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Gowdeysville

Ghost town · Cherokee County, South Carolina

Wilkinsville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1968, 1:24,000)
Wilkinsville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1968, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Gowdeysville 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 Gowdeysville as a historical populated place on the Wilkinsville 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 34.9065° N, 81.5707° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleWilkinsville
Elevation654 ft
Nearest living townJonesville, SC
Distance to it8.1 miles
GNIS feature ID1228548
Coordinates34.90652, -81.57065

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What's there now

Gowdeysville is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Jonesville, SC (population 1,016), about 8.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 654 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 Gowdeysville?

Gowdeysville is in Cherokee County, South Carolina, at 34.9065, -81.5707.

How many ghost towns are in Cherokee County?

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

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