Wayfarrow

Black Tom

Ghost town · Berkeley County, South Carolina

Summerville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1920, 1:62,500)
Summerville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1920, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Black Tom is a ghost town in Berkeley County, South Carolina. It is one of 43 former communities in Berkeley County on the federal names register. No county in South Carolina has more among the 43 South Carolina counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Black Tom as a historical populated place on the Summerville NW 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 33.1335° N, 80.1484° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleSummerville NW
Elevation67 ft
Nearest living townSangaree, SC
Distance to it7.1 miles
GNIS feature ID1234435
Coordinates33.13350, -80.14842

Open the location on a map

What's there now

Black Tom is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Sangaree, SC (population 8,517), about 7.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 67 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

Nearby places

Questions

Where is Black Tom?

Black Tom is in Berkeley County, South Carolina, at 33.1335, -80.1484.

How many ghost towns are in Berkeley County?

Berkeley County, South Carolina has 43 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

Sources and licences

Facts marked "approximately" carry an uncertain date in the source. Text on this page is generated from the sources above; no encyclopedia prose is copied. Last updated 2026-11-05.