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Eddy Lake

Ghost town · Horry County, South Carolina

Bucksville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1943, 1:24,000)
Bucksville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1943, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Eddy Lake is a ghost town in Horry County, South Carolina. It is one of 12 former communities in Horry County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 7th among the 43 South Carolina counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Eddy Lake as a historical populated place on the Bucksville 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 33.6502° N, 79.1206° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleBucksville
Elevation27 ft
Nearest living townBucksport, SC
Distance to it1.1 miles
GNIS feature ID1243703
Coordinates33.65017, -79.12060

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What's there now

Eddy Lake is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Bucksport, SC (population 583), about 1.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 27 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 Eddy Lake?

Eddy Lake is in Horry County, South Carolina, at 33.6502, -79.1206.

How many ghost towns are in Horry County?

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

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