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Lylesford

Ghost town · Fairfield County, South Carolina

Blair quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1969, 1:24,000)
Blair quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1969, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Lylesford is a ghost town in Fairfield County, South Carolina. It is one of 5 former communities in Fairfield County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 25th among the 43 South Carolina counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Lylesford as a historical populated place on the Blair 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 34.4526° N, 81.4179° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleBlair
Elevation301 ft
Nearest living townCarlisle, SC
Distance to it10 miles
GNIS feature ID1237041
Coordinates34.45264, -81.41788

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What's there now

Lylesford is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Carlisle, SC (population 438), about 10 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 301 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 Lylesford?

Lylesford is in Fairfield County, South Carolina, at 34.4526, -81.4179.

How many ghost towns are in Fairfield County?

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

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