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Knob

Ghost town · Pickens County, South Carolina

Table Rock quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1935, 1:24,000)
Table Rock quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1935, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Knob is a ghost town in Pickens County, South Carolina. It is one of 4 former communities in Pickens County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 33rd among the 43 South Carolina counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Knob as a historical populated place on the Table Rock 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 35.0040° N, 82.6812° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleTable Rock
Elevation959 ft
Nearest living townCaesars Head, SC
Distance to it8 miles
GNIS feature ID1243411
Coordinates35.00401, -82.68124

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What's there now

Knob is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Caesars Head, SC (population 37), about 8 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 959 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 Knob?

Knob is in Pickens County, South Carolina, at 35.0040, -82.6812.

How many ghost towns are in Pickens County?

Pickens County, South Carolina has 4 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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