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Jones

Ghost town · Greenwood County, South Carolina

Ware Shoals East quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1971, 1:24,000)
Ware Shoals East quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1971, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

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

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Jones as a historical populated place on the Ware Shoals East 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 34.3793° N, 82.2260° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleWare Shoals East
Elevation596 ft
Nearest living townWare Shoals, SC
Distance to it1.1 miles
GNIS feature ID1234146
Coordinates34.37929, -82.22595

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What's there now

Jones is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Ware Shoals, SC (population 2,207), about 1.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 596 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 Jones?

Jones is in Greenwood County, South Carolina, at 34.3793, -82.2260.

How many ghost towns are in Greenwood County?

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

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