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Lowmans Crossroads

Ghost town · Newberry County, South Carolina

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

Lowmans Crossroads is a ghost town in Newberry County, South Carolina. It is one of 12 former communities in Newberry County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 6th among the 43 South Carolina counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Lowmans Crossroads as a historical populated place on the Lake Murray West 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 34.1129° N, 81.4940° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleLake Murray West
Elevation417 ft
Nearest living townProsperity, SC
Distance to it7.2 miles
GNIS feature ID1228737
Coordinates34.11292, -81.49399

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What's there now

Lowmans Crossroads is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Prosperity, SC (population 1,198), about 7.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 417 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 Lowmans Crossroads?

Lowmans Crossroads is in Newberry County, South Carolina, at 34.1129, -81.4940.

How many ghost towns are in Newberry County?

Newberry County, South Carolina has 12 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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