Minturn, South Carolina

Minturn, South Carolina
Unincorporated community
Minturn

Location within the state of South Carolina

Coordinates: 34°31′02″N 79°28′20″W / 34.51722°N 79.47222°W / 34.51722; -79.47222Coordinates: 34°31′02″N 79°28′20″W / 34.51722°N 79.47222°W / 34.51722; -79.47222
Country United States
State South Carolina
County Dillon
Elevation 154 ft (47 m)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
GNIS feature ID 1246695[1]

Minturn, South Carolina (also called Mineral Springs) is an unincorporated community in Dillon County, South Carolina, United States.[1]

A CSX railway mainline passes through Minturn.[2]

The Minturn Cotton Company operates a gin in the settlement, where it processes cotton harvested from nearby fields.[3][4] The Minturn Church is also located in the settlement.[5]

Notable people

References

  1. 1 2 "Minturn". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. ↑ "Federal Register" (PDF). U.S. Government Publishing Office. October 29, 2001.
  3. ↑ Hill, Randall (November 29, 2012). "Picking Cotton in South Carolina". Reuters.
  4. ↑ "South Carolina Cotton Gins". South Carolina Cotton Board. Retrieved August 2015. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  5. ↑ "Minturn Church". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  6. ↑ "South Carolina During the 1900s - The General Assembly". Carolina.com. Retrieved August 2015. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  7. ↑ Staack, John George (1938). Spirit Leveling in Vermont, 1896-1935. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 275.
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