Simpsonville officials hope the city can keep its history while still attracting growth Simpsonville is at a crossroads. The city is an example of South Carolina's traditional small towns.
People know each other, and they know their history as an old mill town.
But it's one of the fastest-growing cities in the state. As the growth comes, so does industry, homes and traffic. The city is trying to preserve its down- town. A plan brought into being by the Simpsonville 2001 committee in 1998, called Strategies For the Future, is the road map for that preservation. More green space, refurbished shopping centers, reworked downtown streets and more recreational facilities are in the plans.