Abandoned Record
About Celestia
Celestia is a ghost town in Saluda County, South Carolina, United States. Celestia was 10.6 miles (17.1 km) west of Saluda.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Celestia, 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 Celestia is
Historic maps
7 historic USGS maps cover Celestia
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.
- 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 Good Hope 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 Celestia
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our South Carolina index.
Sources
Sources
- Wikipedia, "Celestia, South Carolina": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q5057877.
- USGS GNIS 1232548.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).