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Lime Stone

Ghost town · Edgefield County, South Carolina

Limestone quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1965, 1:24,000)
Limestone quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1965, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Lime Stone is a ghost town in Edgefield County, South Carolina. It is one of 7 former communities in Edgefield County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 20th among the 43 South Carolina counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Lime Stone as a historical populated place on the Limestone 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 33.9254° N, 82.0451° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleLimestone
Elevation463 ft
Nearest living townEdgefield, SC
Distance to it11.8 miles
GNIS feature ID1241307
Coordinates33.92541, -82.04512

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What's there now

Lime Stone is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Edgefield, SC (population 3,977), about 11.8 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 463 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 Lime Stone?

Lime Stone is in Edgefield County, South Carolina, at 33.9254, -82.0451.

How many ghost towns are in Edgefield County?

Edgefield County, South Carolina has 7 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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