly with goods in 1825 per his wagon from Columbia S.C.) |
| Gist |
| Gist, W.H. – See William H. Gist at Cross Keys Community |
| Gordon Homeplace on the Broad River |
| Goshen Meeting House |
| Goshen P.O. – See Giles Homeplace |
| Gowdysville P.O. |
| Green Pond P.O. |
| Gregory, Dr. |
| Hamilton’s Ferry |
| Hay, Dr. |
| Hay’s |
| Hill’s – See Hillside Plantation |
| Hog Thief |
| Hollis Homeplace |
| Howell |
| Howell’s Ferry – The Yorkville Enquirer of Oct. 8, 1890 reported, Mr. W.C. Thomson has had a ferry boat built and launched at Howell’s Ferry. It is the workmanship of Mr. McCallister and cost $100.” |
| Jeffries Homeplace |
| Jeffries, Colonel |
| Jennings |
| Jeter on the Broad River |
| Johnson, Colonel |
| Johnston, Governor |
| Jones |
| Kennedy |
| Langston – See Langston Family and Church on Map #11 |
| Little |
| Love’s Ford |
| Malone Homeplace |
| Marbeth, Colonel |
| Meansville P.O. – See location on Robert Mills 1825 Map of Union Co., S.C. |
| Meeting House |
| Mett’s Mill |
| Mett’s, Dr. |
| Moore Homeplace |
| Mount Tabor P.O. |
| Murphy’s Homeplace |
| Myers…… |
| Orange Hall the location of the Oaks Plantation – See George Douglass at Goshen Hill |
| Orr |
| Paulk Homeplace |
| Pea Ridge P.O. |
| Picken’s |
| Pinckneyville P.O. – See Pinckneyville Ferry Site |
| Poor House |
| Quaker Meeting House – See Quaker Meeting House and More |
| Reynold’s |
| Rice |
| Richardsville – The Yorkville Enquirer reported on Oct. 30, 1889 – “The gin house of Mr. John C. Richards of Fishdam was burned along with 25 bales of cotton.” |
| Scaife Homeplace (Col. Scaife’s) the Scaife Family also had extensive holdings across the river in Chester Co., S.C. See William Scaife in West Chester |
| Scott |
| Shady Grove P.O. |
| Sims: W.A. Sims and C.S. Sims both on the Broad River |
| Smart Homeplace |
| Smith, J. |
| Smith’s Ford/Ferry |
| Thomson Homeplace at Pickneyville Crossing |
| Thompson Homeplace and Mill Site: The Yorkville Enquirer reported on May 29, 1889 – “Buice and McArthur are working on the bridge at Thomson’s Mill. Much of the timber for building the main span which is 110 ft in length, has been furnished by Dr. J. Wistar Allison of Hickory Grove.” (Firm of Buice and McArthur), also stated on June 19, 1889 – “We now have a good bridge across Thickety Creek at Thomson’s Mill which should be ready for passage tomorrow. The cost of the bridge was $1,300. The firm of Buice and McArthur built it with a group of very competent mechanics.” |
| Timber Ridge P.O. |
| Tucker Homeplace (On the Broad River) |
| Unionville |
| Wallace Homeplace |
| Wallace’s |
| Wilkinsville P.O. |
| Wrights |
| Young, Dr. |
Yorkville Enquirer, October 28, 1863: Officers of the 5th Regt., State Troops
James H. Williams (Newberry) Col.; John A. Bradley (Chester) Lt. Col.; Lucian P. Sadler (York) Major; M. M. Hunter (Laurens) Surgeon; John A. Walker (Chester) Asst. Surgeon; R. F. Attwood (Newberry) Adjutant; A. G. Maybin (Union) Quartermaster; James P. DePass (Kershaw) Chaplain; R. A. McKnight (Union) Sgt.-Major; A. W. T. Simmons (Spartanburg) Ord. Sgt.; L. W. Williams (Laurens) Quartermaster Sgt.; Daniel Williams (York) Commissary Sgt.; William Lorroh (Newberry) Hospital Steward; John Satterwhite (Newberry) Wagon Master; and (Captain) William R. Briggs (Union) Orderly.
Officers of each company was listed, below are those from Chester and York.
Co. A: John Hardin (Chester) Capt.; W. T. Gilmore (Chester) 1st Lt.; William Hardin (Chester) 2nd Lt.; and William Hollis (Chester) 2nd Lt.
Co. B: John T. Lowry (York) Capt.; John W. Moore (York) 1st Lt.; J. M. M. Cain (York) 2nd Lt.; and William Howell (York) 2nd Lt.
Co. K: W. J. Bowen (York) Capt.; Z. D. Smith (York) 1st Lt. [paper mistakenly had three 2nd Lts.]; A. F. Ferrell (York) 2nd Lt.; and W. L. Robinson (York) 2nd Lt.
Col. Co. L. : W. P. Gill (Chester) Capt. Jesse C. Clifton (Chester) 1st Lt. David M. Peden (Chester) 2nd Lt. Gardner Jamieson (Chester) 2nd Lt.
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