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Kingsbury

Ghost town · Lancaster County, South Carolina

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

Kingsbury is a ghost town in Lancaster County, South Carolina. It is one of 2 former communities in Lancaster County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 41st among the 43 South Carolina counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Kingsbury as a historical populated place on the Lancaster SE 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 34.5379° N, 80.8729° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleLancaster SE
Elevation226 ft
Nearest living townGreat Falls, SC
Distance to it3 miles
GNIS feature ID1241688
Coordinates34.53792, -80.87286

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What's there now

Kingsbury is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Great Falls, SC (population 1,741), about 3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 226 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 Kingsbury?

Kingsbury is in Lancaster County, South Carolina, at 34.5379, -80.8729.

How many ghost towns are in Lancaster County?

Lancaster County, South Carolina has 2 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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