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

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″N81°26′12″W / 35.07389°N 81.43667°W / 35.07389; -81.43667