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Sutton Spring

Ghost town · York County, South Carolina

Sharon quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1907, 1:62,500)
Sharon quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1907, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Sutton Spring is a ghost town in York County, South Carolina. It is one of 9 former communities in York County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 16th among the 43 South Carolina counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Sutton Spring as a historical populated place on the Sharon 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 34.9812° N, 81.2915° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleSharon
Elevation579 ft
Nearest living townYork, SC
Distance to it3.5 miles
GNIS feature ID1248880
Coordinates34.98125, -81.29147

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What's there now

Sutton Spring is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is York, SC (population 8,697), about 3.5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 579 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 Sutton Spring?

Sutton Spring is in York County, South Carolina, at 34.9812, -81.2915.

How many ghost towns are in York County?

York County, South Carolina has 9 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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