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Mercer

Ghost town · Cherokee County, South Carolina

Gaffney quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1909, 1:62,500)
Gaffney quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1909, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Mercer is a ghost town in Cherokee County, South Carolina. It is one of 10 former communities in Cherokee County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 15th among the 43 South Carolina counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Mercer as a historical populated place on the Blacksburg South 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 35.0196° N, 81.5423° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleBlacksburg South
Elevation680 ft
Nearest living townCherokee Falls, SC
Distance to it3.1 miles
GNIS feature ID1228597
Coordinates35.01957, -81.54232

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What's there now

Mercer is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Cherokee Falls, SC (population 28), about 3.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 680 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 Mercer?

Mercer is in Cherokee County, South Carolina, at 35.0196, -81.5423.

How many ghost towns are in Cherokee County?

Cherokee County, South Carolina has 10 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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