Minden Ghost Town

Chesterfield County, South Carolina34.7160, -80.3040

Can you visit?

Likely private land

Private or unlisted land · Ask the owner first

Nearest town
6 miPageland, SC
Mild months
Feb–Dec9 of 12
Next ghost town
34 miFudges
Illustration of a south landscape
Illustration of the landscape type, not a picture of Minden. No free-licensed photo yet.

Minden is a ghost town in Chesterfield County, South Carolina.

On the map

20 mi40 miMonroeWadesboroCherawMineral SpringsNorth HartsvilleMarshvilleMinden
  • Private or unlisted

Star: Minden. 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 Pageland, SC, about 6 miles northwest in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Rock Hill, SC, 43 miles away.

Ghost towns nearby

  1. Fudges34 mi west
  2. Springville36 mi southeast
  3. Bookman62 mi southwest
  4. Alston66 mi southwest
  5. Granby67 mi southwest
  6. Corinth86 mi southwest
  7. Ferguson88 mi south
  8. Celestia106 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.

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°5532Jan5935Feb6641Mar7450Apr8159May8867Jun9171Jul8969Aug8464Sep7652Oct6540Nov5736DecJan: 4.2 inFeb: 3.3 inMar: 3.9 inApr: 3.6 inMay: 3.1 inJun: 4.3 inJul: 4.1 inAug: 5.3 inSep: 4.4 inOct: 4.1 inNov: 3.9 inDec: 4.1 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 Pageland. June to August bring 10 or more days at 90°F and up.

NOAA 1991–2020 normals from the Pageland station (USC00386616), 5 miles away. About 48.3 inches of precipitation a year.

Facts

LocationChesterfield County, South Carolina
Coordinates34.71600, -80.30400
Also known asMinden, South Carolina, Minden, SC
SourcesWikidata Q9033299

Questions

Where is Minden ghost town?

In Chesterfield County, South Carolina, at 34.7160, -80.3040. The closest town with more than 1,000 people is Pageland, SC, about 6 miles northwest in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Rock Hill, SC, 43 miles away.

Can you visit Minden?

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 Minden?

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

Are there other ghost towns near Minden?

Yes. Fudges (34 mi), Springville (36 mi).

More ghost towns in South Carolina

All 18 ghost towns in South Carolina