Ferguson Ghost Town

Orangeburg County, South Carolina33.4366, -80.2758

Can you visit?

Public land, limited access

Santee Cooper Wildlife Management Area · Permit, fee or season

Nearest town
9.6 miWyboo, SC
Mild months
Jan–Dec9 of 12
Next ghost town
31 miStrawberry Chapel and Childsbury Town Site
Illustration of a south landscape
Illustration of the landscape type, not a picture of Ferguson. No free-licensed photo yet.

Ferguson, in Orangeburg County, South Carolina, is a ghost town.

On the map

20 mi40 miMoncks CornerSangareeManningWybooLakewoodPrivateerPimlicoFerguson
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  • Private or unlisted

Star: Ferguson. 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 Wyboo, SC, about 9.6 miles north in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Summerville, SC, 30 miles away.

Ghost towns nearby

  1. Strawberry Chapel and Childsbury Town Site31 mi southeast
  2. Dorchester34 mi south
  3. Granby57 mi northwest
  4. Springville67 mi north
  5. Bookman71 mi northwest
  6. Dunbarton75 mi west
  7. Meyers Mill79 mi west
  8. Alston82 mi northwest

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

Who owns the land

State land: Santee Cooper Wildlife Management Area

PAD-US places this spot on Santee Cooper Wildlife Management Area, land managed by a state agency. PAD-US marks access as restricted: expect a permit, a fee, set hours or a seasonal closure. Check with the manager before you go.

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°5835Jan6236Feb6842Mar7650Apr8359May8867Jun9170Jul9070Aug8565Sep7753Oct6742Nov6037DecJan: 3.8 inFeb: 3.6 inMar: 3.7 inApr: 3.3 inMay: 3.6 inJun: 5.5 inJul: 5.7 inAug: 6.0 inSep: 5.1 inOct: 3.7 inNov: 2.9 inDec: 3.5 inrain
Mild month (average high 55–88°F, low above 28°F) 32°F, freezing Rain and snow water, inches

Mild months here run September to May, judging by NOAA normals from Holly Hill 1 Sw. June to September bring 10 or more days at 90°F and up.

NOAA 1991–2020 normals from the Holly Hill 1 Sw station (USC00384205), 12 miles away. About 50.4 inches of precipitation a year.

Facts

LocationOrangeburg County, South Carolina
Coordinates33.43659, -80.27579
Also known asFerguson, SC
SourcesWikidata Q48798671 · Wikipedia article

Questions

Where is Ferguson ghost town?

In Orangeburg County, South Carolina, at 33.4366, -80.2758. The closest town with more than 1,000 people is Wyboo, SC, about 9.6 miles north in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Summerville, SC, 30 miles away.

Can you visit Ferguson?

Public land, limited access. PAD-US places this spot on Santee Cooper Wildlife Management Area, land managed by a state agency. PAD-US marks access as restricted: expect a permit, a fee, set hours or a seasonal closure. Check with the manager before you go.

When is the best time to visit Ferguson?

Mild months here run September to May, judging by NOAA normals from Holly Hill 1 Sw. June to September bring 10 or more days at 90°F and up.

Are there other ghost towns near Ferguson?

Yes. Strawberry Chapel and Childsbury Town Site (31 mi), Dorchester (34 mi).

More ghost towns in South Carolina

All 18 ghost towns in South Carolina