Rosemary
Ghost town · Barnwell County, South Carolina

Rosemary is a ghost town in Barnwell County, South Carolina. It is one of 10 former communities in Barnwell County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 12th among the 43 South Carolina counties with a vanished settlement on record.
The U.S. Geological Survey lists Rosemary as a historical populated place on the Denmark 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 33.3535° N, 81.2479° W.
Key facts
| USGS quadrangle | Denmark |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 267 ft |
| Nearest living town | Blackville, SC |
| Distance to it | 2.7 miles |
| GNIS feature ID | 1235529 |
| Coordinates | 33.35349, -81.24788 |
What's there now
Rosemary is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Blackville, SC (population 1,778), about 2.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 267 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
Nearby places
- Foglesghost town · Bamberg County · 4 mi
- Garrisghost town · Bamberg County · 5.2 mi
- Yaleghost town · Barnwell County · 7 mi
- Waynorghost town · Orangeburg County · 7.7 mi
- Lutherghost town · Bamberg County · 7.8 mi
- Crecoghost town · Orangeburg County · 8.3 mi
- Loraineghost town · Bamberg County · 9.4 mi
- Ottghost town · Bamberg County · 9.4 mi
- Spring Branchghost town · Aiken County · 13.2 mi
- Boiling Springghost town · Orangeburg County · 15.7 mi
- Donoraghost town · Barnwell County · 18 mi
- Mathisghost town · Allendale County · 19.4 mi
Questions
Where is Rosemary?
Rosemary is in Barnwell County, South Carolina, at 33.3535, -81.2479.
How many ghost towns are in Barnwell County?
Barnwell County, South Carolina has 10 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.