Carolina Ghost Towns

About Carolina Ghost Towns

Carolina Ghost Towns is an exploration of the lost towns and communities in South Carolina, North Carolina, and occasionally Georgia

Publisher

Tom Taylor

Category

history

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

28 Jan 2024

Latest episode

29 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

59 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   29 Sept 2026

   Tabernacle, Mount Ariel, and Cokesbury

   Cokesbury Masonic Female College The communities of Tabernacle, Mount Ariel, and Cokesbury are located in northern Greenwood County, South Carolina.  These communities represent the evolution of a Utopian Methodist settlement formed around an academic institution.Resources for this episode: Cokesbury College Website Blog post - Cokesbury Tour Cokesbury - SC Picture Project Tabernacle Cemetery - SC Picture Project Cokesbury, The Methodist Town Old Cokesbury (PDF) Stephen Olin - Wikipedia Historic Cokesbury Postcard

2. 

   15 Sept 2026

   Mysterious Mayucha

   Mayucha was a boom town in Oconee County, South Carolina, at the turn of the 20th Century.  Now located in the Sumter National Forest, the town was known for gold mining. There is much that is unknown about this town. Resources: Wikipedia Article - from Archive Blog post - Mysterious Mayucha and the Wolf Pit Salem: Twice a Town Oconee LDMA Camp Treasure.net discussion Miuka Falls Wolf Pit Cemetery

3. 

   1 Sept 2026

   Lost Cove, North Carolina

   Lost Cove Cabin - photo by Brenda Wiley The community of Lost Cove was never really a town, yet it's on just about every list of North Carolina ghost towns.  It was always been remote, with no roads into the community. Resources: Atlas Obscura Lost Cove, North Carolina: The Life and Death of a Thriving Community (1864-1957) - Christy Smith Citizens of Lost Cove Epitaph for Lost Cove

Who has been a guest on Carolina Ghost Towns

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Gary Carden
• unknown
• Samuel Campbell Clegg

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

13 ratings

Spotify

4.9 / 5

9 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 16 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

11

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

51

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