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Cattle Creek

Ghost town · Dorchester County, South Carolina

St George quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1921, 1:62,500)
St George quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1921, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Cattle Creek is a ghost town in Dorchester County, South Carolina. It is one of 7 former communities in Dorchester County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 19th among the 43 South Carolina counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Cattle Creek as a historical populated place on the Reevesville 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 33.2057° N, 80.7220° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleReevesville
Elevation127 ft
Nearest living townReevesville, SC
Distance to it4.7 miles
GNIS feature ID1241062
Coordinates33.20572, -80.72204

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What's there now

Cattle Creek is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Reevesville, SC (population 295), about 4.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 127 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 Cattle Creek?

Cattle Creek is in Dorchester County, South Carolina, at 33.2057, -80.7220.

How many ghost towns are in Dorchester County?

Dorchester County, South Carolina has 7 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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