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Lumber

Ghost town · Darlington County, South Carolina

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

Lumber is a ghost town in Darlington County, South Carolina. It is one of 5 former communities in Darlington County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 29th among the 43 South Carolina counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Lumber as a historical populated place on the Mont Clare 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 34.4179° N, 79.8090° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleMont Clare
Elevation90 ft
Nearest living townDovesville, SC
Distance to it5.8 miles
GNIS feature ID1240996
Coordinates34.41793, -79.80895

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What's there now

Lumber is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Dovesville, SC (population 1,014), about 5.8 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 90 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 Lumber?

Lumber is in Darlington County, South Carolina, at 34.4179, -79.8090.

How many ghost towns are in Darlington County?

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

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