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Dornville

Ghost town · McCormick County, South Carolina

Winterseat quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1965, 1:24,000)
Winterseat quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1965, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Dornville is a ghost town in McCormick County, South Carolina. It is one of 3 former communities in McCormick County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 35th among the 43 South Carolina counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Dornville as a historical populated place on the Winterseat 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 33.9187° N, 82.2410° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleWinterseat
Elevation482 ft
Nearest living townMcCormick, SC
Distance to it2.7 miles
GNIS feature ID1241318
Coordinates33.91874, -82.24096

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What's there now

Dornville is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is McCormick, SC (population 2,681), about 2.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 482 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 Dornville?

Dornville is in McCormick County, South Carolina, at 33.9187, -82.2410.

How many ghost towns are in McCormick County?

McCormick County, South Carolina has 3 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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