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Hickory Hill

Ghost town · Hampton County, South Carolina

Varnville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1918, 1:62,500)
Varnville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1918, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Hickory Hill is a ghost town in Hampton County, South Carolina. It is one of 3 former communities in Hampton County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 38th among the 43 South Carolina counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Hickory Hill as a historical populated place on the Hampton 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 32.8266° N, 81.0987° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleHampton
Elevation82 ft
Nearest living townVarnville, SC
Distance to it2.1 miles
GNIS feature ID1232165
Coordinates32.82656, -81.09872

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What's there now

Hickory Hill is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Varnville, SC (population 2,433), about 2.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 82 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 Hickory Hill?

Hickory Hill is in Hampton County, South Carolina, at 32.8266, -81.0987.

How many ghost towns are in Hampton County?

Hampton County, South Carolina has 3 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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