Sanders
Ghost town · Allendale County, South Carolina

Sanders is a ghost town in Allendale County, South Carolina. It is one of 6 former communities in Allendale County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 22nd among the 43 South Carolina counties with a vanished settlement on record.
The U.S. Geological Survey lists Sanders as a historical populated place on the Barton 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 32.9646° N, 81.2984° W.
Key facts
| USGS quadrangle | Barton |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 147 ft |
| Nearest living town | Allendale, SC |
| Distance to it | 3.1 miles |
| GNIS feature ID | 1233160 |
| Coordinates | 32.96460, -81.29844 |
What's there now
Sanders is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Allendale, SC (population 2,595), about 3.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 147 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
Nearby places
- Coallaghost town · Allendale County · 2.1 mi
- Gravel Hillghost town · Allendale County · 5.1 mi
- Mathisghost town · Allendale County · 8.3 mi
- Tutenghost town · Allendale County · 10.2 mi
- Ruddellghost town · Allendale County · 10.2 mi
- Peeplesghost town · Hampton County · 12 mi
- Hickory Hillghost town · Hampton County · 15 mi
- Pfeifferghost town · Screven County · 15.9 mi
- Steep Bottomghost town · Hampton County · 19.3 mi
- Dunbartonghost town · Barnwell County · 21.2 mi
- Jacksonboroghost town · Screven County · 21.3 mi
- Donoraghost town · Barnwell County · 21.8 mi
Questions
Where is Sanders?
Sanders is in Allendale County, South Carolina, at 32.9646, -81.2984.
How many ghost towns are in Allendale County?
Allendale County, South Carolina has 6 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.