Alston Ghost Town

Fairfield County, South Carolina34.2436, -81.3167

Can you visit?

Likely private land

Private or unlisted land · Ask the owner first

Nearest town
5.6 miChapin, SC
Mild months
Feb–Dec9 of 12
Next ghost town
11 miBookman
Illustration of a south landscape
Illustration of the landscape type, not a picture of Alston. No free-licensed photo yet.

Alston is an abandoned town in Fairfield County, South Carolina.

On the map

20 mi40 miLexingtonSt. AndrewsSeven OaksIrmoNewberryBlythewoodAlston
  • National Forest
  • Private or unlisted

Star: Alston. Dots: other ghost towns within 40 miles, colored by land manager. Squares: towns over 1,000 people. Rings are straight-line distance. Live map: © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.

The closest town with more than 1,000 people is Chapin, SC, about 5.6 miles south in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Columbia, SC, 27 miles away.

Ghost towns nearby

  1. Bookman11 mi southeast
  2. Corinth20 mi southwest
  3. Granby25 mi southeast
  4. Celestia40 mi southwest
  5. Fudges41 mi northeast
  6. Bethel62 mi west
  7. Hamburg64 mi southwest
  8. Minden66 mi northeast

Distances are straight lines. Roads to ruins are often dirt, and a 20-mile hop can take an hour.

Who owns the land

Private or unlisted land

The point we have for this town is not on any public or protected parcel in PAD-US, the national map of public land. That usually means private land. Ruins on private land are off limits without the owner's permission, even when no fence or sign is visible. Look from the public road.

The point is the town location from Wikidata, and the land record is from PAD-US 3.0 (USGS). Ruins can spread past that point, and land changes hands faster than the database. How we read PAD-US.

Weather by month

0°20°40°60°80°100°5535Jan5938Feb6644Mar7452Apr8260May8868Jun9171Jul8970Aug8464Sep7553Oct6443Nov5738DecJan: 4.0 inFeb: 3.6 inMar: 4.1 inApr: 3.3 inMay: 3.2 inJun: 4.4 inJul: 4.0 inAug: 4.5 inSep: 3.7 inOct: 3.4 inNov: 3.4 inDec: 4.2 inrain
Mild month (average high 55–88°F, low above 28°F) 32°F, freezing Rain and snow water, inches

Mild months here run February to June, September to December, judging by NOAA normals from Little Mtn. July to August bring 10 or more days at 90°F and up.

NOAA 1991–2020 normals from the Little Mtn station (USC00385200), 6.4 miles away. About 45.8 inches of precipitation a year.

Facts

LocationFairfield County, South Carolina
Coordinates34.24361, -81.31667
SourcesWikidata Q85741030 · Wikipedia article

Questions

Where is Alston ghost town?

In Fairfield County, South Carolina, at 34.2436, -81.3167. The closest town with more than 1,000 people is Chapin, SC, about 5.6 miles south in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Columbia, SC, 27 miles away.

Can you visit Alston?

Likely private land. The point we have for this town is not on any public or protected parcel in PAD-US, the national map of public land. That usually means private land. Ruins on private land are off limits without the owner's permission, even when no fence or sign is visible. Look from the public road.

When is the best time to visit Alston?

Mild months here run February to June, September to December, judging by NOAA normals from Little Mtn. July to August bring 10 or more days at 90°F and up.

Are there other ghost towns near Alston?

Yes. Bookman (11 mi), Corinth (20 mi), Granby (25 mi).

More ghost towns in South Carolina

All 18 ghost towns in South Carolina