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Olga

Ghost town · Pickens County, South Carolina

Cleveland quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1961, 1:24,000)
Cleveland quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1961, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Olga is a ghost town in Pickens County, South Carolina. It is one of 4 former communities in Pickens County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 33rd among the 43 South Carolina counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Olga as a historical populated place on the Cleveland 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 35.0029° N, 82.5585° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleCleveland
Elevation1,072 ft
Nearest living townSlater-Marietta, SC
Distance to it4.5 miles
GNIS feature ID1243472
Coordinates35.00290, -82.55846

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What's there now

Olga is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Slater-Marietta, SC (population 1,934), about 4.5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,072 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 Olga?

Olga is in Pickens County, South Carolina, at 35.0029, -82.5585.

How many ghost towns are in Pickens County?

Pickens County, South Carolina has 4 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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