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Kings

Ghost town · Greenville County, South Carolina

Greenville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1938, 1:62,500)
Greenville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1938, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Kings is a ghost town in Greenville County, South Carolina. It is one of 12 former communities in Greenville County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 9th among the 43 South Carolina counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Kings as a historical populated place on the Taylors 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 34.9390° N, 82.2565° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleTaylors
Elevation1,038 ft
Nearest living townGreer, SC
Distance to it1.5 miles
GNIS feature ID1232036
Coordinates34.93901, -82.25650

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What's there now

Kings is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Greer, SC (population 39,191), about 1.5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,038 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 Kings?

Kings is in Greenville County, South Carolina, at 34.9390, -82.2565.

How many ghost towns are in Greenville County?

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

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