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Yale

Ghost town · Barnwell County, South Carolina

Williston quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1927, 1:62,500)
Williston quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1927, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Yale is a ghost town in Barnwell County, South Carolina. It is one of 10 former communities in Barnwell County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 12th among the 43 South Carolina counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Yale as a historical populated place on the Blackville 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 33.2813° N, 81.3329° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleBlackville
Elevation230 ft
Nearest living townBarnwell, SC
Distance to it3.3 miles
GNIS feature ID1235567
Coordinates33.28126, -81.33288

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What's there now

Yale is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Barnwell, SC (population 4,616), about 3.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 230 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 Yale?

Yale is in Barnwell County, South Carolina, at 33.2813, -81.3329.

How many ghost towns are in Barnwell County?

Barnwell County, South Carolina has 10 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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