Granby Ghost Town

Lexington County, South Carolina33.9650, -81.0410

Can you visit?

Likely private land

Private or unlisted land · Ask the owner first

Nearest town
0.7 miOlympia, SC
Mild months
Jan–Dec8 of 12
Next ghost town
15 miBookman
Illustration of a south landscape
Illustration of the landscape type, not a picture of Granby. No free-licensed photo yet.

Granby is a former settlement in Lexington County, South Carolina, listed among the ghost towns of South Carolina.

On the map

20 mi40 miSt. AndrewsSeven OaksGranby
  • Private or unlisted

Star: Granby. 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 Olympia, SC, about 0.7 miles northeast in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Columbia, SC, 9.3 miles away.

Ghost towns nearby

  1. Bookman15 mi northwest
  2. Alston25 mi northwest
  3. Corinth35 mi west
  4. Celestia53 mi west
  5. Fudges53 mi north
  6. Ferguson57 mi southeast
  7. Dunbarton60 mi southwest
  8. Hamburg62 mi southwest

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. Another parcel starts within a quarter mile: Congaree Riverwalk. Ruins often spread across more than one owner.

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°6037Jan6440Feb7246Mar8154Apr8762May9369Jun9672Jul9471Aug8966Sep8054Oct6944Nov6139DecJan: 3.8 inFeb: 3.5 inMar: 4.1 inApr: 2.9 inMay: 3.6 inJun: 5.4 inJul: 5.2 inAug: 5.0 inSep: 4.2 inOct: 3.3 inNov: 3.0 inDec: 3.9 inrain
Mild month (average high 55–88°F, low above 28°F) 32°F, freezing Rain and snow water, inches

Mild months here run October to May, judging by NOAA normals from Columbia Univ Of Sc. May to September bring 10 or more days at 90°F and up.

NOAA 1991–2020 normals from the Columbia Univ Of Sc station (USC00381944), 2.1 miles away. About 47.9 inches of precipitation a year.

Facts

LocationLexington County, South Carolina
Coordinates33.96500, -81.04100
Also known asGranby, South Carolina
SourcesWikidata Q60744172 · Wikipedia article

Questions

Where is Granby ghost town?

In Lexington County, South Carolina, at 33.9650, -81.0410. The closest town with more than 1,000 people is Olympia, SC, about 0.7 miles northeast in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Columbia, SC, 9.3 miles away.

Can you visit Granby?

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. Another parcel starts within a quarter mile: Congaree Riverwalk. Ruins often spread across more than one owner.

When is the best time to visit Granby?

Mild months here run October to May, judging by NOAA normals from Columbia Univ Of Sc. May to September bring 10 or more days at 90°F and up.

Are there other ghost towns near Granby?

Yes. Bookman (15 mi), Alston (25 mi), Corinth (35 mi).

More ghost towns in South Carolina

All 18 ghost towns in South Carolina