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Tuten

Ghost town · Allendale County, South Carolina

Olar quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1919, 1:62,500)
Olar quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1919, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Tuten is a ghost town in Allendale County, South Carolina. It is one of 6 former communities in Allendale County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 22nd among the 43 South Carolina counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Tuten as a historical populated place on the Sycamore 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 33.0382° N, 81.1470° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleSycamore
Elevation142 ft
Nearest living townSycamore, SC
Distance to it4.4 miles
GNIS feature ID1235820
Coordinates33.03821, -81.14705

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What's there now

Tuten is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Sycamore, SC (population 128), about 4.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 142 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 Tuten?

Tuten is in Allendale County, South Carolina, at 33.0382, -81.1470.

How many ghost towns are in Allendale County?

Allendale County, South Carolina has 6 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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