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Garners Quarter

Ghost town · Richland County, South Carolina

Eastover quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1943, 1:62,500)
Eastover quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1943, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Garners Quarter is a ghost town in Richland County, South Carolina. It is one of 10 former communities in Richland County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 14th among the 43 South Carolina counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Garners Quarter as a historical populated place on the Eastover 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 33.9432° N, 80.6426° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleEastover
Elevation132 ft
Nearest living townEastover, SC
Distance to it5.4 miles
GNIS feature ID1249110
Coordinates33.94321, -80.64259

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What's there now

Garners Quarter is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Eastover, SC (population 566), about 5.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 132 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 Garners Quarter?

Garners Quarter is in Richland County, South Carolina, at 33.9432, -80.6426.

How many ghost towns are in Richland County?

Richland County, South Carolina has 10 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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