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Ellerbee

Ghost town · Sumter 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 Sumter County, South Carolina. It is one of 2 former communities in Sumter County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 42nd 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 Rembert 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 34.1096° N, 80.5470° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleRembert
Elevation190 ft
Nearest living townRembert, SC
Distance to it1 miles
GNIS feature ID1244513
Coordinates34.10960, -80.54703

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What's there now

Ellerbee is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Rembert, SC (population 199), about 1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 190 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 Sumter County, South Carolina, at 34.1096, -80.5470.

How many ghost towns are in Sumter County?

Sumter County, South Carolina has 2 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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