Gaza
Ghost town · Beaufort County, South Carolina

Gaza is a ghost town in Beaufort County, South Carolina. It is one of 3 former communities in Beaufort County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 37th among the 43 South Carolina counties with a vanished settlement on record.
The U.S. Geological Survey lists Gaza as a historical populated place on the Dale 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 32.5549° N, 80.6654° W.
Key facts
| USGS quadrangle | Dale |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 4 ft |
| Nearest living town | Dale, SC |
| Distance to it | 2.1 miles |
| GNIS feature ID | 1237205 |
| Coordinates | 32.55491, -80.66538 |
What's there now
Gaza is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Dale, SC (population 622), about 2.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 4 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
Nearby places
- Radnorghost town · Beaufort County · 6.8 mi
- Combahee Bank Lightlighthouse · Colleton County · 14.8 mi
- Parris Island Range Lightslighthouse · Beaufort County · 16.8 mi
- Santa Elenaghost town · Beaufort County · 17.2 mi
- Hunting Island Lightlighthouse · Beaufort County · 18.2 mi
- Gannonghost town · Charleston County · 24.4 mi
- Varntownghost town · Colleton County · 25.4 mi
- Hilton Head Range Rear Lightlighthouse · Beaufort County · 27.4 mi
- Haig Point Range rear lightlighthouse · Beaufort County · 30 mi
- Haig Point Range Lightslighthouse · Beaufort County · 30 mi
- Pattilloghost town · Colleton County · 30.1 mi
- Harbour Town Lighthouselighthouse · Beaufort County · 30.1 mi
Questions
Where is Gaza?
Gaza is in Beaufort County, South Carolina, at 32.5549, -80.6654.
How many ghost towns are in Beaufort County?
Beaufort County, South Carolina has 3 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.
- USGS Geographic Names Information System (Domestic Names) — GNIS Domestic Names, feature record (public-domain)
- U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line and ACS — Census Gazetteer + ACS 5-year population (public-domain)
Facts marked "approximately" carry an uncertain date in the source. Text on this page is generated from the sources above; no encyclopedia prose is copied. Last updated 2026-11-05.