The story so far
from Wikipedia & the U.S. CensusStartex is a census-designated place (CDP) in Spartanburg County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 859 at the 2010 census. The area was originally known as Tucapau, named after the mill that was built there in 1896. In 1936, Walter Montgomery Sr. bought the mill and changed its name to Startex—the brand name of household textiles produced at the plant. The mill ceased operations in 1998 and was mostly dismantled in 1999.
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 859 to 745 (-13%). Half of its homes were built before 1971.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Startex yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Startex’s history is told.
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Startex, decade by decade
2000
Nothing in Startex is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Startex has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Startex Finishing Company in Wellford, 0.5 miles away.
Startex and the nearest listed places
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Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.
Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (2). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.