Kings Creek (or King's Creek) is an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...
in
Cherokee County, South Carolina
Cherokee County is a county in the U.S. state of South Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 56,216. The county seat is Gaffney. The county was formed in 1897 from parts of York, Union, and Spartanburg counties. It was named ...
, United States. It is located in the vicinity of South Carolina Highways
5 and
97. Situated nearby is the
NRHP
The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of sites, buildings, structures, districts, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic ...
-designated
King's Creek Furnace Site. The name of the community comes from a local settler named King who lived close to the locale on the namesake 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
Sulfide (also sulphide in British English) is an inorganic anion of sulfur with the chemical formula S2− or a compound containing one or more S2− ions. Solutions of sulfide salts are corrosive. ''Sulfide'' also refers to large families of ...
. South of Kings Creek sits a historic gold mine bearing the locality's name. Railways have also seen historic prominence in the area, and the hamlet exists as the western terminus of the
Triple C Rail Trail. Near Kings Creek remains a railroad line formerly operated by the
Carolina Coastal Railway
Carolina Coastal Railway is a shortline railroad that operates several lines in North Carolina and one line in South Carolina. According to its current website, the railroad spans 179 track miles and operates sixteen locomotives.
History
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References
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Unincorporated communities in Cherokee County, South Carolina
Unincorporated communities in South Carolina