McNeils
Ghost town · Chesterfield County, South Carolina

McNeils 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 McNeils as a historical populated place on the Cheraw 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 34.6679° N, 79.9415° W.
Key facts
| USGS quadrangle | Cheraw |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 107 ft |
| Nearest living town | Cheraw, SC |
| Distance to it | 2.6 miles |
| GNIS feature ID | 1235710 |
| Coordinates | 34.66793, -79.94145 |
What's there now
McNeils is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Cheraw, SC (population 5,024), about 2.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 107 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
Nearby places
- Excelsiorghost town · Chesterfield County · 2 mi
- Thompsonsghost town · Chesterfield County · 3 mi
- Gillespieghost town · Chesterfield County · 4 mi
- Hunts Springghost town · Chesterfield County · 4 mi
- Laneysghost town · Chesterfield County · 6 mi
- Irbyghost town · Marlboro County · 6.9 mi
- Hicksonghost town · Marlboro County · 7 mi
- Riversghost town · Chesterfield County · 7.3 mi
- Everettsghost town · Marlboro County · 8.7 mi
- Little Mountainghost town · Marlboro County · 10 mi
- Welsh Neckghost town · Marlboro County · 10.6 mi
- Catoeghost town · Chesterfield County · 11.3 mi
Questions
Where is McNeils?
McNeils is in Chesterfield County, South Carolina, at 34.6679, -79.9415.
How many ghost towns are in Chesterfield County?
Chesterfield County, South Carolina has 12 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.