Ballentine, South Carolina

Ballentine is an unincorporated community in Richland County, South Carolina, United States. It is part of the Columbia, South Carolina metropolitan area.

Ballentine, South Carolina
CountryUnited States
StateSouth Carolina
CountyRichland
Area
  Land2.2 sq mi (5.6 km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
  Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)

History

The community was named after the Ballentine family, early settlers.[1]

There have been unsuccessful attempts to incorporate Ballentine as a town.[2]

The John Jacob Calhoun Koon Farmstead was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.[3]

Education

Public education in Ballentine is administered by Lexington & Richland County School District Five, which operates Ballentine Elementary School in the community.

Ballentine has a public library, a branch of the Richland County Library.[4]

References

  1. Federal Writers' Project (1941). Palmetto Place Names. Sloane Printing Co. p. 22.
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-06-18. Retrieved 2008-07-30.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  4. "Locations & Hours". Greenville County Library System. Retrieved 13 June 2019.


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