Gillisonville, South Carolina

Gillisonville is an unincorporated community in Jasper County, in the U.S. state of South Carolina.[1]

History

A post office called Gillisonville was in operation from 1840 until 1927.[2] During the Civil War, Gillisonville was nearly obliterated by order of Maj. Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman.[3]

Gillisonville Baptist Church is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[4]

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Gillisonville, South Carolina
  2. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
  3. Federal Writers' Project (1938). The Ocean Highway: New Brunswick, New Jersey to Jacksonville, Florida. Works Progress Administration. p. 140.
  4. "Gillisonville Baptist Church, Jasper County (U.S. Hwy. 278, Gillisonville)". South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved 10 January 2017.



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