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Anderson County, South Carolina

76 topographic sheets and 18 fire insurance atlases across 3 places.

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From the record

26 National Register listings published here.

Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service

South Carolina within the United States
Anderson County within South Carolina
Explore by year 1877 1916

What the record shows

  • 3 places in this county were surveyed for fire insurance: Anderson, Belton, Pelzer, between 1884 and 1948.
  • 18 fire insurance atlases survive for the county. Topographic coverage is national; fire insurance survey reached only incorporated places with something worth insuring.
  • 3,236 topographic sheet readings cover the county's settlements.
  • 26 properties here are on the National Register of Historic Places: 17 buildings, 8 districts and 1 structure.
  • 8 of the 26 listings were added during the 1970s.
  • The Geographic Names Information System records 206 populated places in this county; 204 are covered by at least one topographic sheet.

Photographs

25 photographs, 1936 to 1937

Taken for the Office of War Information and the Farm Security Administration, who photographed the country between 1935 and 1944. Works of United States government photographers, with no known restriction on use. Each opens its catalogue record.

Cows owned by C.N. Morgan, who now lives on the Maverick estate. Pendleton, South Carolina
Cows owned by C.N. Morgan, who now lives on the Maverick estate. Pendleton, South Carolina
Rothstein, Arthur, 1937. Library of Congress
Hillside terracing near Anderson, South Carolina
Hillside terracing near Anderson, South Carolina
Mydans, Carl, photographer, 1936. Library of Congress
Ashtabula, State Route 88, Pendleton, Anderson County, SC
Ashtabula, State Route 88, Pendleton, Anderson County, SC
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Sullivan House, East Franklin Street, Anderson, Anderson County, SC
Sullivan House, East Franklin Street, Anderson, Anderson County, SC
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Hart County Bridge, State Route 181, spanning Savannah River, Hartwell, Hart County, GA
Hart County Bridge, State Route 181, spanning Savannah River, Hartwell, Hart County, GA
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Altamont, Pendleton, Anderson County, SC
Altamont, Pendleton, Anderson County, SC
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Oaklawn, Pendleton, Anderson County, SC
Oaklawn, Pendleton, Anderson County, SC
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Varennes Tavern, Anderson, Anderson County, SC
Varennes Tavern, Anderson, Anderson County, SC
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Orange Grove, 1092 North Main Street, Anderson, Anderson County, SC
Orange Grove, 1092 North Main Street, Anderson, Anderson County, SC
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Farmers' Hall, Village Green, Pendleton, Anderson County, SC
Farmers' Hall, Village Green, Pendleton, Anderson County, SC
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Victor Theater, 119 West Church Street, Anderson, Anderson County, SC
Victor Theater, 119 West Church Street, Anderson, Anderson County, SC
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Sycamore Avenue, Pendleton, Anderson County, SC
Sycamore Avenue, Pendleton, Anderson County, SC
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
H. G. Johnson & Sons, 117 West Church Street, Anderson, Anderson County, SC
H. G. Johnson & Sons, 117 West Church Street, Anderson, Anderson County, SC
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Pendleton Presbyterian Church, Broad & South Mechanic Streets, Pendleton, Anderson County, SC
Pendleton Presbyterian Church, Broad & South Mechanic Streets, Pendleton, Anderson County, SC
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
St. Paul's Episcopal Church, East Queen Street, Pendleton, Anderson County, SC
St. Paul's Episcopal Church, East Queen Street, Pendleton, Anderson County, SC
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Montpelier, Old Greenville Highway, Pendleton, Anderson County, SC
Montpelier, Old Greenville Highway, Pendleton, Anderson County, SC
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Smith-McGee Bridge, Georgia Route 181, Hartwell, Hart County, GA
Smith-McGee Bridge, Georgia Route 181, Hartwell, Hart County, GA
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
123 West Church Street (Commercial Building), Anderson, Anderson County, SC
123 West Church Street (Commercial Building), Anderson, Anderson County, SC
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Woodburn, Woodburn Road, U.S. Route 76 vicinity, Pendleton, Anderson County, SC
Woodburn, Woodburn Road, U.S. Route 76 vicinity, Pendleton, Anderson County, SC
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Jeff Maxwell House, 1109 West Whitner Street & Maxwell Avenue, Anderson, Anderson County, SC
Jeff Maxwell House, 1109 West Whitner Street & Maxwell Avenue, Anderson, Anderson County, SC
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Sanders Ferry Bridge, State Highway 184, Spanning Savannah River, Iva, Anderson County, SC
Sanders Ferry Bridge, State Highway 184, Spanning Savannah River, Iva, Anderson County, SC
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Morris House, 220 East Morris Street at South Manning Street, Anderson, Anderson County, SC
Morris House, 220 East Morris Street at South Manning Street, Anderson, Anderson County, SC
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Poppe House, 805 South McDuffie Street, Anderson, Anderson County, SC
Poppe House, 805 South McDuffie Street, Anderson, Anderson County, SC
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Nick Prevost House, 105 North Prevost Street, Anderson, Anderson County, SC
Nick Prevost House, 105 North Prevost Street, Anderson, Anderson County, SC
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Southern Railway Combined Depot, West side of Belton Public Square, Belton, Anderson County, SC
Southern Railway Combined Depot, West side of Belton Public Square, Belton, Anderson County, SC
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress

Places on the National Register

26

Every property in this county listed on the National Register of Historic Places, with the year it was listed and the federal nomination document.

Photograph PropertyType ListedReference
Anderson College Historic Districtdistrict199898000556
Anderson Downtown Historic Districtdistrict197979002372
Anderson Downtown Historic District (Boundary Increase)district198787001996
Anderson Historic Districtdistrict197171000739
Ashtabulabuilding197272001186
Belton Depotbuilding197979002373
Belton Standpipestructure198787001948
Boone-Douthit Housebuilding199797000742
Caldwell-Johnson-Morris Cottagebuilding197171000740
Chamberlain-Kay Housebuilding198080003652
Denver Downs Farmsteadbuilding200707000118
Faith Cabin Library at Anderson County Training Schoolbuilding201212000941
Robert J. and Lula Ginn Housebuilding2019100004408
Kennedy Street Schoolbuilding200707001111
North Anderson Historic Districtdistrict200808000733
Dr. Samuel Marshall Orr Housebuilding197373001673
Pelzer Community Buildingbuilding2025100012300
Pelzer Manufacturing Company and Mill Village Historic Districtdistrict2017100001718
Pelzer Presbyterian Churchbuilding199393001407
Pendleton Cotton Milldistrict2018100002060
Pendleton Historic Districtdistrict197070000560
Ralph John Ramer Housebuilding199292000023
Obediah Shirley Housebuilding199999000201
United States Post Office and Court Housebuilding2017100001746
Woodburnbuilding197171000741
Woodson Farmsteadbuilding199898000422

Digitised newspapers

13 issues

Sampled issues, machine-read from the Library of Congress scan and published page by page, so every headline and column is searchable text.

The Intelligencer

Anderson, S.C., 1915 to 1917. Machine-read from the Library of Congress scan.

The Anderson Intelligencer

Anderson, S.C., 1914 to 1917. Machine-read from the Library of Congress scan.

The Anderson Daily Intelligencer

Anderson, S.C., 1914 to 1915. Machine-read from the Library of Congress scan.

Bird's-eye views and land ownership maps

2

Drawn when these were printed as single large sheets: the town seen from the air, and the county divided into its farms with every owner named. Each opens the original at the Library of Congress.

Land ownership map, 1897 - Map of Anderson County, South Carolina
Land ownership map (1897) - Map of Anderson County, South Carolina. Library of Congress.
Land ownership map, 1877 - General descriptive map of Anderson County, S.C
Land ownership map (1877) - General descriptive map of Anderson County, S.C. Library of Congress.

Photographs from libraries nationwide

1 of 5 shown

Selected from the Digital Public Library of America's 5 image records catalogued for this county. Every one shown here carries a public-domain status or a licence that permits reuse on a site that carries advertising; non-commercial, share-alike and restricted images are excluded. The selection is spread across the county's towns (at most eight per town), so no single institution's bulk upload crowds out the rest. Each opens the holding library's record, and the complete set at the Digital Public Library of America is one click away.

Airport obstruction chart, OC 857, Anderson County Airport, Anderson, South Carolina, Boston Public Library - undated
Airport obstruction chart, OC 857, Anderson County Airport, Anderson, South Carolina. United States. National Ocean Service, Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.

The county from the air

48 shown

Flown by the U.S. Geological Survey between 1937 and 1989, the Aerial Photo Single Frames collection is the definitive mid-century view of the land: fields, roads and rivers as the camera saw them. The Survey holds 1,342 frames inside the rectangle that bounds this county; the 48 frames below were taken over the county itself, chosen across the decades of flights (at most four a year from that rectangle), so one flight cannot crowd out the rest. The full set is free to browse and download at EarthExplorer under the dataset Aerial Photo Single Frames.

U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1947-02-02, scale 1:37400
1947-02-02, scale 1:37400. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1947-02-02, scale 1:37400
1947-02-02, scale 1:37400. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1947-02-02, scale 1:37400
1947-02-02, scale 1:37400. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1947-02-02, scale 1:37400
1947-02-02, scale 1:37400. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1950-11-29, scale 1:59000
1950-11-29, scale 1:59000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1950-11-29, scale 1:59000
1950-11-29, scale 1:59000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1950-11-29, scale 1:59000
1950-11-29, scale 1:59000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1950-11-29, scale 1:59000
1950-11-29, scale 1:59000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1951-01-26, scale 1:59000
1951-01-26, scale 1:59000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1951-01-26, scale 1:59000
1951-01-26, scale 1:59000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1951-01-26, scale 1:59000
1951-01-26, scale 1:59000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1951-01-26, scale 1:59000
1951-01-26, scale 1:59000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1955-03-02, scale 1:30000
1955-03-02, scale 1:30000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1955-03-02, scale 1:30000
1955-03-02, scale 1:30000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1955-03-02, scale 1:30000
1955-03-02, scale 1:30000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1955-03-08, scale 1:30000
1955-03-08, scale 1:30000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1956-03-01, scale 1:31000
1956-03-01, scale 1:31000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1956-03-01, scale 1:32000
1956-03-01, scale 1:32000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1956-03-21, scale 1:32000
1956-03-21, scale 1:32000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1959-11-20, scale 1:24000
1959-11-20, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1959-11-20, scale 1:24000
1959-11-20, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1959-11-20, scale 1:24000
1959-11-20, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1959-11-20, scale 1:24000
1959-11-20, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1960-02-01, scale 1:24000
1960-02-01, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1960-02-01, scale 1:24000
1960-02-01, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1960-02-01, scale 1:24000
1960-02-01, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1960-02-01, scale 1:24000
1960-02-01, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1964-04-01, scale 1:50000
1964-04-01, scale 1:50000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1964-09-15, scale 1:30000
1964-09-15, scale 1:30000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1964-09-15, scale 1:30000
1964-09-15, scale 1:30000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1964-09-15, scale 1:30000
1964-09-15, scale 1:30000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1969-08-25, scale 1:123176
1969-08-25, scale 1:123176. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1969-08-25, scale 1:123176
1969-08-25, scale 1:123176. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1969-08-25, scale 1:122988
1969-08-25, scale 1:122988. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1969-08-25, scale 1:120981
1969-08-25, scale 1:120981. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1970-03-09, scale 1:19000
1970-03-09, scale 1:19000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1970-03-09, scale 1:19000
1970-03-09, scale 1:19000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1970-03-09, scale 1:19000
1970-03-09, scale 1:19000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1970-03-09, scale 1:19000
1970-03-09, scale 1:19000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1972-03-22, scale 1:24000
1972-03-22, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1976-02-23, scale 1:33000
1976-02-23, scale 1:33000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1976-02-23, scale 1:33000
1976-02-23, scale 1:33000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1976-02-23, scale 1:33000
1976-02-23, scale 1:33000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1976-02-23, scale 1:33000
1976-02-23, scale 1:33000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1977-03-14, scale 1:80000
1977-03-14, scale 1:80000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1977-03-14, scale 1:80000
1977-03-14, scale 1:80000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1977-03-14, scale 1:80000
1977-03-14, scale 1:80000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1977-03-14, scale 1:80000
1977-03-14, scale 1:80000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.

Weather records

43 stations, 9 gages

The thermometers that kept this county's weather, and the gages that measured the flow of its streams, as the federal records hold them. The extremes below are measured values from those records, not estimates.

The 1950 census, district by district

127 districts

Who lived here in 1950, one enumeration district at a time, as the Census Bureau described each district. Each row opens its official National Archives result, with Population Schedules and ED Maps available there.

  • 4-1Anderson city, comprising Anderson township and part of Centerville township: Anderson city - That part of Ward 1 in Anderson township Bounded by City limits; Wilson, E. Calhoun; North; Greenville
  • 4-2Anderson city - That part of Ward 1 in Anderson township Bounded by Township line, City limits; Greenville; N. Main
  • 4-3Anderson city - That part of Ward 1 in Anderson township Bounded by North; E. Calhoun; N. Main, Greenville
  • 4-4Anderson city - That part of Ward 1 in Anderson township Bounded by E. Calhoun, Wilson; City limits; E. Orr; N. Fant
  • 4-5Anderson city - That part of Ward 1 in Anderson township, excluding John C. Calhoun Hotel Bounded by E. Calhoun; N. Fant; E. Orr, N. McDuffie, E. Whitner; N. Main
  • 4-6Anderson city - John C. Calhoun Hotel (In Anderson city, Ward 1, Anderson township)
  • 4-7Anderson city - That part of Ward 2 in Anderson township Bounded by E. Orr; City limits; E. Whitner; N. Fant
  • 4-8Anderson city - That part of Ward 2 in Anderson township Bounded by E. Orr; N. Fant, S. Fant; E. River; S. McDuffie, E. Benson, S. Main, E. Whitner, N. McDuffie
  • 4-9Anderson city - That part of Ward 2 in Anderson township Bounded by E. Whitner; Jefferson Ave.; E. River; S. Fant
  • 4-10Anderson city - That part of Ward 2 in Anderson township Bounded by E. Whitner; City limits; E. River; Jefferson Ave.
  • 4-11Anderson city - That part of Ward 3 in Anderson township Bounded by E. River; White; E. Hampton, High, Rear Hampton; S. Fant
  • 4-12Anderson city - That part of Ward 3 in Anderson township Bounded by E. Benson, S. McDuffie, E. River; S. Fant; E. Hampton; S. Main
  • 4-13Anderson city - That part of Ward 3 in Anderson township Bounded by E. Hampton; S. Fant; City limits; S. Main
  • 4-14Anderson city - That part of Ward 3 in Anderson township Bounded by Rear Hampton, High, E. Hampton, White, E. River; City limits; S. Fant
  • 4-15Anderson city - That part of Ward 4 in Anderson township Bounded by Ward line, King, F, Mills, Ward line; Ward line; W. Whitner; City limits
  • 4-16Anderson city - That part of Ward 4 in Anderson township Bounded by W. Whitner; Ward line, W. Market, Charleston and Western Carolina Railroad; W. Franklin; City limits
  • 4-17Anderson city - That part of Ward 4 in Anderson township Bounded by W. Market, S. Murray Ave., W. Benson; S. Main; W. Reed; Charleston and Western Carolina Railroad
  • 4-18Anderson city - That part of Ward 4 in Anderson township Bounded by N. Reed; S. Main; W. Hampton; Charleston and Western Carolina Railroad
  • 4-19Anderson city - That part of Ward 4 in Anderson township Bounded by W. Franklin; Charleston and Western Carolina Railroad; City limits
  • 4-20Anderson city - That part of Ward 4 in Anderson township Bounded by W. Hampton; S. Main; City limits; Charleston and Western Carolina Railroad
  • 4-21Anderson city - That part of Ward 5 in Anderson township Bounded by Township line; N. Main; Tribble; Ward line
  • 4-22Anderson city - That part of Ward 5 in Anderson township Bounded by Tribble; N. Main; W. Benson, S. Murray, W. Market; Ward line
  • 4-23Anderson city - That part of Ward 6 in Anderson township Bounded by City limits, Ward line; Ward line; Glenn
  • 4-24Anderson city - That part of Ward 6 in Anderson township Bounded by Glenn; E., Kelly, H; King, Ward line; City limits
  • 4-25Anderson city - That part of Ward 6 in Anderson township Bounded by Kelly; E; Mills, F, King; H
  • 4-26Anderson city - That part of Ward 6 in Anderson township Bounded by Glenn; Ward line; Ward line, Mills; E
  • 4-27Anderson city - That part of Ward 7 in Centerville township Bounded by City limits; City limits; Township line; N. Main, North Ave., E. North Ave., North Ave.
  • 4-28Anderson city - That part of Ward 7 in Centerville township Bounded by City limits; North Ave., E. North, North Ave.; Blair; City limits
  • 4-29Anderson city - That part of Ward 7 in Centerville township Bounded by Blair, North Ave.; N. Main; Township line; City limits
  • 4-30Belton township: Belton town: Belton town - That part comprising Ward 1 Bounded by Town limits; River, Ward line; Ward line, N. Main, Ward line, Town limits
  • 4-31Belton town - That part comprising Ward 2 Bounded by Ward line, River; Town limits; U.S. Hwy. 178, S. Main, Ward line
  • 4-32Belton town - That part of Ward 3 Bounded by Anderson; Blue Ridge Railroad, S. Main, U.S. Hwy. 178; Town limits; Cherokee Creek, Myrill
  • 4-33Belton township - That part east of Southern Railway and north of State Hwy. 247, outside Belton town
  • 4-34BBelton township - That part south of Stevenson Dr., outside Belton town
  • 4-34ABelton township - That part west of Southern Railway, north of Stevenson Dr. and northwest of U.S. Hwy. 178, outside Belton town
  • 4-35Belton township - That part southwest of Southern Railway and southeast of U.S. Hwy. 178, outside Belton town
  • 4-36Belton township - That part northeast of Southern Railway and south of State Hwy. 247, outside Belton town
  • 4-37Toxaway-Riverside Mills, unincorporated, comprising parts of Broadway and Centerville townships: Toxaway-Riverside Mills, unincorporated - That part in Broadway township Bounded by Township line; Rocky River; Township line; Anderson city limits
  • 4-38Toxaway-Riverside Mills, unincorporated - That part in Centerville township Bounded by Calhoun extended, County Rd. 919, County Rd. 920, County Rd.61; Cox Creek, Rocky River; Piedmont and Northern Railroad, N. Gossett, North; Anderson city limits
  • 4-39Broadway township, outside Toxaway-Riverside Mills, unincorporated: Broadway township - That part south and east of Watermellon Creek and Broadway Creeks and north of Blue Ridge Railway
  • 4-40Broadway township - That part northwest of Watermellon and Broadway creeks and north of Blue Ridge Railway
  • 4-41Broadway township - That part south of Blue Ridge Railway and north of U.S. Hwy. 178, outside the unincorporated place of Toxaway-Riverside Mills
  • 4-42Broadway township - That part south of U.S. Hwy. 178, outside the unincorporated place of Toxaway-Riverside Mills (Remainder of Broadway township is in Toxaway-Riverside Mills, unincorporated)
  • 4-43Brushy Creek township: Brushy Creek township - That part south and east of State Hwys. 81 and east of St. Hwy. 261 and north of Brushy Creek
  • 4-44Brushy Creek township - That part west and north of State Hwy. 81 and east of State Hwys. 74, 256, and 257
  • 4-45Brushy Creek township - That part west of State Hwys. 74, 256, 257, and 261, north of Little Brushy Creek, State Hwys. 8 and 81 and Pickens Creek
  • 4-46Brushy Creek township - That part south of Pickens Creek, State Hwys. 8 and 81 and Little Brushy Creek
  • 4-47Centerville township, outside Anderson city and the unincorporated place of Toxaway-Riverside Mills: Equinox - Appleton Mills, unincorporated: Equinox - Appleton Mills, unincorporated - That part Bounded by Whitehall Rd., Concord Rd.; Lane Ave., Lane Ave. extended, William, Whitehall Ave.; Anderson city limits, Glenwood Ave.; Fertilizer Rd.
  • 4-48Equinox - Appleton Mills, unincorporated - That part Bounded by Fertilizer Rd., Glenwood Ave.; Anderson city limits; Blair, Raymond Ave., Fertilizer Rd., Lee, Bailey, Jackson; Generostee Creek
  • 4-49Equinox - Appleton Mills, unincorporated - That part Bounded by Raymond Ave., Blair; Anderson city limits; Anderson city limits; I, Lee, Fertilizer Rd.
  • 4-50Equinox - Appleton Mills, unincorporated - That part Bounded by Jackson Bailey, I; Glenn, O, Brogan; Boston
  • 4-51Centerville township - That part northeast of U.S. Hwy 76, outside Anderson city and the unincorporated places of Equinox - Appleton Mills and Toxaway-Riverside Mills
  • 4-52Centerville township - That part northeast of Blue Ridge Railway, and southwest of U.S. Hwy. 76, outside the unincorporated place of Equinox - Appleton Mills
  • 4-53Centerville township - That part west of Blue Ridge Railway and north of State Hwy. 34
  • 4-54Centerville township - That part southeast of State Hwy. 34'and southwest of Blue Ridge Railway and north and east of State Hwys. 71 and 49, outside the unincorporated place of Equinox - Appleton Mills
  • 4-55Centerville township - That part southeast of State Hwy. 34, south and west of Hwys. 71 and 49 and north of Old State Hwy. 24, outside the unincorporated place of Equinox - Appleton Mills
  • 4-56Centerville township - That part south of Old State Hwy. 24, outside the unincorporated place of Equinox - Appleton Mills (Remainder of Centerville township is in Anderson city and the unincorporated place of Toxaway-Riverside Mills)
  • 4-57Iva town - comprising parts of Corner and Hall Lownships: Iva town - That part in Corner township east of State Hwy. 79
  • 4-58Iva town - That part in Corner township west of State Hwy. 79
  • 4-59Iva town - That part in Hall township
  • 4-60Corner township, outside Iva town: Corner township - That part north and west of State Hwy. 184, outside Iva town
  • 4-61Corner township - That part south and east of State Hwy. 184, outside Iva town (Remainder of Corner township is in Iva town)
  • 4-62Fork township: Fork township - That part north and east of Little Beaverdam Creek
  • 4-63Fork township - That part southwest of Little Beaverdam Creek and north of State Hwy. 80
  • 4-64Fork township - That part south of State Hwy. 80 and west of Beaverdam Creek
  • 4-65Pendleton town, comprising parts of Garvin and Pendleton townships: Pendleton town - That part in Garvin township
  • 4-66Pendleton town - That part in Pendleton township north and east of Blue Ridge Railway
  • 4-67Pendleton town - That part in Pendleton township south and west of Blue Ridge Railway
  • 4-68Garvin township, outside Pendleton town: Garvin township - That part east of U.S. Hwy. 178 and west and north of Twenty Three Mile Creek
  • 4-69Garvin township - That part west of U.S. Hwy. 178 and north of Twenty Three Mile Creek, outside Pendleton town
  • 4-70Garvin township - That part south and east of Twenty Three Mile Creek and north of State Hwys. 72, 58 and 97
  • 4-71Garvin township - That part south of State Hwys. 72, 58 and 97 (Remainder of Garvin township is in Pendleton town)
  • 4-72Hall township, outside Iva town: Hall township - That part northeast of State Hwys. 37 / 49 and 392
  • 4-73Hall township - That part southwest of State Hwys. 37/ 49 and 392, outside Iva town (Remainder of Hall township is in Iva town)
  • 4-74Honea Path township: Honea Path town - That part in Anderson County comprising part of Honea Path township: Honea Path town - That part Bounded by Town limits; County line; Southern Railway, E. Grier, Maryland Ave., Carolina Ave., Chiquola, unnamed Branch, Trussel, Piedmont and Northern Railway, Harper, Southern Railway
  • 4-75Honea Path town - That part Bounded by Piedmont and Northern Railway, Trussel, unnamed Branch, Chiquola, Carolina Ave., Maryland Ave.; E. Grier; Southern Railway, Harper
  • 4-76Honea Path town - That part Bounded by Southern Railway; W. Grier; Town limits
  • 4-77Honea Path town - That part Bounded by W. Grier; Southern Railway, County line; Town limits (Remainder of Honea Path town is in Donald township, Abbeville County)
  • 4-78Honea Path township - That part northeast of State Hwy. 81 and southeast of U.S. Hwy. 76, outside Honea Path town
  • 4-79Honea Path township - That part southwest of State Hwy. 81, northwest of U.S. Hwy. 76 and northeast of Piedmont and Northern Railway, outside Honea Path town
  • 4-80Honea Path township - That part southwest of Piedmont and Northern Railway, outside Honea Path town
  • 4-81Hopewell township: Hopewell township - That part east of State Hwy. 81
  • 4-82Hopewell township - That part west of State Hwy. 81
  • 4-83Martin township: Martin township - That part east of Hen Coop Creek, north of State Hwy. 185 and east of State Hwy. 284
  • 4-84Martin township - That part west of Hen Coop Creek
  • 4-85Martin township - That part east of Hen Coop Creek, west of State Hwy. 284 and south of State Hwy. 185
  • 4-86Pendleton township, outside Pendleton town: La France, unincorporated (See boundaries shown on aerial photo ES-4A-17)
  • 4-87Pendleton township - That part east of Blue Ridge Railway, outside Pendleton town and the unincorporated place of La France (See aerial photo ES-4A-17 for boundaries of La France)
  • 4-88Pendleton township - That part west of Blue Ridge Railway and Twenty Three Mile Creek, outside Pendleton town and the unincorporated place of La France
  • 4-89Pendleton township - That part east of Twenty Three Mile Creek and west of Blue Ridge Railway outside the unincorporated place of La France
  • 4-90Rock Mills township: Rock Mills township - That part north of State Hwy. 80
  • 4-91Rock Mills township - That part south of State Hwy. 80
  • 4-92Starr town, comprising parts of Savannah and Varennes townships: Starr town - That part in Savannah township
  • 4-93Starr town - That part in Varennes township
  • 4-94Savannah township, outside Starr town: Savannah township - That part north of State Hwys. 37, 39, 806 and northwest of U.S. Hwy. 29, outside Starr town
  • 4-95Savannah township - That part south of State Hwys. 37, 39, 806 and southeast of U.S. Hwy. 29, outside Starr town (Remainder of Savannah township is in Starr town)
  • 4-96Varennes township, outside Starr town: Gluck, unincorporated: Gluck, unincorporated - That part Bounded by E. Roosevelt Dr.; Sumpter; Beaver Creek, Riley extended, Unnamed street; Vandiver, S. Main extended
  • 4-97Orr Mills, unincorporated: Orr Mills, unincorporated - That part Bounded by Anderson city limits; White, White extended; Shockley Ferry Rd.; McDuffie
  • 4-98Orr Mills, unincorporated - That part Bounded by Anderson city limits; McDuffie; Shockley Ferry Rd.; S. Main extended
  • 4-99Orr Mills, unincorporated - That part Bounded by Anderson city limits; S. Main extended; Lewis; Lyons
  • 4-100Orr Mills, unincorporated - That part Bounded by Anderson city limits; Lyons, Lewis, S. Main; Hartwell Rd., Charleston and Western Carolina Railroad, Lewis; County Rd. 79, Sayre extended
  • 4-101Varennes township - That part east of State Hwy. 28, outside the unincorporated place of Orr Mills
  • 4-102Varennes township - That part east of Charleston and Western Carolina Railway, southeast of State Hwy. 28 and north of State Hwy. 103, outside the unincorporated places of Gluck and Orr Mills
  • 4-103Varennes township - That part west of Charleston and Western Carolina Railway, outside Starr town and the unincorporated places of Gluck and Orr Mills
  • 4-104Varennes township - That part Charleston and Western Carolina Railway, south of State Hwy. 103 and west of State Hwy. 28, outside Starr town (Remainder of Varennes township is in Starr town)
  • 4-105Williamston township: West Pelzer town
  • 4-106Williamston town: Williamston town - That part east of Greenville Dr., southeast of Main and northeast of Big Crnek
  • 4-107Williamston town - That part west of Greenville Dr. and northwest of Main and Belton Dr.
  • 4-108Williamston town - That part southeast of Belton Dr. and Main and southwest of Big Creek
  • 4-109Pelzer, unincorporated: Pelzer, unincorporated - That part Bounded by County line; County line; State Hwy. 8; Unnamed street from State Hwy. 53 to State Hwy. 8, U.S. Hwy. 29
  • 4-110Pelzer, unincorporated - That part Bounded by Unnamed street from State Hwy. 53 to State Hwy. 8; State Hwy. 8; West pelzer town limits, Southern Railway, Unnamed Rd., U.S. Hwy. 29
  • 4-111Pelzer, unincorporated - That part Bounded by State Hwy. 8; Piedmont and Northern Railway; Unnamed stream
  • 4-112Pelzer, unincorporated - That part Bounded by County line; County line; Unnamed stream; Piedmont and Northern Railway, State Hwy. 8
  • 4-113Piedmont, unincorporated - That part in Anderson County comprising part of Williamston township (Remainder of Piedmont, unincorporated, is in Grove township, Greenville County)
  • 4-114Williamston township - That part northeast of Hurricane Creek, outside the unincorporated place of Piedmont (See separate map for boundaries of Piedmont)
  • 4-115Williamston township - That part south of Hurricane Creek, southeast of State Hwys. 221 and 76 and northeast of State Hwy. 75, outside West Pelzer town, Williamston town and the unincorporated place of Pelzer (See separate maps for boundaries of Pelzer)
  • 4-116Williamston township - That part southwest of Hurricane Creek and west of State Hwys. 221 and 76
  • 4-117Williamston township - That part southwest of State Hwy. 75, southeast of State Hwy. 76 and west of Southern Railway, outside Williamston town
  • 4-118Williamston township - That part southeast of Southern Railway, outside Williamston town and the unincorporated place of Pelzer
  • 4-119Toxaway-Riverside Mills, unincorporated - That part in Centerville township Bounded by North, N. Gossett, Piedmont and Northern Railroad; Rocky River; Township line; Anderson city limits
  • 4-120Equinox - Appleton Mills, unincorporated - That part Bounded by Jackson; Boston, Evergreen, X, Unnamed street; Townville Rd.; Generostee Creek
  • 4-121Equinox - Appleton Mills, unincorporated - That part Bounded by Brogan, O, Glenn; I, Anderson city limits; Townville Rd.; Unnamed street, X, Evergreen
  • 4-122Equinox - Appleton Mills, unincorporated - That part Bounded by Townville Rd., Veterans Dr., Veterans Dr. extended, Unnamed branch of Generostee Creek, Generostee Creek, Townville Rd.; Anderson city limits; Dobbins Bridge Rd.; County Rd. 878
  • 4-123Gluck, unincorporated - That part Bounded by Manly Dr.; S. Main extended, Vandiver; Unnamed street, S. Main extended, Railroad; Charleston and Western Carolina Railroad, Masters Dr., Plainview, West Roosevelt Dr., Crestview
  • 4-124Belton town - That part of Ward 3 Bounded by Blue Ridge Railroad; Anderson, Myrill, Cherokee Creek; Town limits
  • 4-125Belton town - That part comprising Ward 4 Bounded by Town limits, Ward line; N. Main; Blake, Lewis; Braezeale
  • 4-126Belton town - That part comprising Ward 5 Bounded by Town limits, Braezeale, Lewis, Blake; N. Main, Ward line, S. Main; Blue Ridge Railroad; Town limits

Wildfire, 1992 to 2020

935 fires

Every wildfire the federal occurrence database records inside this county: 935 of them, burning about 3,884 acres. 19 started naturally and 93 were recorded as arson. Each settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it.

Reported cause Fires
Missing data/not specified/undetermined347
Debris and open burning268
Arson/incendiarism93
Misuse of fire by a minor59
Equipment and vehicle use49
Smoking47
Recreation and ceremony32
Natural19
Power generation/transmission/distribution9
Other causes8
Fireworks3
Railroad operations and maintenance1

The five largest, by the area the report gives. None of them was recorded as arson.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
19 June 2007Recreation and ceremony325 acresSouth Carolina Forestry CommissionSHAW ISLAND
10 June 2008Missing data/not specified/undetermined202 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
26 May 2011Equipment and vehicle use79 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
27 January 2001Smoking63 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
4 June 2016Natural55 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
16 March 2006Smoking54 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
1 April 2014Debris and open burning52 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
15 March 1994Missing data/not specified/undetermined47 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named

Every settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it - see the settlement index below.

Storms, 1955 to 2026

60 of 861 shown

The NOAA Storm Events Database holds 861 reports for this county, causing 3 deaths, 27 injuries and about $21,908,000 in recorded property damage. Each settlement page carries the reports that name it.

Kind of event Reports
Thunderstorm Wind515
Hail226
Flash Flood43
Tornado38
Lightning20
Heavy Rain9
Flood8
Funnel Cloud2

The most serious of them, by death, then injury, then recorded damage. The accounts are quoted exactly as the forecast office filed them.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
September 2024Flash FloodPowdersville1 killed, $300,000Stream gauges on the Saluda River in west Greenville and west Pelzer indicated flash flooding developed along the river after 8-15 inches of rain fell across the foothills in three days, with 1.5 to 2.5 inches of that falling in less than three hours on the morning of the 27th. Multiple homes and structures were inundated and damaged on the Anderson County side of the river from Powdersville down to Pelzer, including on Lakeview Dr, Birch River Rd, and on River Rd. A 60-year-old woman was killed when her vehicle was swept away in floodwater.
August 2023Thunderstorm WindEvergreen Hills1 killed, $30,000Ham radio operator and emergency manager reported numerous trees and limbs blown down, along with some power lines down from the Centerville area across the north side of Anderson. A 15-year-old male was killed by a tree falling on an outbuilding on Arnold Drive. Other trees fell on and blocked roads, while trees fell on homes on Oak Hill Dr and on Town Creek Dr.
July 2017Thunderstorm WindStarr1 killedDepartment of Natural Resources reported a man and woman were thrown from their boat by a strong thunderstorm wind gust on Lake Hartwell near the Singing Pines recreation area. While the woman was quickly rescued by other boaters, the 54-year-old man was presumed drowned, as his body was never recovered.
August 2011Thunderstorm WindStarr7 hurtA camping trailer was overturned on Campers Way, with minor injuries to seven occupants. Another trailer at this site was knocked off its supporting jack. |Numerous trees were blown down in the area as well, with one tree on a vehicle.
April 1980Tornado (F2)not stated5 hurt, $2,500,000no account filed
April 1990Thunderstorm Windnot stated4 hurtno account filed
September 1996Tornado (F2)Sandy Spgs2 hurt, $3,000,000no account filed
March 2010LightningAnderson2 hurt, $5,000Lightning struck a power line on Fawn Hill Rd, which resulted in minor injuries to two people in two different homes. Small fires ignited in both homes, causing some minor damage.
July 1997Thunderstorm WindPiedmont1 hurt, $8,000no account filed
July 2012Thunderstorm WindPendleton1 hurtA tree was blown down on Mechanic St. The tree fell on a fire fighter, causing minor injuries.
April 2011Thunderstorm WindIva1 hurtSeveral trees were blown down around Iva. One tree fell on a home, causing minor injuries to an occupant.
August 2002LightningAnderson1 hurtA 16-year-old male received minor injuries when lightning struck a nearby tree.
August 2002LightningSandy Spgs1 hurtA man received minor injuries when lightning struck a nearby tree.
April 1999Thunderstorm WindWest Pelzer1 hurtno account filed
July 1999LightningPowdersville1 hurtno account filed
May 1996LightningStarr$5,000,000no account filed
July 2001Thunderstorm WindAnderson$1,500,000A trained spotter measured a wind gust to 58 mph. Lightning struck a church in the Cheddar community, between Williamston and Belton. The resulting fire destroyed the main building.
September 1996Tornado (F1)(And)Anderson Co Arp$1,000,000no account filed
September 1996Tornado (F1)Piedmont$1,000,000no account filed
February 2020Flash FloodPowdersville$500,000Stream gauges indicated flash flooding developed across northeast Anderson County after 4 to 6 inches of rain fell across the area in about 24 hours, with much of the falling during the morning and early afternoon of the 6th. A stream gauge on Eighteen Mile Creek near Pendleton indicated flooding of Central Rd and Bishop Branch Rd. Meanwhile, rare flash flooding of a main stem river occurred along the Saluda River from west Greenville/ Powdersville to West Pelzer, flooding multiple roads in the Anderson County side of the river. Newspaper reported multiple other roads closed due to a combination of poor drainage and small stream flooding across Powdersville, Anderson, and Willimaston. These included Shackleburg Rd, Scotts Bridge Rd, Mountain Springs Rd, and Orr Rd.
February 2020FloodPendleton$500,000Although heavy rainfall steadily tapered off across the area through the afternoon into the evening, flooding continued along the Eighteen Mile Creek and Saluda River basins into the evening, with major flooding developing along the Saluda in the west Greenville by late evening. Several homes were inundated with water, including along Lakeview Dr in Powdersville, Guy St and Adger St in Pelzer. Flooding persisted along the Saluda through the 7th.
June 2001Thunderstorm WindAnderson$500,000Severe thunderstorm winds caused damage to some buildings at the county fairgrounds, resulting in postponement of a bingo tournament. Roofs were blown off three buildings.
June 1994Thunderstorm WindPendleton$500,000no account filed
February 1993Tornado (F1)Belton$500,000no account filed
April 1998Flash FloodAnderson$480,000no account filed
April 2009Tornado (EF1)Townville$300,000NWS survey found an area of tornado damage that began on Dry Rock Rd near its intersection with Andersonville Rd. (It is possible that the tornado began over Lake Hartwell.) Damage was mainly confined to uprooted or snapped trees at this point, although two mobile homes were shifted off their foundation at this location.. The most significant damage occurred just east of this location, in the Snyder Rd area. A storage shelter was destroyed in this area and a travel trailer blown off concretet blocks. Other storage shelters received signifiumerous trees were snapped off or uprooted along Snyder Rd, with trees falling on several homes. The tornado traveled east from Snyder Rd, crossing an inlet of Lake Hartwell before re-emerging in the Sandy Shores Dr area. The tornado continued east, moving back over Lake Hartwell, where some trees were blown down on islands. The tornado apparently dissipated over the lake. East of Snyder Rd, damage was almost exclusively confined to snapped and uprooted trees, although some boat shelters and docks on Lake Hartwell were lifted and tossed as much as 100 feet. This tornado was produced by a supercell thunderstorm.
May 2024Thunderstorm Wind(And)Anderson Co Arp$250,000Dept of highways and public reported numerous trees and power lines blown down through the city of Anderson and vicinity. At least one tree fell on a vehicle. Multiple buildings received mostly minor roof damage and damaged awnings in downtown Anderson. A 60 mph gust was measured by the ASOS at the Anderson Regional Airport.
June 2010Thunderstorm WindDenver$250,000Numerous trees and power lines were blown down across the north and east side of Anderson. One tree fell through a residence on Towne Creek Trl, and another heavily damaged a home on Marshall Ave. The roof of a business was damaged near the intersection of East North Ave and Whitehall Rd. Several trees fell on automobiles. The roof was blown off a barn near the intersection of Hayes Rd and highway 28.
June 2003Flash FloodPendleton$250,000Seven-and-a-half inches of rain fell in 3 hours along the Anderson/Pickens County line just after midnight on the nineteenth. The result was flooding of numerous bridges, roads, and buildings. A vehicle was swept from a road by rushing water, and the driver required rescuing. Trees were washed away along highways 8, 81 and 178.
April 1989Tornado (F2)not stated$250,000no account filed
July 2015Thunderstorm WindEvergreen Hills$200,000HAM radio operator reported multiple trees blown down at Sussex Way and Stonehaven Dr in the Centerville area. The National Weather Service automated observing system (ASOS) at the Anderson Regional Airport measured wind gusts as high as 58 kts (67 mph), and a spotter reported numerous trees blown down with minor roof damage to homes in the Homeland Park area. Also, the public reported a tree blown down on a home near the intersection of Kelly St and J st in Anderson.
July 2014HailBelton$200,000A slow moving, but persistent severe thunderstorm produced up to golf ball size hail in the Belton area for at least 15 minutes.
June 2013Tornado (EF1)(And)Anderson Co Arp$150,000An NWS storm survey found the path of a weak tornado that began in a field east of Lake Hartwell, just west of highway 187 north of the Country Meadows intersection. The tornado traveled east northeast to a farmstead on highway 187, blowing away a small outbuilding and peeling some metal panels off the roof of a larger shed. The tornado continued ENE to Busby Rd, where a portion of the roof was removed from a home. The house also shifted slightly on its foundation while a deck was lifted and tossed and a garage door caved in. The track has lost at this point, as the tornado moved over open fields. However, the path was picked up again at Mar-Mac Rd, near the Martin Rd intersection, where numerous trees were uprooted or snapped. Some shingles were removed from a home and some outbuildings damaged in this areas we well. The end of the damage path was found near Tiffany Dr and Oak Noll Terrace, where two large pine trees were blown onto a home, causing substantial damage.
July 2005Tornado (F1)Anderson$150,000This tornado began over the northern part of Lake Hartwell, possibly over the lake, as the initial damage was to docks and around a dozen sailboats on the northeast shore of the lake. One boat was tossed about 100 yards. Several trees were also blown down onshore. Newspaper reported damage to the docks alone was 60k.
June 1996LightningSaylors Xrds$150,000no account filed
April 2017Thunderstorm WindStarr$100,000EM and other sources reported widespread downed trees and power lines and light to moderate damage to structures. While the swath of damaging winds impacted practically the entire county, the worst damage was found from Starr and Iva to the Honea Path area.
July 2013Thunderstorm WindPendleton$100,000A combination of gusty winds and extremely heavy rainfall caused a tree to fall on and destroy a home on East Main St.
August 2011LightningPendleton$100,000Lightning struck a home on Ridge Rd, igniting a fire that destroyed the structure.
June 2010Thunderstorm WindEvergreen Hills$100,000Numerous trees were blown down in and around the city, including the downtown area, with a tree on a home on Marshall Ave, and another on a home on Riley street about 4 miles south southwest of the city center. A turret on top of a building was damaged near downtown and the tin roof of another building was damaged. A tree was also blown down at the beginning of the microburst path on Whitehall Rd about 4 miles northwest of town.
April 2010Tornado (EF1)La France$100,000A tornado damage path began in the Harper Rd area of Pendleton. A large detached garage had its windward-facing doors blown in. This caused a large cargo door on the back side of the garage to blow out. Several horse stables on Harper Rd had metal roofs partially peeled back or blown off. Numerous trees were snapped off in this area, with a few large trees uprooted. The tornado continued northeast to Liberty Highway, just south of the Cherry St extension. The metal roofing was partially torn off a barn at this location, and several outbuildings were damaged or blown away. A large, well-constructed home received minor eaves damage. The tornado turned in a more east northeasterly direction at this point, dissipating shortly after crossing Liberty Highway.
June 2004Flash FloodAnderson$100,000Very heavy rainfall resulted in development of severe urban flooding across the northern part of the city. Numerous roads and streets were covered with water. West of town, a portion of Quail Ridge Rd was washed out severely.
July 2003HailPiedmont$100,000Wind-driven large hail caused considerable damage just ahead of the tornado, particularly in the community of Wren.
November 2002Thunderstorm WindAnderson$100,000Numerous trees were blown down, along with light structural damage to houses. An unoccupied, unanchored mobile home was destroyed by the wind. Another mobile home was shifted off of its foundation. Also, some trees fell on homes and vehicles.
August 2000Thunderstorm WindStarr$100,000A cabinet shop was blown apart and strewn across a highway. Its contents which were valued at $75K were destroyed.
January 1998Thunderstorm WindPendleton$100,000A one mile long swath of damage occurred in northern Anderson county in the Double Springs community. An eye-witness describes a swirl of wind that came across a lake and damaged a couple of residences as well as downed a few large trees. This quite possibly could have been a tornado, but the report was received too late to do a damage survey.
July 2022Thunderstorm WindLa France$75,000Multiple sources reported numerous trees blown down across northeast Anderson County from Six and Twenty Rd across I-85 to Hopewell Rd and Midway Rd. Multiple trees fell on houses. Additionally, the public reported a barn was destroyed and the debris tossed into an adjacent field on Furman Gambrell Rd.
April 1996Tornado (F1)Anderson Co Arpt$75,000no account filed
July 2023LightningLa France$50,000County comms reported lightning struck a house, causing a structure fire.
October 2021Flash FloodDenver$50,000County comms reported flash flooding developed over northeast Anderson County after 3 to 5 inches of rain fell in just a couple of hours in association with a slow-moving thunderstorm. Affected streams included Jones Creek, which inundated Scotts Bridge Rd and also completely washed out Shackleburg Rd. A motorist was briefly trapped and had to be rescued after high water swept away his vehicle on Scotts Bridge Rd. A couple of other vehicles were also trapped in high water in this area. Hurricane Creek also inundated Highway 17, causing the highway to be closed for some time.
July 2018Thunderstorm WindSaylors Xrds$50,000While wind damage was reported throughout Anderson County in association with a line of strong to severe thunderstorms, NWS storm survey found an area of intense downburst damage in the Jones Chapel community west of Honea Path. A home was significantly damaged in this area.
May 2016Thunderstorm Wind(And)Anderson Co Arp$50,000County comms and spotters reported numerous trees down, mainly from the city of Anderson to the Greenville County line, although sporadic damage was also reported near Lake Hartwell. Several trees fell on houses in the city. A gust of 59 mph was measured by the ASOS at the Anderson Airport at 1715 EST.
September 2014Flash FloodAnderson$50,000County comms reported Whitner Creek overflowed its banks on the west side of downtown Anderson after more than three inches of rain fell in only a couple of hours. Multiple homes were flooded along Cunningham Dr, with additional property damage reported nearby along Mimosa Park.
June 2011LightningToxaway$50,000Lightning struck an unoccupied home on High Shoals Rd, igniting a fire that destroyed the structure.
July 2008LightningPiedmont$50,000Lightning ignited a fire at a home on Mountain Springs Rd, causing significant damage.
June 2004Flash FloodIva$50,000A tributary of Crooked Creek overflowed its banks, destroying a bridge over Sam Turner Rd. In addition, the flood waters took down several trees and washed out road pavement.
September 2004Flash FloodAnderson$50,000no account filed
June 2005Thunderstorm WindAnderson$40,000Numerous trees down along highway 88 between Pendleton and Pelzer. In addition, 8 large oak trees down in the Stonewall Woods subdivision. One tree fell on a pickup truck. Another tree fell on a home, causing extensive damage to the roof.
July 2005Thunderstorm WindAnderson$40,000Straight line winds, estimated at 70 mph, blew down numerous trees, some on roads, houses, and vehicles in southern Anderson county. Most of the damage was concentrated in areas in and around the communities of Ebenezer and Craytonville, especially along Jones Chapel Rd between highway 185 and 20.
July 2013Flash FloodTownville$35,000Pearman Dairy Road/SC28 flooded near Westside High School. A foot of water was flowing over the road with a car in a ditch at the intersection of Old Asbury Road and Whitehall Road (7 W Anderson). Flooding at the intersection of highway 24 and New Hope Road (6 W Anderson). A sink hole opened up on Hattons Ford Road during very heavy rain. Two utility trucks were damaged after driving into the hole which was about 3 feet deep and spanned the entire road (4.5 SE Townville). Indian Trail Road near highway 24 was flooded by a stream near highway 24.
July 2013Flash FloodPendleton$30,000Two people were trapped in their cars by a flooded creek on Cherry St Extension. A least one of the cars was swept into the stream. West Queen Street was Flooded by Eighteen Mile Creek (4 SSE Clemson). There was also considerable urban flooding in Pendleton with water entering a few businesses.

Mines and quarries

39 recorded

The Survey's mineral resources record lists 39 workings inside this county. 7 still produce and 32 are closed or unrecorded. Each settlement page carries the workings within five miles of it.

Commodity Workings
Mica24
Stone, Crushed/Broken5
Sand and Gravel, Construction3
Thorium, Titanium, Zirconium2
Gold2
Iron, Titanium1
Titanium, Iron1
Feldspar1
Gemstone1
Sand1

The least common of them first, because a county's hundredth gravel pit says nothing its first ten did not.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Beaver CreekTitanium, IronUnknownVein Outcrop Exposure
Mcconnell ProspectMica, GemstoneProspect
River Road PlantSandProducerSedimentary
SmithIron, TitaniumUnknownMagnetite Vein
Todd ProspectFeldspar, MicaProspect
Big Generostee CreekThorium, Titanium, ZirconiumUnknownPlacer-Modern-Fluvial
Big Mountain CreekThorium, Titanium, ZirconiumUnknownAlluvial Placer
Henderson ProspectGoldPast ProducerVein
Henderson ProspectGoldProspect
Piedmont DredgeSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Sadula DredgeSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Saluda River PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknownSedimentary
Anderson QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer1973
Anderson QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Broadway MineStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Tribble QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducerMetamorphic
Unnamed Crushed Stone PitStone, Crushed/BrokenPast ProducerGranite Pluton
Bell ProspectMicaProspect
Ben Martin MineMicaPast Producer1944
Ben Martin MineMicaPast Producer
Burgess MineMicaPast Producer1889, 1944
Burgess MineMicaPast Producer
Cliff Webb ProspectMicaProspect
D J Tucker DepositMicaOccurrence
Fretwell North ProspectMicaProspect
Fretwell South ProspectMicaProspect
Gaillard MineMicaPast Producer1906, 1943
Gaillard MineMicaPast Producer
J A Jones ProspectMicaProspect
Keown MineMicaProspect
McKee ProspectMicaProspect
Mcmurtley DepositMicaOccurrence
Patton MineMicaPast Producer
Sherard MineMicaPast ProducerMica Pegmatite
Sherard MineMicaPast Producer
Terry ProspectMicaProspect
Welborn ProspectMicaProspect
Wharton MineMicaPast Producer1923
Wharton MineMicaPast Producer

Every populated place in the county

206

Named settlements recorded in the Geographic Names Information System, each with the topographic sheets covering it. Villages, hamlets and abandoned places alike. Each is shown with the nearest named watercourse or landform and the survey quadrangle it falls on. The 3 places that were also surveyed for fire insurance come first, with the number of atlases and photographs held for them.

The vanished settlements of Anderson County: the places named above that are no longer on the map.

Recorded here

Anderson, South Carolina

17 topographic sheets and 9 fire insurance atlases, 1884 to 1948

Belton, South Carolina

9 topographic sheets and 5 fire insurance atlases, 1906 to 1930

Pelzer, South Carolina

10 topographic sheets and 4 fire insurance atlases, 1902 to 1939

Everything this county holds

The complete index, with nothing left out. Each of these is a separate record with its own page: a federal survey report, or the case file that argued a property on to the National Register. Both are public domain and reproduced word for word.

Surveyed structures

21 structures

The vanished settlements of Anderson County, the places these records name that are no longer on the map.

Provenance

  • Topographic sheets. USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection, county index, measured from the bulk metadata.
  • Fire insurance maps. Library of Congress Sanborn collection, faceted to this county.
  • Photographs. Each place queried individually against the Library of Congress Prints and Photographs search.
  • Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
  • Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
  • Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.