Springville
Ghost town · Darlington County, South Carolina

Springville is a ghost town in Darlington County, South Carolina. It is one of 5 former communities in Darlington County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 29th among the 43 South Carolina counties with a vanished settlement on record.
The U.S. Geological Survey lists Springville as a historical populated place on the Darlington 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 34.3410° N, 79.8545° W.
Key facts
| USGS quadrangle | Darlington East |
|---|---|
| Nearest living town | Darlington, SC |
| Distance to it | 2.8 miles |
| GNIS feature ID | 1241000 |
| Coordinates | 34.34099, -79.85451 |
What's there now
Springville is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Darlington, SC (population 6,128), about 2.8 miles away in a straight line. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
Nearby places
- Lumberghost town · Darlington County · 5.9 mi
- Leavensworthghost town · Darlington County · 6.8 mi
- McCalls Crossroadsghost town · Florence County · 9.8 mi
- Philadelphiaghost town · Darlington County · 10.1 mi
- Greenplainsghost town · Darlington County · 12 mi
- Highland Parkghost town · Florence County · 12.5 mi
- Welsh Neckghost town · Marlboro County · 15.5 mi
- Pleasant Viewghost town · Florence County · 16.5 mi
- Reedy Creek Springsghost town · Marlboro County · 17.8 mi
- Tabernacleghost town · Chesterfield County · 19.4 mi
- Ayersghost town · Marlboro County · 20.6 mi
- Weatherlyghost town · Lee County · 20.7 mi
Questions
Where is Springville?
Springville is in Darlington County, South Carolina, at 34.3410, -79.8545.
How many ghost towns are in Darlington County?
Darlington County, South Carolina has 5 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.
- USGS Geographic Names Information System (Domestic Names) — GNIS Domestic Names, feature record (public-domain)
- Wikidata — Wikidata item (CC0)
- Wikidata — Wikipedia article (linked as a source; text not used) (CC0)
- 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.