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Mangums

Ghost town · Chesterfield County, South Carolina

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

Mangums is a ghost town in Chesterfield County, South Carolina. It is one of 12 former communities in Chesterfield County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 8th among the 43 South Carolina counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Mangums as a historical populated place on the Hornsboro 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 34.7635° N, 80.3409° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleHornsboro
Elevation556 ft
Nearest living townPageland, SC
Distance to it2.6 miles
GNIS feature ID1235699
Coordinates34.76349, -80.34090

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What's there now

Mangums is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Pageland, SC (population 2,476), about 2.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 556 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 Mangums?

Mangums is in Chesterfield County, South Carolina, at 34.7635, -80.3409.

How many ghost towns are in Chesterfield County?

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

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