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Spring Branch

Ghost town · Aiken County, South Carolina

Williston quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1927, 1:62,500)
Williston quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1927, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Spring Branch is a ghost town in Aiken County, South Carolina. It is one of 13 former communities in Aiken County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 5th among the 43 South Carolina counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Spring Branch as a historical populated place on the Williston 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 33.4557° N, 81.4418° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleWilliston
Elevation326 ft
Nearest living townWilliston, SC
Distance to it3.9 miles
GNIS feature ID1236549
Coordinates33.45570, -81.44177

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What's there now

Spring Branch is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Williston, SC (population 2,884), about 3.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 326 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 Spring Branch?

Spring Branch is in Aiken County, South Carolina, at 33.4557, -81.4418.

How many ghost towns are in Aiken County?

Aiken County, South Carolina has 13 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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