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Gaston Shoals

Ghost town · Cherokee County, South Carolina

Gaffney quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1909, 1:62,500)
Gaffney quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1909, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Gaston Shoals is a ghost town in Cherokee County, South Carolina. It is one of 10 former communities in Cherokee County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 15th among the 43 South Carolina counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Gaston Shoals as a historical populated place on the Blacksburg North 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 35.1390° N, 81.5954° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleBlacksburg North
Elevation613 ft
Nearest living townEast Gaffney, SC
Distance to it4.1 miles
GNIS feature ID1235846
Coordinates35.13902, -81.59537

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What's there now

Gaston Shoals is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is East Gaffney, SC (population 3,169), about 4.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 613 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 Gaston Shoals?

Gaston Shoals is in Cherokee County, South Carolina, at 35.1390, -81.5954.

How many ghost towns are in Cherokee County?

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

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