Kings Creek, South Carolina

Kings Creek (or King's Creek) is an unincorporated community in Cherokee County, South Carolina, United States.[1] It is located in the vicinity of South Carolina Highways 5 and 97. Situated nearby is the NRHP-designated King's Creek Furnace Site.[2] The name of the community comes from a local settler named King who lived close to the locale on the namesake Kings Creek.[3]

An abandoned trestle over Kings Creek

The settlement has a history of mining operations and represents the former Kings Creek Mining District, which held deposits of iron and copper sulfides.[4] South of Kings Creek sits a historic gold mine bearing the locality's name.[5] Railways have also seen historic prominence in the area, and the hamlet exists as the western terminus of the Triple C Rail Trail.[6] Near Kings Creek remains a railroad line formerly operated by the Carolina Coastal Railway.[7]

References

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  1. ^ "Kings Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved October 25, 2022.
  2. ^ "NPGallery Asset Detail: King's Creek Furnace Site". NPGallery Digital Asset Management System. Retrieved October 6, 2022.
  3. ^ Writers' Program of the Work Projects Administration in the State of South Carolina (1941). Palmetto place names. Columbia, S. C.: The Sloane printing co. p. #68 (62).
  4. ^ "Kings Creek Mining District, Cherokee County, South Carolina, USA". www.mindat.org. Retrieved October 6, 2022.
  5. ^ "Map of Historic Sites and Places in Cherokee County, South Carolina" (PDF). Fort Lauderdale, Florida: Dolph Map Company. 2003. Retrieved October 6, 2022 – via the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
  6. ^ "Triple C Rail Trail | About Us - History". triplecrailtrail. Retrieved October 6, 2022.
  7. ^ "Node: Kings Creek (154150171)". OpenStreetMap. Retrieved October 6, 2022.

35°04′26″N 81°26′12″W / 35.07389°N 81.43667°W / 35.07389; -81.43667

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