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Ghost town · Laurens County, South Carolina

Ware Shoals East quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1971, 1:24,000)
Ware Shoals East quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1971, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Austin is a ghost town in Laurens County, South Carolina. It is one of 15 former communities in Laurens County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 4th among the 43 South Carolina counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Austin as a historical populated place on the Ware Shoals East topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 34.4779° N, 82.1637° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleWare Shoals East
Elevation656 ft
Nearest living townPrinceton, SC
Distance to it7.6 miles
GNIS feature ID1234737
Coordinates34.47790, -82.16372

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What's there now

Austin is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Princeton, SC (population 88), about 7.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 656 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Austin?

Austin is in Laurens County, South Carolina, at 34.4779, -82.1637.

How many ghost towns are in Laurens County?

Laurens County, South Carolina has 15 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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