Pine Tree
Ghost town · Union County, South Carolina

Pine Tree is a ghost town in Union County, South Carolina. It is one of 18 former communities in Union County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 2nd among the 43 South Carolina counties with a vanished settlement on record.
The U.S. Geological Survey lists Pine Tree as a historical populated place on the Kelton 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 34.8529° N, 81.5054° W.
Key facts
| USGS quadrangle | Kelton |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 615 ft |
| Nearest living town | Lockhart, SC |
| Distance to it | 4.5 miles |
| GNIS feature ID | 1233005 |
| Coordinates | 34.85291, -81.50537 |
What's there now
Pine Tree is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Lockhart, SC (population 411), about 4.5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 615 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
Nearby places
- Simmon Treeghost town · Union County · 0.4 mi
- Gouldghost town · York County · 3.3 mi
- Beauty Spotghost town · York County · 3.6 mi
- Bailey Townghost town · Union County · 3.8 mi
- Boraxghost town · York County · 4.4 mi
- Cottonghost town · York County · 5 mi
- Flat Rockghost town · Union County · 5.1 mi
- Gowdeysvilleghost town · Cherokee County · 5.2 mi
- Ettaghost town · Cherokee County · 5.4 mi
- No Mans Landghost town · Union County · 5.5 mi
- Humphriesvilleghost town · Union County · 7.1 mi
- Grindallghost town · Cherokee County · 7.9 mi
Questions
Where is Pine Tree?
Pine Tree is in Union County, South Carolina, at 34.8529, -81.5054.
How many ghost towns are in Union County?
Union County, South Carolina has 18 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.