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Highland Park

Ghost town · Florence County, South Carolina

Florence West quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1940, 1:62,500)
Florence West quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1940, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Highland Park is a ghost town in Florence County, South Carolina. It is one of 5 former communities in Florence County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 30th among the 43 South Carolina counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Highland Park as a historical populated place on the Florence West 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 34.1696° N, 79.7859° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleFlorence West
Elevation114 ft
Nearest living townFlorence, SC
Distance to it0.7 miles
GNIS feature ID1241960
Coordinates34.16960, -79.78590

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What's there now

Highland Park is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Florence, SC (population 40,205), about 0.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 114 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 Highland Park?

Highland Park is in Florence County, South Carolina, at 34.1696, -79.7859.

How many ghost towns are in Florence County?

Florence County, South Carolina has 5 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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