Bush
Ghost town · Aiken County, South Carolina

Bush is a ghost town in Aiken County, South Carolina. It is one of 13 former communities in Aiken County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 5th among the 43 South Carolina counties with a vanished settlement on record.
The U.S. Geological Survey lists Bush as a historical populated place on the Jackson 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 33.2649° N, 81.7748° W.
Key facts
| USGS quadrangle | Jackson |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 136 ft |
| Nearest living town | Jackson, SC |
| Distance to it | 4.5 miles |
| GNIS feature ID | 1236262 |
| Coordinates | 33.26487, -81.77484 |
What's there now
Bush is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Jackson, SC (population 1,782), about 4.5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 136 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
Nearby places
- Ellentonghost town · Barnwell County · 4.7 mi
- Leighghost town · Barnwell County · 5.9 mi
- Hawthorneghost town · Aiken County · 6.4 mi
- Greenlandghost town · Barnwell County · 9.5 mi
- Ashley Placeghost town · Barnwell County · 10 mi
- Robbinsghost town · Barnwell County · 10.5 mi
- Meyers Millghost town · Barnwell County · 12.1 mi
- New Savannahghost town · Richmond County · 12.4 mi
- Savanna Townghost town · Aiken County · 13.5 mi
- Dunbartonghost town · Barnwell County · 14.5 mi
- Donoraghost town · Barnwell County · 15.3 mi
- Adventureghost town · Richmond County · 16.7 mi
Questions
Where is Bush?
Bush is in Aiken County, South Carolina, at 33.2649, -81.7748.
How many ghost towns are in Aiken County?
Aiken County, South Carolina has 13 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.
- USGS Geographic Names Information System (Domestic Names) — GNIS Domestic Names, feature record (public-domain)
- U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line and ACS — Census Gazetteer + ACS 5-year population (public-domain)
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.