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Spalding

Ghost town · Kershaw County, South Carolina

Camden quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1935, 1:62,500)
Camden quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1935, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Spalding is a ghost town in Kershaw County, South Carolina. It is one of 10 former communities in Kershaw County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 13th among the 43 South Carolina counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Spalding as a historical populated place on the Camden North 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 34.2746° N, 80.5920° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleCamden North
Elevation229 ft
Nearest living townEast Camden, SC
Distance to it1.4 miles
GNIS feature ID1235212
Coordinates34.27460, -80.59202

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What's there now

Spalding is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is East Camden, SC (population 4,210), about 1.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 229 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 Spalding?

Spalding is in Kershaw County, South Carolina, at 34.2746, -80.5920.

How many ghost towns are in Kershaw County?

Kershaw County, South Carolina has 10 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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