Source Identification
Title: “Mr Andrew Poston Dead. Town of Poston on Seaboard Named for Him.”
Newspaper: The County Record, Kingstree, South Carolina.
Date: October 26, 1916.
Archive: University of South Carolina Libraries, Historical Newspapers of South Carolina.
Why This Source Matters
This notice is the strongest presently identified naming evidence for Poston, South Carolina. It directly connects Andrew Poston to the railroad-era naming of the community and states that he gave land to the railroad so that “Poston might be Poston.”
How the Site Uses It
The notice supports describing Andrew Poston as the best-supported namesake figure for the modern railroad-era community. It does not require treating him as the creator of the older Ellison / Allison river locality, which predates the railroad-era naming story.
Recommended Citation
The County Record (Kingstree, S.C.), October 26, 1916, page six, “Mr Andrew Poston Dead. Town of Poston on Seaboard Named for Him.” Historical Newspapers of South Carolina, University of South Carolina Libraries.