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Smithville

Ghost town · Abbeville County, South Carolina

Abbeville East quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1948, 1:24,000)
Abbeville East quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1948, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Smithville 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 Smithville as a historical populated place on the Abbeville 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 34.1935° N, 82.2701° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleAbbeville East
Elevation597 ft
Nearest living townPromised Land, SC
Distance to it5.1 miles
GNIS feature ID1229145
Coordinates34.19345, -82.27012

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What's there now

Smithville is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Promised Land, SC (population 127), about 5.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 597 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 Smithville?

Smithville is in Abbeville County, South Carolina, at 34.1935, -82.2701.

How many ghost towns are in Abbeville County?

Abbeville County, South Carolina has 17 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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