Two years later, he was joined by as many as a hundred migrants originally from his home state. This group started west around 1800. They had one thing in common: they were all either descendants or family members through marriage of Rev. Pierre Robert, a French Hugenot, who had settled in South Carolina on the Santee River in the late 1600s.
Bayou Boeuf provided the main access until the railroad was built in the 1880s about a mile away from the bayou. The town then moved its center from the bayou to Front Street by the tracks.
In its heyday Cheneyville boasted a Domino Festival. Founder’s Day is celebrated in October and provides a good time to showcase some of the town’s history.