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Metz Store

Ghost town · Colleton County, South Carolina

Cottageville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1918, 1:62,500)
Cottageville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1918, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Metz Store is a ghost town in Colleton County, South Carolina. It is one of 4 former communities in Colleton County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 34th among the 43 South Carolina counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Metz Store as a historical populated place on the Cottageville 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 32.9918° N, 80.4901° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleCottageville
Elevation67 ft
Nearest living townCottageville, SC
Distance to it3.9 miles
GNIS feature ID1240678
Coordinates32.99184, -80.49010

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What's there now

Metz Store is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Cottageville, SC (population 1,154), about 3.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 67 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 Metz Store?

Metz Store is in Colleton County, South Carolina, at 32.9918, -80.4901.

How many ghost towns are in Colleton County?

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

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