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Gillisonville, South Carolina

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Coordinates: 32°36′40″N 81°00′13″W / 32.61111°N 81.00361°W / 32.61111; -81.00361
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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]

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.

32°36′40″N 81°00′13″W / 32.61111°N 81.00361°W / 32.61111; -81.00361


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