Greenplains
Ghost town · Darlington County, South Carolina

Greenplains is a ghost town in Darlington County, South Carolina. It is one of 5 former communities in Darlington County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 29th among the 43 South Carolina counties with a vanished settlement on record.
The U.S. Geological Survey lists Greenplains as a historical populated place on the Dovesville 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 34.4793° N, 79.9826° W.
Key facts
| USGS quadrangle | Dovesville |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 234 ft |
| Nearest living town | Dovesville, SC |
| Distance to it | 6.7 miles |
| GNIS feature ID | 1240878 |
| Coordinates | 34.47932, -79.98257 |
What's there now
Greenplains is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Dovesville, SC (population 1,014), about 6.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 234 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
Nearby places
- Leavensworthghost town · Darlington County · 5.4 mi
- Gillespieghost town · Chesterfield County · 10.1 mi
- Lumberghost town · Darlington County · 10.8 mi
- Tabernacleghost town · Chesterfield County · 11.1 mi
- Welsh Neckghost town · Marlboro County · 11.4 mi
- Springvilleghost town · Darlington County · 12 mi
- Hunts Springghost town · Chesterfield County · 12.6 mi
- McNeilsghost town · Chesterfield County · 13.3 mi
- Thompsonsghost town · Chesterfield County · 15 mi
- Excelsiorghost town · Chesterfield County · 15.3 mi
- Philadelphiaghost town · Darlington County · 16.5 mi
- Riversghost town · Chesterfield County · 16.8 mi
Questions
Where is Greenplains?
Greenplains is in Darlington County, South Carolina, at 34.4793, -79.9826.
How many ghost towns are in Darlington County?
Darlington County, South Carolina has 5 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.