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Whites Cross Roads

Ghost town · McCormick County, South Carolina

Winterseat quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1965, 1:24,000)
Winterseat quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1965, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Whites Cross Roads is a ghost town in McCormick County, South Carolina. It is one of 3 former communities in McCormick County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 35th among the 43 South Carolina counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Whites Cross Roads as a historical populated place on the Winterseat 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 33.9237° N, 82.1585° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleWinterseat
Elevation462 ft
Nearest living townMcCormick, SC
Distance to it7.4 miles
GNIS feature ID1229278
Coordinates33.92374, -82.15846

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What's there now

Whites Cross Roads is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is McCormick, SC (population 2,681), about 7.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 462 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 Whites Cross Roads?

Whites Cross Roads is in McCormick County, South Carolina, at 33.9237, -82.1585.

How many ghost towns are in McCormick County?

McCormick County, South Carolina has 3 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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