Hells Half Acre

Hells Half Acre is a neighborhood in Barnwell County, South Carolina. Hells Half Acre is situated nearby to the town Barnwell, as well as near the neighborhood Happy Bottom.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Church of the Holy Apostles and St. Andrew’s Catholic Church.

Church of the Holy Apostles

Cemetery

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The Church of the Holy Apostles is an historic Carpenter Gothic Former-Episcopal church located at 1706 Hagood Avenue in Barnwell, South Carolina. On April 13, 1972, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places as the Church of the Holy Apostles, Episcopal.

St. Andrew’s Catholic Church

Church

St. Andrew's Catholic Church in Barnwell is the oldest church in Barnwell County, South Carolina. Originally built in 1831, it is oldest Catholic church in the state to have continually occupied the same building.

Barnwell High School

School

Barnwell High School is a public high school in Barnwell, South Carolina. It has about 625 students. The Warhorse is the school's mascot. The student body is more than half African American and about a third white.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Barnwell and Thoroughbred Country.

Barnwell

Town

Photo: Calvin Beale, Public domain.

Barnwell is a city in and county seat of Barnwell County, South Carolina, United States, located along U.S. Route 278. As of the 2020 census, Barnwell had a population of 4,652.