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Ghost town · Greenville County, South Carolina

Greenville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1938, 1:62,500)
Greenville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1938, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Paris is a ghost town in Greenville County, South Carolina. It is one of 12 former communities in Greenville County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 9th among the 43 South Carolina counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Paris as a historical populated place on the Taylors 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 34.8940° N, 82.3623° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleTaylors
Elevation1,056 ft
Nearest living townWade Hampton, SC
Distance to it1.9 miles
GNIS feature ID1231628
Coordinates34.89401, -82.36234

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What's there now

Paris is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Wade Hampton, SC (population 20,703), about 1.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,056 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 Paris?

Paris is in Greenville County, South Carolina, at 34.8940, -82.3623.

How many ghost towns are in Greenville County?

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

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