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Town
of West Pelzer SC
Town
of West Pelzer
West
Pelzer - In the news . . .
History
Town of Pelzer SC
Town
of Pelzer
Town
of West Pelzer SC
Population: 1086
Incorporated: September 13, 1918
City Offices:
3 Hindman Street
West Pelzer, SC
Telephone: (864) 947-6297
City Government / Elected Officials:
Elected officials serve two-year terms with terms expiring on
alternate years. West Pelzer town council meets on the second Monday
of each month at 6 p.m.
Mayor:
Peggy Paxton
Telephone: (864) 947-6297
Town Council:
Joe Turner
Marshall King
Mike Moran
James Jeanes
Appointed Officials:
Clerk/Treasurer - Paula Payton (864) 947-6297
Attorney - Jimmy King, (864) 225-1411
Police Chief - Bernard Wilson (864) 947-6297
Fire Chief - Dale Mahaffey
Water Superintendent - (864) 947-6297
Town Recorder - Roger D. Scott, (864) 947-6267
State officials:
SC Senator: William H. O'Dell
SC Representative: Michael D. Thompson, Daniel T. Cooper
Brief History:
The Cherokee Indians were the first settlers of the present site of
West Pelzer, originally called Frankville.
There were settlers in the vicinity in the 1800s. The town of
Frankville was chartered in 1913. The original survey for the town
was made by John Franks. The street layout in the older part of the
town is the same today as in the original street plat.
A new petition was later filed and on September 13, 1918, the name
was changed from Frankville to West Pelzer.
West Pelzer is less than a quarter of a mile from Pelzer. However,
the small town is incorporated and has its own city government. The
two towns share the same post office zip code, 29669, and the same
telephone prefix, 947.
At one time, the Southern Railroad tracks separated West Pelzer from Pelzer.
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