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)
ZIP code
29002[1]

History

The community was named after the Ballentine family of pioneer settlers.[2]

In 1925, Ballentine had 50 inhabitants.[3]

There have been unsuccessful attempts to incorporate Ballentine as a town.[4]

The John Jacob Calhoun Koon Farmstead was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.[5]

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.[6]

References
  1. "Ballentine ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2022. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
  2. Federal Writers' Project (1941). Palmetto Place Names. Sloane Printing Co. p. 22.
  3. Rand McNally and Company (1925). Premier Atlas of the World: Containing Maps of All Countries of the World, with the Most Recent Boundary Decisions, and Maps of All the States, Territories, and Possessions of the United States with Population Figures from the Latest Official Census Reports, Also Data of Interest Concerning International and Domestic Political Questions. Rand McNally & Company. p. 259. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
  4. "The State | 06/04/2008 | New try for town". Archived from the original on 2008-06-18. Retrieved 2008-07-30.
  5. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  6. "Locations & Hours". Greenville County Library System. Retrieved 13 June 2019.


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