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Nauvassee

Ghost town · York County, South Carolina

Rock Hill East quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1968, 1:24,000)
Rock Hill East quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1968, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Nauvassee is a ghost town in York County, South Carolina. It is one of 9 former communities in York County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 16th among the 43 South Carolina counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Nauvassee as a historical populated place on the Rock Hill East 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 34.9918° N, 80.9248° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleRock Hill East
Elevation669 ft
Nearest living townFort Mill, SC
Distance to it1.3 miles
GNIS feature ID1233813
Coordinates34.99181, -80.92480

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What's there now

Nauvassee is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Fort Mill, SC (population 28,281), about 1.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 669 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 Nauvassee?

Nauvassee is in York County, South Carolina, at 34.9918, -80.9248.

How many ghost towns are in York County?

York County, South Carolina has 9 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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