Clio in Marlboro County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Clio

Photographed by Michael Sean Nix, April 20, 2009

1. Clio Marker

Inscription. McLaurin's Muster Ground, located at this crossroads, became a polling place in 1825. According to local tradition, the community was later called Ivy's Crossroads. A post office named Clio was established here in 1836 and the town incorporated in 1882. The Florence Railroad Company extended its Latta Branch line into Clio in 1895.

Erected 1979 by Marlboro County Historic Preservation Commission. (Marker Number 35-28.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Communications • Railroads & Streetcars • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Postal Mail and Philately series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1825.

Location. 34° 34.773′ N, 79° 32.78′ W. Marker is in Clio, South Carolina, in Marlboro County. It is at the intersection of South Main Street and Red Bluff Street, on the right on South Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Clio SC 29525, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in South Carolina’s Pee Dee.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Clio Passenger Depot (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Ammons Family Cemetery (approx. 4.7 miles away); Blenheim Mineral Springs (approx.

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4.9 miles away); Daniel Calhoun Roper (approx. 5 miles away); Great Pee Dee Presbyterian Church / Pee Dee Missionary Baptist Church (approx. 6.7 miles away); Leland Grove School (approx. 7.1 miles away); Sherman's March (approx. 7.7 miles away in North Carolina); Robert Blair Campbell / John Campbell (approx. 7.7 miles away).

Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker. To better understand the relationship, study the marker shown.

Also see . . . Clio Historic District National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form. (Submitted on November 23, 2010, by PaulwC3 of Northern, Virginia.)

Main Street Clio image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Michael Sean Nix, April 20, 2009

2. Main Street Clio

Photographed by Michael Sean Nix, April 20, 2009

3. Main Street Clio

Building at intersection of Main Street and Red Bluff Street image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Michael Sean Nix, April 20, 2009

4. Building at intersection of Main Street and Red Bluff Street

Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2020. It was originally submitted on April 23, 2009, by Michael Sean Nix of Spartanburg, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,248 times since then and 54 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on April 23, 2009, by Michael Sean Nix of Spartanburg, South Carolina. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.