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Oldtown

Ghost town · Newberry County, South Carolina

Chappells quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1971, 1:24,000)
Chappells quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1971, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Oldtown is a ghost town in Newberry County, South Carolina. It is one of 12 former communities in Newberry County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 6th among the 43 South Carolina counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Oldtown as a historical populated place on the Chappells 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 34.1735° N, 81.7818° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleChappells
Elevation374 ft
Nearest living townSilverstreet, SC
Distance to it4.9 miles
GNIS feature ID1251629
Coordinates34.17347, -81.78178

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What's there now

Oldtown is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Silverstreet, SC (population 160), about 4.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 374 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 Oldtown?

Oldtown is in Newberry County, South Carolina, at 34.1735, -81.7818.

How many ghost towns are in Newberry County?

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

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