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Boland Crossroads

Ghost town · Newberry County, South Carolina

Little Mountain quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1971, 1:24,000)
Little Mountain quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1971, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Boland Crossroads is a ghost town in Newberry County, South Carolina. It is one of 12 former communities in Newberry County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 6th among the 43 South Carolina counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Boland Crossroads as a historical populated place on the Little Mountain 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 34.1565° N, 81.4323° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleLittle Mountain
Elevation441 ft
Nearest living townLittle Mountain, SC
Distance to it3 miles
GNIS feature ID1228378
Coordinates34.15653, -81.43232

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What's there now

Boland Crossroads is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Little Mountain, SC (population 446), about 3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 441 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 Boland Crossroads?

Boland Crossroads is in Newberry County, South Carolina, at 34.1565, -81.4323.

How many ghost towns are in Newberry County?

Newberry County, South Carolina has 12 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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