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Varennes

Ghost town · Anderson County, South Carolina

Saylors Crossroads quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1964, 1:24,000)
Saylors Crossroads quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1964, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Varennes is a ghost town in Anderson County, South Carolina. It is one of 5 former communities in Anderson County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 27th among the 43 South Carolina counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Varennes as a historical populated place on the Saylors 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 34.4376° N, 82.6096° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleSaylors Crossroads
Elevation739 ft
Nearest living townHomeland Park, SC
Distance to it3.3 miles
GNIS feature ID1251736
Coordinates34.43761, -82.60958

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What's there now

Varennes is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Homeland Park, SC (population 6,944), about 3.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 739 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 Varennes?

Varennes is in Anderson County, South Carolina, at 34.4376, -82.6096.

How many ghost towns are in Anderson County?

Anderson County, South Carolina has 5 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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