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Horse Shoe

Ghost town · Oconee County, South Carolina

Holly Springs quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1963, 1:24,000)
Holly Springs quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1963, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Horse Shoe is a ghost town in Oconee County, South Carolina. It is one of 6 former communities in Oconee County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 23rd among the 43 South Carolina counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Horse Shoe as a historical populated place on the Holly Springs 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 34.6640° N, 83.1602° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleHolly Springs
Elevation706 ft
Nearest living townWestminster, SC
Distance to it4 miles
GNIS feature ID1243016
Coordinates34.66399, -83.16016

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What's there now

Horse Shoe is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Westminster, SC (population 2,244), about 4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 706 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 Horse Shoe?

Horse Shoe is in Oconee County, South Carolina, at 34.6640, -83.1602.

How many ghost towns are in Oconee County?

Oconee County, South Carolina has 6 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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