Ballentine, South Carolina
Ballentine, South Carolina | |
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| Country | United States |
| State | South Carolina |
| County | Richland |
| Area | |
| • Land | 2.2 sq mi (5.6 km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
Ballentine is an unincorporated community in Richland County, South Carolina, United States. It is part of the Columbia, South Carolina metropolitan area.
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[]
- ^ Federal Writers' Project (1941). Palmetto Place Names. Sloane Printing Co. p. 22.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-06-18. Retrieved 2008-07-30.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Locations & Hours". Greenville County Library System. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
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Coordinates: 34°07′28″N 81°14′14″W / 34.12444°N 81.23722°W
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