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Spring Grove

Ghost town · Laurens County, South Carolina

Cross Hill quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1970, 1:24,000)
Cross Hill quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1970, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Spring Grove is a ghost town in Laurens County, South Carolina. It is one of 15 former communities in Laurens County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 4th among the 43 South Carolina counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Spring Grove as a historical populated place on the Cross Hill 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 34.2668° N, 81.9409° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleCross Hill
Elevation601 ft
Nearest living townCross Hill, SC
Distance to it3.6 miles
GNIS feature ID1234976
Coordinates34.26680, -81.94095

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What's there now

Spring Grove is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Cross Hill, SC (population 502), about 3.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 601 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 Grove?

Spring Grove is in Laurens County, South Carolina, at 34.2668, -81.9409.

How many ghost towns are in Laurens County?

Laurens County, South Carolina has 15 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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