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History · Pinopolis

Pinopolis’ post office opened in 1894, and 11% of its homes were built before 1940

3 places in town are on the National Register, among them two historic districts with 18 buildings between them. Below: 6 old photos and papers from 1933 on.

1894first post office
3on the National Register
11%homes built before 1940
6old photos & papers
1famous people
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From Pinopolis’ archive · credits on each photo
Quick answers

How Pinopolis began

When was Pinopolis founded?

1894

The Pinopolis post office opened in 1894, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 982132 years
Founding year: the first Pinopolis post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).The full story ↓
The story

How Pinopolis came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Pinopolis.

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Founded circa 1845, the community was established at a relatively high elevation in the "low country" of South Carolina, and it gave an escape from mosquitoes and uncomfortable heat. It became a gathering place for those of means during this time. It shared this aspect with other communities throughout the plantation economy of this era.

A resident spontaneously coined the name "Pinopolis" because of the many pine trees. This is probably a reflection of schooling that included references to Greek and Latin.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Timeline

Pinopolis, 1894 to 1933

Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.

  1. 19th century
  2. 1894Post officeThe Pinopolis post office opens
  3. 20th century
  4. 1915Born hereRembert Dennis is born here
  5. 1933In the archiveHistoric American Buildings Survey Photographer Thomas T. Waterman, GENERAL VIEW - North …
By decade

Pinopolis, decade by decade

One decade in the archive so far: the 1930s. Scroll each row; tap a photo for its story.

1930s6 items
Historic American Buildings Survey Photographer Thomas T. Waterman, GENERAL VIEW - North Hampton Plantation House, Pino…1933Historic American Buildings Survey Photographer Thoma…Photocopy of floor plan, from a sketch in the 1940 HABS index card - Bunker Hill Plantation House1933Photocopy of floor plan, from a sketch in the 1940 HA…Photocopy of floor plan, from a sketch in the 1940 HABS index card - Cedar Spring Plantation House1933Photocopy of floor plan, from a sketch in the 1940 HA…Photocopy of floor plan, from a sketch in the 1940 HABS index card - Indianfield Plantation House1933Photocopy of floor plan, from a sketch in the 1940 HA…Photocopy of floor plan, from a sketch in the 1940 HABS index card - North Hampton Plantation House1933Photocopy of floor plan, from a sketch in the 1940 HA…Photocopy of floor plan, from a sketch in the 1940 HABS index card - Ophir1933Photocopy of floor plan, from a sketch in the 1940 HA…
1940s–1990snothing yet
Nothing in the archives for these yearsWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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Then & now

Stand where they stood

No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as an old one and they appear here side by side.

Historic American Buildings Survey Photographer Thomas T. Waterman, GENERAL VIEW - North Hampton Plantation House, Pino…
Retake this viewHistoric American Buildings Survey Photographer Thomas T. Waterman, GENERAL VIEW - North Hampton Plantation House, Pino…, 1933

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On the National Register

3 listings protect 19 historic buildings

The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.

places listed
3
National Historic Landmarks
0
none yet
historic buildings protected
19
each building in a district counts
first listed
1982
William Robertson House
William Robertson HousePinopolis Historic District NorthPinopolis Historic District South
BuildingsDistricts
William Robertson HouseBuilding
All 3 listings
Pinopolis Historic District NorthDistrict · listed 1982Pinopolis Historic District SouthDistrict · listed 1982

National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.

Places that used to be

Old corners, places now gone and burying grounds

Pinopolis’s post office has been open since 1894.

Hamlets and corners on the map
Wampee
Gone or out of use
Nazareth ChurchchurchPinopolis Schoolschool
2cemeteries and burying grounds inside Pinopolis
CalvaryTrinity

US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

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Finish Pinopolis’s story

Most archives stop around 1920. The photos from after that are in family albums, not libraries.

Decades since 1900 with photos
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1 of 10 decades. The empty ones are waiting for someone’s album.
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Questions about Pinopolis’ history

What year was Pinopolis founded?

The Pinopolis post office opened in 1894, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

What is on the National Register in Pinopolis?

Three places: the William Robertson House (listed 1982), the Pinopolis Historic District North (1982) and the Pinopolis Historic District South (1982).

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Sources

Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From Wikimedia Commons (6), the National Register of Historic Places (3), Wikipedia, Wikidata and Wikipedia for famous people, the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.