Lumber
Ghost town · Darlington County, South Carolina

Lumber is a ghost town in Darlington County, South Carolina. It is one of 5 former communities in Darlington County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 29th among the 43 South Carolina counties with a vanished settlement on record.
The U.S. Geological Survey lists Lumber as a historical populated place on the Mont Clare 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 34.4179° N, 79.8090° W.
Key facts
| USGS quadrangle | Mont Clare |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 90 ft |
| Nearest living town | Dovesville, SC |
| Distance to it | 5.8 miles |
| GNIS feature ID | 1240996 |
| Coordinates | 34.41793, -79.80895 |
What's there now
Lumber is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Dovesville, SC (population 1,014), about 5.8 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 90 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
Nearby places
- Springvilleghost town · Darlington County · 5.9 mi
- Leavensworthghost town · Darlington County · 7.5 mi
- Welsh Neckghost town · Marlboro County · 9.9 mi
- Greenplainsghost town · Darlington County · 10.8 mi
- McCalls Crossroadsghost town · Florence County · 11.6 mi
- Reedy Creek Springsghost town · Marlboro County · 14.1 mi
- Ayersghost town · Marlboro County · 14.6 mi
- Islayghost town · Marlboro County · 15 mi
- Philadelphiaghost town · Darlington County · 15.8 mi
- Highland Parkghost town · Florence County · 17.2 mi
- Beauty Spotghost town · Marlboro County · 17.4 mi
- Gillespieghost town · Chesterfield County · 17.6 mi
Questions
Where is Lumber?
Lumber is in Darlington County, South Carolina, at 34.4179, -79.8090.
How many ghost towns are in Darlington County?
Darlington County, South Carolina has 5 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.
- USGS Geographic Names Information System (Domestic Names) — GNIS Domestic Names, feature record (public-domain)
- U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line and ACS — Census Gazetteer + ACS 5-year population (public-domain)
Facts marked "approximately" carry an uncertain date in the source. Text on this page is generated from the sources above; no encyclopedia prose is copied. Last updated 2026-11-05.