WayfarrowRosa
Ghost town · Greenwood County, South Carolina
Rosa is a ghost town in Greenwood County, South Carolina. It is one of 10 former communities in Greenwood County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 11th among the 43 South Carolina counties with a vanished settlement on record.
The U.S. Geological Survey lists Rosa as a historical populated place on the Kirksey 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 34.0237° N, 82.0854° W.
Key facts
| USGS quadrangle | Kirksey |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 498 ft |
| Nearest living town | Bradley, SC |
| Distance to it | 8.8 miles |
| GNIS feature ID | 1234213 |
| Coordinates | 34.02374, -82.08540 |
What's there now
Rosa is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Bradley, SC (population 207), about 8.8 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 498 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
Nearby places
- Dominicksghost town · Greenwood County · 5 mi
- Aixghost town · Greenwood County · 6.2 mi
- Lacoghost town · Greenwood County · 7 mi
- Lime Stoneghost town · Edgefield County · 7.2 mi
- Celestiaghost town · Saluda County · 7.5 mi
- Whites Cross Roadsghost town · McCormick County · 8.1 mi
- Cambridgeghost town · Greenwood County · 9.1 mi
- Dornvilleghost town · McCormick County · 11.5 mi
- Bullockghost town · Greenwood County · 11.7 mi
- Lorenzoghost town · Greenwood County · 12.3 mi
- Bethanyghost town · McCormick County · 12.6 mi
- Canaghost town · Abbeville County · 13.5 mi
Questions
Where is Rosa?
Rosa is in Greenwood County, South Carolina, at 34.0237, -82.0854.
How many ghost towns are in Greenwood County?
Greenwood County, South Carolina has 10 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.