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Mayfield

Ghost town · Greenville County, South Carolina

Cleveland quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1961, 1:24,000)
Cleveland quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1961, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Mayfield 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 Mayfield as a historical populated place on the Cleveland 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 35.0187° N, 82.5721° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleCleveland
Elevation953 ft
Nearest living townSlater-Marietta, SC
Distance to it4.8 miles
GNIS feature ID1245229
Coordinates35.01873, -82.57207

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What's there now

Mayfield is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Slater-Marietta, SC (population 1,934), about 4.8 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 953 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 Mayfield?

Mayfield is in Greenville County, South Carolina, at 35.0187, -82.5721.

How many ghost towns are in Greenville County?

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

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