For the ghost hunter, the brave, or the curiosity-driven, ghost towns have long been the ultimate temptation. To brave a single house or building is one thing (and can be quite the experience! I'm not discounting it), but to brave an entire town that has been abandoned is quite another. South Carolina has quite a few towns in its history that have been considered ghost towns, but try finding one piece of them and you'll be hunting another kind of ghost. Remains simply don't exist. They are either taken down completely in most cases or they have been built on top of by newer flourishing towns or cities making them obsolete. Of those that are still "standing," there are few photographs and even less information. Here are 5 creepy ghost towns in South Carolina.

1. Colonial Dorchester, SC

This abandoned town of Dorchester was settled in 1696 by Puritans from Dorchester, Mass. The Revolutionary War was the demise of this town. After the year 1800, little more was left than what we can see now. Today, it stands in a state park. Get a closer look at Colonial Dorchester:

2. Old Pickens Court House, SC - The Town That Disappeared

The establishment of this town was in 1828 and it was a thriving place for 40 short years until the Civil War. It's believed that a lot of the men from the Upstate fought in the war. During that time, food and such probably became very difficult to find. Buildings that once were may have been disassembled for their wood or taken back by nature. What does remain is the beautiful red brick Presbyterian Church. The church gate and cemetery are open every day and the church itself is open every Sunday from 2:30 to 5 p.m. beginning April 7 to the last Sunday in October. Enjoy this exploration of the ruins in Old Pickens:

3. Mountville, SC

There is really no information about this town. For all intents and purposes, it's a ghost town. I do know that there are a couple of families that live around the area and the SCDOT seems to have labeled a building, but that's about it. People just up and left a perfectly good town and only the buildings remain to tell the story.

4. Edmundsbury, South Carolina

This abandoned town was found on maps as early as 1764 and on some as late as 1780. It is believed that this was another town that was ruined by the Revolutionary War. If you go there, you won't find much. There are a few graves dotting the grounds of the church site.

5. Ashwood

There is nothing left of the old town of Ashwood except the gymnasium which currently serves as a community center, but what is known is that it was developed as part of President Roosevelt's New Deal to help farmers become more self-reliant. Get an up-close look at what’s left of Ashwood:

Ghost hunting can be quite interesting if nothing else. You never know what you'll find. However, a word of caution, these places may be privately owned. Please, be sure to check before you enter onto private property and always take a friend or two with you along with a cellphone. And, as an extra precaution, let someone know where you're going. It never hurts.

If you have any other information about ghost towns in South Carolina, please let us know. Also, if you have a picture please share them in the comments! If you'd like to see more places like these, take a road trip to these creepy abandoned places in South Carolina.