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Styx

Ghost town · Lexington County, South Carolina

Edmund quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1944, 1:62,500)
Edmund quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1944, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Styx is a ghost town in Lexington County, South Carolina. It is one of 5 former communities in Lexington County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 26th among the 43 South Carolina counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Styx as a historical populated place on the Southwest Columbia 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 33.9135° N, 81.1234° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleSouthwest Columbia
Elevation159 ft
Nearest living townSouth Congaree, SC
Distance to it0.9 miles
GNIS feature ID1244400
Coordinates33.91349, -81.12343

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What's there now

Styx is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is South Congaree, SC (population 1,918), about 0.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 159 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 Styx?

Styx is in Lexington County, South Carolina, at 33.9135, -81.1234.

How many ghost towns are in Lexington County?

Lexington County, South Carolina has 5 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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