Millwood
Ghost town · Abbeville County, South Carolina

Millwood is a ghost town in Abbeville County, South Carolina. It is one of 17 former communities in Abbeville County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 3rd among the 43 South Carolina counties with a vanished settlement on record.
The U.S. Geological Survey lists Millwood as a historical populated place on the Heardmont 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 34.0646° N, 82.6262° W.
Key facts
| USGS quadrangle | Heardmont |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 474 ft |
| Nearest living town | Calhoun Falls, SC |
| Distance to it | 2.6 miles |
| GNIS feature ID | 1706232 |
| Coordinates | 34.06456, -82.62624 |
What's there now
Millwood is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Calhoun Falls, SC (population 1,897), about 2.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 474 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
Nearby places
- Huguenotghost town · Elbert County · 5.2 mi
- Dresdenghost town · Abbeville County · 6.1 mi
- Stansellghost town · Elbert County · 7.1 mi
- Rocky Riverghost town · Abbeville County · 7.2 mi
- Chesnut Hillghost town · Abbeville County · 7.8 mi
- Dysonghost town · Wilkes County · 8.1 mi
- Montereyghost town · Abbeville County · 8.7 mi
- Edinburgghost town · Elbert County · 10.3 mi
- Dukeghost town · Abbeville County · 11.1 mi
- Diamond Hill Springghost town · Abbeville County · 11.2 mi
- Concordiaghost town · Elbert County · 13.8 mi
- Doverghost town · Abbeville County · 14.4 mi
Questions
Where is Millwood?
Millwood is in Abbeville County, South Carolina, at 34.0646, -82.6262.
How many ghost towns are in Abbeville County?
Abbeville County, South Carolina has 17 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.
- USGS Geographic Names Information System (Domestic Names) — GNIS Domestic Names, feature record (public-domain)
- U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line and ACS — Census Gazetteer + ACS 5-year population (public-domain)
Facts marked "approximately" carry an uncertain date in the source. Text on this page is generated from the sources above; no encyclopedia prose is copied. Last updated 2026-11-05.