Minturn, South Carolina

Minturn, South Carolina
Unincorporated community
Minturn Location within the state of South Carolina
Coordinates: 34°31′02″N 79°28′20″W / 34.51722°N 79.47222°WCoordinates: 34°31′02″N 79°28′20″W / 34.51722°N 79.47222°W
Country	United States
State	South Carolina
County	Dillon
Elevation	154 ft (47 m)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
GNIS feature ID	1246695[1]

Minturn, South Carolina (also called Mineral Springs) is an unincorporated community in Dillon County, South Carolina, United States.^[1]

A CSX railway mainline passes through Minturn.^[2]

The Minturn Cotton Company operates a gin in the settlement, where it processes cotton harvested from nearby fields.^[3][4] The Minturn Church is also located in the settlement.^[5]

Notable people

• Preston Lang Bethea - member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from 1911 to 1912.^[6][7]

References

1. "Minturn". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
2. "Federal Register" (PDF). U.S. Government Publishing Office. October 29, 2001.
3. Hill, Randall (November 29, 2012). "Picking Cotton in South Carolina". Reuters.
4. "South Carolina Cotton Gins". South Carolina Cotton Board. Retrieved August 2015. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
5. "Minturn Church". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
6. "South Carolina During the 1900s - The General Assembly". Carolina.com. Retrieved August 2015. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
7. Staack, John George (1938). Spirit Leveling in Vermont, 1896-1935. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 275.