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Gilliam Spring

Ghost town · Newberry County, South Carolina

Blair quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1969, 1:24,000)
Blair quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1969, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Gilliam Spring is a ghost town in Newberry County, South Carolina. It is one of 12 former communities in Newberry County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 6th among the 43 South Carolina counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Gilliam Spring as a historical populated place on the Blair 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 34.4163° N, 81.4651° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleBlair
Elevation346 ft
Nearest living townWhitmire, SC
Distance to it10.4 miles
GNIS feature ID1228420
Coordinates34.41625, -81.46510

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What's there now

Gilliam Spring is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Whitmire, SC (population 1,241), about 10.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 346 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 Gilliam Spring?

Gilliam Spring is in Newberry County, South Carolina, at 34.4163, -81.4651.

How many ghost towns are in Newberry County?

Newberry County, South Carolina has 12 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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