Ghost Towns in South Carolina

On the map

18 ghost towns

39% sit on public land · 1 with a free-licensed photo

112311
  • National Forest 1
  • Other federal 1
  • State 2
  • Military, DOE 3
  • Private or unlisted 11
Illustration of a south landscape
Illustration of the most common landscape type among South Carolina's ghost towns.

The largest share, 11 of 18, sits on land missing from the public lands database, which usually means private property: look from the road unless the owner says otherwise. Each town page has the land manager, monthly weather and the nearest open town.

  • National Forest 1
  • Other federal 1
  • State 2
  • Military, DOE 3
  • Private or unlisted 11

Each dot is a ghost town, colored by who manages the land at its location. Labels mark the most searched. Live map: © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.

Most searched in South Carolina

All 18 by county

Abbeville County 1

Aiken County 1

Anderson County 1

Barnwell County 3

Berkeley County 1

Chester County 1

Chesterfield County 1

Darlington County 1

Dorchester County 1

Fairfield County 1

Jasper County 1

Lexington County 1

Orangeburg County 1

Richland County 1

Saluda County 2

Other states