Pumpkintown is an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...
in
Pickens County, South Carolina
Pickens County is located in the northwest part of the U.S. state of South Carolina. As of the 2020 census, its population was 131,404. Its county seat is Pickens. The county was created in 1826. It is part of the Greenville-Anderson- Mauldin ...
, on
State Highway 8 northwest of
Greenville.
History
The community was settled before 1791, and was originally called "Pumpkin Town", named by an anonymous early traveler who was impressed at seeing the nearby
Oolenoy River valley covered with large yellow pumpkins.
References
Unincorporated communities in Pickens County, South Carolina
Populated places established in 1745
Unincorporated communities in South Carolina
1745 establishments in the Thirteen Colonies
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