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Millville

Ghost town · Spartanburg County, South Carolina

Spartanburg quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1947, 1:62,500)
Spartanburg quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1947, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Millville is a ghost town in Spartanburg County, South Carolina. It is one of 8 former communities in Spartanburg County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 17th among the 43 South Carolina counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Millville as a historical populated place on the Moore 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 34.7751° N, 81.9540° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleMoore
Elevation685 ft
Nearest living townWoodruff, SC
Distance to it5.2 miles
GNIS feature ID1782055
Coordinates34.77513, -81.95399

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What's there now

Millville is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Woodruff, SC (population 4,337), about 5.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 685 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 Millville?

Millville is in Spartanburg County, South Carolina, at 34.7751, -81.9540.

How many ghost towns are in Spartanburg County?

Spartanburg County, South Carolina has 8 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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