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Andersonville

Ghost town · Anderson County, South Carolina

Hartwell NE quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1959, 1:24,000)
Hartwell NE quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1959, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Andersonville is a ghost town in Anderson County, South Carolina, recorded as human settlement in South Carolina, United States of America. It is one of 5 former communities in Anderson County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 27th among the 43 South Carolina counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Andersonville as a historical populated place on the Hartwell NE 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 34.4473° N, 82.8551° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleHartwell NE
Elevation659 ft
Nearest living townReed Creek, GA
Distance to it3.4 miles
GNIS feature ID1234013
Coordinates34.44733, -82.85514

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What's there now

Andersonville is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Reed Creek, GA (population 2,672), about 3.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 659 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 Andersonville?

Andersonville is in Anderson County, South Carolina, at 34.4473, -82.8551.

How many ghost towns are in Anderson County?

Anderson County, South Carolina has 5 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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