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Rosemary

Ghost town · Barnwell County, South Carolina

Bamberg quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1920, 1:62,500)
Bamberg quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1920, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Rosemary is a ghost town in Barnwell County, South Carolina. It is one of 10 former communities in Barnwell County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 12th among the 43 South Carolina counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Rosemary as a historical populated place on the Denmark 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 33.3535° N, 81.2479° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleDenmark
Elevation267 ft
Nearest living townBlackville, SC
Distance to it2.7 miles
GNIS feature ID1235529
Coordinates33.35349, -81.24788

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What's there now

Rosemary is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Blackville, SC (population 1,778), about 2.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 267 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 Rosemary?

Rosemary is in Barnwell County, South Carolina, at 33.3535, -81.2479.

How many ghost towns are in Barnwell County?

Barnwell County, South Carolina has 10 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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