Pumpkintown is an

unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...

Pickens County, South Carolina Pickens County is a county 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-Anders ...

, United States, 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 The Oolenoy River is a minor tributary of the Saluda River sourced near Sassafras Mountain in northern Pickens County, South Carolina. Approximately 37 miles in length, it empties into the South Fork Saluda River near Pumpkintown. It is part of ...

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 {{SouthCarolina-geo-stub