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Glenwood

Ghost town · Spartanburg County, South Carolina

Spartanburg quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1947, 1:62,500)
Spartanburg quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1947, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Glenwood is a ghost town in Spartanburg County, South Carolina. It is one of 8 former communities in Spartanburg County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 17th among the 43 South Carolina counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Glenwood as a historical populated place on the Spartanburg 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 34.9737° N, 81.9595° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleSpartanburg
Elevation866 ft
Nearest living townHilltop, SC
Distance to it0.1 miles
GNIS feature ID1248293
Coordinates34.97373, -81.95955

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What's there now

Glenwood is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Hilltop, SC (population 3,058), about 0.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 866 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 Glenwood?

Glenwood is in Spartanburg County, South Carolina, at 34.9737, -81.9595.

How many ghost towns are in Spartanburg County?

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

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