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Fifty Eight

Ghost town · Orangeburg County, South Carolina

Lodge quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1919, 1:62,500)
Lodge quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1919, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Fifty Eight is a ghost town in Orangeburg County, South Carolina. It is one of 8 former communities in Orangeburg County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 18th among the 43 South Carolina counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Fifty Eight as a historical populated place on the Branchville 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 33.2349° N, 80.7554° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleBranchville South
Elevation138 ft
Nearest living townBranchville, SC
Distance to it3.7 miles
GNIS feature ID1242619
Coordinates33.23488, -80.75537

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What's there now

Fifty Eight is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Branchville, SC (population 1,169), about 3.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 138 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 Fifty Eight?

Fifty Eight is in Orangeburg County, South Carolina, at 33.2349, -80.7554.

How many ghost towns are in Orangeburg County?

Orangeburg County, South Carolina has 8 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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