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Swearingen

Ghost town · Edgefield County, South Carolina

Warrenville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1923, 1:62,500)
Warrenville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1923, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Swearingen is a ghost town in Edgefield County, South Carolina. It is one of 7 former communities in Edgefield County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 20th among the 43 South Carolina counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Swearingen as a historical populated place on the Ropers Crossroads 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 33.7046° N, 81.9198° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleRopers Crossroads
Elevation449 ft
Nearest living townTrenton, SC
Distance to it5.2 miles
GNIS feature ID1228942
Coordinates33.70458, -81.91984

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What's there now

Swearingen is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Trenton, SC (population 320), about 5.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 449 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 Swearingen?

Swearingen is in Edgefield County, South Carolina, at 33.7046, -81.9198.

How many ghost towns are in Edgefield County?

Edgefield County, South Carolina has 7 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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