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Islay

Ghost town · Marlboro County, South Carolina

Bennettsville South quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1972, 1:24,000)
Bennettsville South quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1972, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Islay is a ghost town in Marlboro County, South Carolina. It is one of 11 former communities in Marlboro County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 10th among the 43 South Carolina counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Islay as a historical populated place on the Bennettsville South 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 34.6240° N, 79.7273° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleBennettsville South
Elevation143 ft
Nearest living townBennettsville, SC
Distance to it2.4 miles
GNIS feature ID1232740
Coordinates34.62405, -79.72728

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What's there now

Islay is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Bennettsville, SC (population 6,798), about 2.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 143 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 Islay?

Islay is in Marlboro County, South Carolina, at 34.6240, -79.7273.

How many ghost towns are in Marlboro County?

Marlboro County, South Carolina has 11 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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