Terry
Ghost town · Greenville County, South Carolina

Terry is a ghost town in Greenville County, South Carolina. It is one of 12 former communities in Greenville County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 9th among the 43 South Carolina counties with a vanished settlement on record.
The U.S. Geological Survey lists Terry as a historical populated place on the Slater 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 35.1240° N, 82.4557° W.
Key facts
| USGS quadrangle | Slater |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1,146 ft |
| Nearest living town | The Cliffs Valley, SC |
| Distance to it | 1.5 miles |
| GNIS feature ID | 1232110 |
| Coordinates | 35.12401, -82.45568 |
What's there now
Terry is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is The Cliffs Valley, SC (population 813), about 1.5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,146 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
Nearby places
- Merrittsvilleghost town · Greenville County · 3.3 mi
- Wildwood Parkghost town · Greenville County · 3.4 mi
- Marydellghost town · Greenville County · 5.1 mi
- Wattacooghost town · Pickens County · 9 mi
- Tahoghost town · Greenville County · 9.2 mi
- Mayfieldghost town · Greenville County · 9.8 mi
- Olgaghost town · Pickens County · 10.2 mi
- Campbell's Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Greenville County · 11.2 mi
- Mitchellghost town · Greenville County · 11.4 mi
- Tygerghost town · Greenville County · 12.1 mi
- Andoverghost town · Spartanburg County · 14.5 mi
- Knobghost town · Pickens County · 15.2 mi
Questions
Where is Terry?
Terry is in Greenville County, South Carolina, at 35.1240, -82.4557.
How many ghost towns are in Greenville County?
Greenville County, South Carolina has 12 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.