Ensenaka
Ghost town · Oconee County, South Carolina

Ensenaka is a ghost town in Oconee County, South Carolina. It is one of 6 former communities in Oconee County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 23rd among the 43 South Carolina counties with a vanished settlement on record.
The U.S. Geological Survey lists Ensenaka as a historical populated place on the Clemson 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 34.6801° N, 82.8549° W.
Key facts
| USGS quadrangle | Clemson |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 681 ft |
| Nearest living town | Clemson University, SC |
| Distance to it | 1.2 miles |
| GNIS feature ID | 1242977 |
| Coordinates | 34.68010, -82.85487 |
What's there now
Ensenaka is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Clemson University, SC (population 6,434), about 1.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 681 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
Nearby places
- Connerossghost town · Oconee County · 12.4 mi
- Priceghost town · Anderson County · 14.1 mi
- Andersonvilleghost town · Anderson County · 16.1 mi
- Sadlerghost town · Anderson County · 16.4 mi
- Horse Shoeghost town · Oconee County · 17.4 mi
- Harbinghost town · Oconee County · 18.1 mi
- Oak Bowerghost town · Hart County · 20.5 mi
- Jocasseeghost town · Oconee County · 20.6 mi
- Varennesghost town · Anderson County · 21.8 mi
- Prices Storeghost town · Pickens County · 22.1 mi
- Monteideoghost town · Hart County · 23.7 mi
- Russellghost town · Oconee County · 24 mi
Questions
Where is Ensenaka?
Ensenaka is in Oconee County, South Carolina, at 34.6801, -82.8549.
How many ghost towns are in Oconee County?
Oconee County, South Carolina has 6 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.