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Cotton

Ghost town · York County, South Carolina

Sharon quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1907, 1:62,500)
Sharon quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1907, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Cotton is a ghost town in York County, South Carolina. It is one of 9 former communities in York County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 16th among the 43 South Carolina counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Cotton as a historical populated place on the Lockhart 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 34.8315° N, 81.4220° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleLockhart
Elevation577 ft
Nearest living townLockhart, SC
Distance to it3.5 miles
GNIS feature ID1233678
Coordinates34.83152, -81.42204

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What's there now

Cotton is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Lockhart, SC (population 411), about 3.5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 577 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 Cotton?

Cotton is in York County, South Carolina, at 34.8315, -81.4220.

How many ghost towns are in York County?

York County, South Carolina has 9 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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