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Varntown

Ghost town · Colleton County, South Carolina

Cummings quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1919, 1:62,500)
Cummings quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1919, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Varntown is a ghost town in Colleton County, South Carolina. It is one of 4 former communities in Colleton County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 34th among the 43 South Carolina counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Varntown as a historical populated place on the Cummings 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 32.8652° N, 80.8990° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleCummings
Elevation57 ft
Nearest living townIslandton, SC
Distance to it3.7 miles
GNIS feature ID1240771
Coordinates32.86517, -80.89899

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What's there now

Varntown is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Islandton, SC (population 54), about 3.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 57 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 Varntown?

Varntown is in Colleton County, South Carolina, at 32.8652, -80.8990.

How many ghost towns are in Colleton County?

Colleton County, South Carolina has 4 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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