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Bishop Town

Ghost town · Union County, South Carolina

Union West quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1969, 1:24,000)
Union West quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1969, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Bishop Town is a ghost town in Union County, South Carolina. It is one of 18 former communities in Union County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 2nd among the 43 South Carolina counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Bishop Town as a historical populated place on the Union West 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 34.6629° N, 81.7193° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleUnion West
Elevation520 ft
Nearest living townBuffalo, SC
Distance to it4.7 miles
GNIS feature ID1232832
Coordinates34.66291, -81.71927

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What's there now

Bishop Town is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Buffalo, SC (population 1,232), about 4.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 520 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 Bishop Town?

Bishop Town is in Union County, South Carolina, at 34.6629, -81.7193.

How many ghost towns are in Union County?

Union County, South Carolina has 18 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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