Purrysburg Ghost Town

Jasper County, South Carolina32.2975, -81.1192

Can you visit?

Likely private land

Private or unlisted land · Ask the owner first

Nearest town
4.6 miHardeeville, SC
Mild months
Jan–Dec9 of 12
Next ghost town
6.6 miEbenezer
Illustration of a south landscape
Illustration of the landscape type, not a picture of Purrysburg. No free-licensed photo yet.

Purrysburg, in Jasper County, South Carolina, is a ghost town.

On the map

20 mi40 miBlufftonPoolerPort WentworthWhitemarsh IslandPurrysburg
  • Military, DOE
  • Private or unlisted

Star: Purrysburg. 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 Hardeeville, SC, about 4.6 miles east in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Savannah, GA, 20 miles away.

Ghost towns nearby

  1. Ebenezer6.6 mi northwest
  2. Clyde26 mi southwest
  3. Sunbury38 mi south
  4. Willie38 mi southwest
  5. Taylors Creek40 mi southwest
  6. Jacksonboro47 mi northwest
  7. Warsaw54 mi southwest
  8. Doctortown61 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°6140Jan6543Feb7149Mar7855Apr8563May9071Jun9274Jul9173Aug8669Sep7959Oct7048Nov6443DecJan: 3.3 inFeb: 2.8 inMar: 3.5 inApr: 3.4 inMay: 3.6 inJun: 6.7 inJul: 5.8 inAug: 5.5 inSep: 4.3 inOct: 3.7 inNov: 2.4 inDec: 3.2 inrain
Mild month (average high 55–88°F, low above 28°F) 32°F, freezing Rain and snow water, inches

Mild months here run September to May, judging by NOAA normals from Savannah Intl Ap. June to August bring 10 or more days at 90°F and up.

NOAA 1991–2020 normals from the Savannah Intl Ap station (USW00003822), 13 miles away. About 48.2 inches of precipitation a year.

Facts

LocationJasper County, South Carolina
Coordinates32.29750, -81.11917
Also known asPurrysburg, South Carolina
SourcesWikidata Q7261547 · Wikipedia article

Questions

Where is Purrysburg ghost town?

In Jasper County, South Carolina, at 32.2975, -81.1192. The closest town with more than 1,000 people is Hardeeville, SC, about 4.6 miles east in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Savannah, GA, 20 miles away.

Can you visit Purrysburg?

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 Purrysburg?

Mild months here run September to May, judging by NOAA normals from Savannah Intl Ap. June to August bring 10 or more days at 90°F and up.

Are there other ghost towns near Purrysburg?

Yes. Ebenezer (6.6 mi), Clyde (26 mi), Sunbury (38 mi), Willie (38 mi).

More ghost towns in South Carolina

All 18 ghost towns in South Carolina