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Merchant

Ghost town · Saluda County, South Carolina

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

Merchant is a ghost town in Saluda County, South Carolina. It is one of 5 former communities in Saluda County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 28th among the 43 South Carolina counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Merchant as a historical populated place on the Denny 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 34.0382° N, 81.6693° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleDenny
Elevation451 ft
Nearest living townSaluda, SC
Distance to it6.4 miles
GNIS feature ID1232593
Coordinates34.03819, -81.66927

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What's there now

Merchant is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Saluda, SC (population 3,095), about 6.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 451 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 Merchant?

Merchant is in Saluda County, South Carolina, at 34.0382, -81.6693.

How many ghost towns are in Saluda County?

Saluda County, South Carolina has 5 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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