Minturn, South Carolina Explained

Official Name:Minturn, South Carolina
Pushpin Map:USA South Carolina
Pushpin Label:Minturn
Pushpin Label Position:left
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within the state of South Carolina
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:South Carolina
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Dillon
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Ft:154
Coordinates:34.5172°N -79.4722°W
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:1246695

Minturn, South Carolina (also called Mineral Springs) is an unincorporated community in Dillon County, South Carolina, United States.

The CSX railway Andrews Subdivision passes through Minturn.[1]

The Minturn Cotton Company operates a gin in the settlement, where it processes cotton harvested from nearby fields.[2] [3] The Minturn Church is also located in the settlement.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Federal Register . U.S. Government Publishing Office . October 29, 2001 .
  2. Web site: Hill . Randall . Picking Cotton in South Carolina . Reuters . November 29, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121203195731/http://blogs.reuters.com/photographers-blog/2012/11/29/picking-cotton-in-south-carolina/. dead. December 3, 2012.
  3. Web site: South Carolina Cotton Gins . South Carolina Cotton Board . August 14, 2015.
  4. Web site: South Carolina During the 1900s - The General Assembly . Carolina.com . August 14, 2015.
  5. Book: Staack, John George . Spirit Leveling in Vermont, 1896-1935 . U.S. Government Printing Office . 1938 . 275.