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 an attributed statement that the railroad-era town was named for Andrew Poston and that the writer connected him to a railroad land gift. Because the item is a death notice and not an independent modern scholarly treatment, the archive does not present it as conclusive proof of every detail. It remains the strongest presently identified direct naming statement, while the underlying deed or right-of-way instrument remains an open research target.
It also does not require treating Andrew as the creator of the older Allison / Allisons river locality, which predates the railroad-era Poston name.
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.