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Kings Creek, South Carolina

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357: 54: 551: 291: 65:. 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 556: 512: 284: 277: 103: 61:
The settlement has a history of mining operations and represents the former Kings Creek Mining District, which held deposits of iron and copper
47: 94: 423: 269: 301: 99: 31: 398: 50:. The name of the community comes from a local settler named King who lived close to the locale on the namesake Kings Creek. 489: 210: 428: 403: 53: 443: 374: 448: 438: 39: 70: 35: 27: 89: 390: 346: 340: 323: 379: 466: 496: 413: 66: 198: 224: 149:
Writers' Program of the Work Projects Administration in the State of South Carolina (1941).
62: 124: 545: 191: 150: 316: 249: 458: 527: 514: 356: 34:, United States. It is located in the vicinity of South Carolina Highways 480:‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties 166: 192:"Map of Historic Sites and Places in Cherokee County, South Carolina" 69:. Near Kings Creek remains a railroad line formerly operated by the 167:"Kings Creek Mining District, Cherokee County, South Carolina, USA" 52: 43: 273: 552:
Unincorporated communities in Cherokee County, South Carolina
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unincorporated community
Cherokee County, South Carolina
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97
NRHP
King's Creek Furnace Site

sulfides
Triple C Rail Trail
Carolina Coastal Railway
"Kings Creek"
Geographic Names Information System
United States Geological Survey
United States Department of the Interior
"NPGallery Asset Detail: King's Creek Furnace Site"
Palmetto place names
"Kings Creek Mining District, Cherokee County, South Carolina, USA"
"Map of Historic Sites and Places in Cherokee County, South Carolina"
Dolph Map Company
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
"Triple C Rail Trail | About Us - History"
"Node: Kings Creek (154150171)"
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Cherokee County, South Carolina
County seat
Gaffney
Chesnee
Gaffney

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