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Alston is an extinct town in Fairfield County, in the U.S. state of South Carolina. The GNIS classifies it as a populated place.

History

The community has the name of Joseph Alston, 44th Governor of South Carolina. A post office called Alston was established in 1850, and remained in operation until 1928.

See also

• Spartanburg, Union and Columbia Railroad

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Alston
2. Federal Writers' Project (1941). Palmetto Place Names. Sloane Printing Co. p. 21.
3. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 29, 2019.

v t e Municipalities and communities of Fairfield County, South Carolina, United States
County seat: Winnsboro
Towns	Blythewood‡ Jenkinsville Ridgeway Winnsboro
CDP	Winnsboro Mills
Unincorporated communities	Adger Blackstock Blair Longtown Mitford Monticello Rion
Ghost town	Alston
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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