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Ellerbee

Ghost town · Kershaw County, South Carolina

Hagood quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1938, 1:62,500)
Hagood quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1938, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Ellerbee is a ghost town in Kershaw County, South Carolina. It is one of 10 former communities in Kershaw County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 13th among the 43 South Carolina counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Ellerbee as a historical populated place on the Camden South 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 34.1288° N, 80.5534° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleCamden South
Elevation175 ft
Nearest living townBoykin, SC
Distance to it1.9 miles
GNIS feature ID1235356
Coordinates34.12876, -80.55341

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What's there now

Ellerbee is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Boykin, SC (population 134), about 1.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 175 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 Ellerbee?

Ellerbee is in Kershaw County, South Carolina, at 34.1288, -80.5534.

How many ghost towns are in Kershaw County?

Kershaw County, South Carolina has 10 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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