Gaffney is a city in and the seat of Cherokee County, South Carolina, United States, in the Upstate region of South Carolina. Gaffney is known as the "Peach Capital of South Carolina". The population was 12,764 at the 2020 census. The city had an estimated population of 12,609 in 2019. It is the principal city of the Gaffney, South Carolina, Micropolitan Statistical Area, which includes all of Cherokee County and which is further included in the greater Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, South Carolina Combined Statistical Area. Gaffney was the home of Limestone University, which operated from 1845 until 2025.
Southeast
Gaffney
Cherokee County, SC
Population
12,651
Walk Score
73 · Very Walkable
Median rent
$837
Median home value
$120,800
Founded
1804
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On the National Register
Historic districts
- Gaffney Commercial Historic District · listed 1986
- Gaffney Residential Historic District · listed 1986
- Limestone Springs Historic District · listed 1986
Notable landmarks
- Archeological Site 38CK1 · listed 1980
- Archeological Site 38CK44 · listed 1980
- Archeological Site 38CK45 · listed 1980
- Carnegie Free Library · listed 2000
- Coopersville Ironworks Site (38CK2) and Susan Furnace Site (38CK67) · listed 1976
- Cowpens Furnace Site (38CK73) · listed 1987
- Davis, Winnie, Hall · listed 1977
- Ellen Furnace Site (38CK68) · listed 1987
- Irene Mill Finishing Plant · listed 1986
- Jefferies House · listed 1986
- Magness-Humphries House · listed 2001
- Nesbitt's Furnace Site (38CK72)
- Nesbitt's Limestone Quarry (38CK69) · listed 1987
- Settlemyer House · listed 1986
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