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Zadok

Ghost town · York County, South Carolina

Kings Mountain quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1906, 1:62,500)
Kings Mountain quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1906, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Zadok 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 Zadok as a historical populated place on the Filbert 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 35.0793° N, 81.2781° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleFilbert
Elevation787 ft
Nearest living townClover, SC
Distance to it4 miles
GNIS feature ID1248881
Coordinates35.07930, -81.27813

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What's there now

Zadok is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Clover, SC (population 7,013), about 4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 787 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 Zadok?

Zadok is in York County, South Carolina, at 35.0793, -81.2781.

How many ghost towns are in York County?

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

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