Abandoned Record
About Alston
Alston is an extinct town in Fairfield County, in the U.S. state of South Carolina. The GNIS classifies it as a populated place.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Alston, gathered in one place. We haven't written a full guide yet, so history, current access and photos are still to come. Treat the status as unknown until a guide confirms it.
Map
Where Alston is
Historic maps
8 historic USGS maps cover Alston
Topographic sheets from the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain), oldest first. Older sheets often show the camp, mines and roads while the place was alive. The downloads are large map scans; USGS topoView shows them in the browser.
- 1904 Columbia sheet, 1:125,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1941 Spartanburg sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1953 Spartanburg sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1960 Spartanburg sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1963 Spartanburg sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1964 Spartanburg sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1971 Chapin sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1986 Newberry sheet, 1:100,000 · GeoTIFF download
Directions
Getting there
Before you go
- Many ghost town sites are on private land, active mining claims or tribal land. Check land status and ask permission.
- Roads to old townsites are often unmaintained dirt. Map apps may route over closed or impassable tracks.
- Removing artifacts from public land is illegal under federal and most state laws.
Nearby
Other sites near Alston
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our South Carolina index.
Sources
Sources
- Wikipedia, "Alston, South Carolina": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q85741030.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).