Minervaville in Richland County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Minervaville

Photographed by Mike Stroud, October 26, 2010

1. Minervaville Marker

Inscription. Minervaville, between Cabin Branch and Cedar Creek, was an early 19th-century community. Named after the Minerva Academy, founded in 1802 with William J. Bingham as its headmaster, Minervaville appears on Robert Mills’s Atlas of S.C. (1825). It was later a station on the S.C. Railroad, with a post office 1831-1835. The area declined after the Minerva Academy closed in 1834.

Erected 2010 by South Carolina Department of Archives and History, sponsored by South East Rural Community Outreach. (Marker Number 40-167.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Places. In addition, it is included in the South Carolina Historical Markers series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1802.

Location. 33° 53.992′ N, 80° 50.01′ W. Marker is in Minervaville, South Carolina, in Richland County. It is at the intersection of Minervaville Road (State Highway 40-1159) and Cabin Creek Road (State Highway 40-66), on the right when traveling south on Minervaville Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Hopkins SC 29061, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in South Carolina’s Midlands,

in the Greater Columbia Area,

and in Congaree Country.

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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: James H. Adams (approx. 1.8 miles away); Robert H. Morrell Road (approx.

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1.8 miles away); New Light Beulah Baptist Church (approx. 2½ miles away); Harriet Barber House (approx. 2½ miles away); Hopkins (approx. 2½ miles away); a different marker also named Harriet Barber House (approx. 2½ miles away); Barnie Jordan Jr. Memorial Highway (approx. 3½ miles away); Horrell Hill (approx. 3.6 miles away).

Photographed by Mike Stroud, October 26, 2010

2. Minervaville Marker

Minervaville Marker at the intersection of Minervaville Road and Cabin Creek Road image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, October 26, 2010

3. Minervaville Marker at the intersection of Minervaville Road and Cabin Creek Road

Credits. This page was last revised on January 25, 2026. It was originally submitted on November 26, 2010, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,268 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 26, 2010, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.