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Dillon County, South Carolina

34 topographic sheets and 8 fire insurance atlases across 2 places.

Research this county

From the record

20 National Register listings published here.

Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service

South Carolina within the United States
Dillon County within South Carolina
Explore by year 1909 1925

What the record shows

  • 2 places in this county were surveyed for fire insurance: Dillon, Latta, between 1903 and 1945.
  • 8 fire insurance atlases survive for the county. Topographic coverage is national; fire insurance survey reached only incorporated places with something worth insuring.
  • 363 topographic sheet readings cover the county's settlements.
  • 20 properties here are on the National Register of Historic Places: 13 buildings, 6 districts and 1 structure.
  • 7 of the 20 listings were added during the 1970s.
  • The Geographic Names Information System records 46 populated places in this county; 45 are covered by at least one topographic sheet.

Photographs

3 photographs,

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.

Cotton Press, Near Routes 917 & 38, moved from Berry's Crossroads, Latta, Dillon County, SC
Cotton Press, Near Routes 917 & 38, moved from Berry's Crossroads, Latta, Dillon County, SC
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Smith Tobacco Barn, 1/4 mile south of Secondary Road 17-34 & 1/2 mile north of Highway 17-155, Dillon, Dillon County, SC
Smith Tobacco Barn, 1/4 mile south of Secondary Road 17-34 & 1/2 mile north of Highway 17-155, Dillon, Dillon County, SC
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Tobacco Barn, Latta, Dillon County, SC
Tobacco Barn, Latta, Dillon County, SC
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress

Places on the National Register

20

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
Joel Allen Housebuilding197474001848
Alpheus Victor and Martha Cooper Bethea Farmsteaddistrict2024100010894
Catfish Creek Baptist Churchbuilding197575001697
Dillon County Courthousebuilding198181000564
Dillon Downtown Historic Districtdistrict200301001549
Dillon Graded School and Dillon Public Schoolbuilding201414000818
James W. Dillon Housebuilding197171000769
Early Cotton Pressstructure197272001206
Hamer Hallbuilding197575001696
James W. Hamer Housebuilding200707000985
John Hayes Farmsteadbuilding200505001153
Latimer High and Elementary School (Additional Documentation)district2024100010400
Latta Downtown Historic Districtdistrict199898000555
Latta Historic District No. 1district198484002038
Latta Historic District No. 2district198484002040
McMillan Housebuilding198484002042
Meekins Barnbuilding198484003815
Selkirk Farmbuilding197474001847
Smith Barnbuilding198484000568
St. Paul's Methodist Churchbuilding197777001220

Digitised newspapers

4 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 Dillon Herald

Dillon, S.C., 1894 to ????. Machine-read from the Library of Congress scan.

The county from the air

40 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 1,378 frames inside the rectangle that bounds this county; the 40 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, 1950-10-15, scale 1:58000
1950-10-15, scale 1:58000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1950-10-15, scale 1:58000
1950-10-15, scale 1:58000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1950-10-15, scale 1:58000
1950-10-15, scale 1:58000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1950-11-07, scale 1:58000
1950-11-07, scale 1:58000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1954-03-15, scale 1:18000
1954-03-15, scale 1:18000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1954-03-15, scale 1:18000
1954-03-15, scale 1:18000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1954-03-15, scale 1:18000
1954-03-15, scale 1:18000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1954-03-15, scale 1:18000
1954-03-15, scale 1:18000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1955-03-08, scale 1:18000
1955-03-08, scale 1:18000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1955-03-08, scale 1:18000
1955-03-08, scale 1:18000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1955-03-08, scale 1:18000
1955-03-08, scale 1:18000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1955-03-08, scale 1:18000
1955-03-08, scale 1:18000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1957-02-01, scale 1:40000
1957-02-01, scale 1:40000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1957-02-01, scale 1:40000
1957-02-01, scale 1:40000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1957-02-01, scale 1:40000
1957-02-01, scale 1:40000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1957-02-01, scale 1:40000
1957-02-01, scale 1:40000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1958-01-01, scale 1:40000
1958-01-01, scale 1:40000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1958-01-01, scale 1:40000
1958-01-01, scale 1:40000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1958-01-01, scale 1:40000
1958-01-01, scale 1:40000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1958-01-01, scale 1:40000
1958-01-01, scale 1:40000. 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, 1964-04-01, scale 1:50000
1964-04-01, scale 1:50000. 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, 1964-04-01, scale 1:50000
1964-04-01, scale 1:50000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1971-03-27, scale 1:20500
1971-03-27, scale 1:20500. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1971-03-27, scale 1:20500
1971-03-27, scale 1:20500. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1971-03-27, scale 1:20500
1971-03-27, scale 1:20500. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1971-03-27, scale 1:20500
1971-03-27, scale 1:20500. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1972-08-19, scale 1:130000
1972-08-19, scale 1:130000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1972-08-19, scale 1:130000
1972-08-19, scale 1:130000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1972-08-19, scale 1:129000
1972-08-19, scale 1:129000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1972-08-19, scale 1:129000
1972-08-19, scale 1:129000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1976-01-15, scale 1:80000
1976-01-15, scale 1:80000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1976-01-15, scale 1:80000
1976-01-15, scale 1:80000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1976-01-15, scale 1:80000
1976-01-15, scale 1:80000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1976-01-15, scale 1:80000
1976-01-15, scale 1:80000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1981-02-01, scale 1:80000
1981-02-01, scale 1:80000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1981-02-01, scale 1:80000
1981-02-01, scale 1:80000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1981-02-01, scale 1:80000
1981-02-01, scale 1:80000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1981-02-01, scale 1:80000
1981-02-01, scale 1:80000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.

Weather records

3 stations, 1 gage

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

41 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.

  • 17-1Bethea township: Bingham town
  • 17-2Latta town: Latta town - That part east of Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
  • 17-3Latta town - That part west of Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
  • 17-4Bethea township - That part north of road from county line to State Hwy. 34 and State Hwy. 34; east of State Hwy. 573 and north of Little Reedy Creek
  • 17-5Bethea township - That part south of road from county line to State Hwy. 34; south of State Hwy. 34, west and south of State Hwy. 573, west of road from State Hwy. 573 at Catfish Church to Catfish Canal; southwest of Catfish Canal, outside Bingham town
  • 17-6Bethea township - That part south of Reedy Creek, east of State Hwy. 573, Catfish Canal and road from State Hwy. 573 to Catfish Canal, and northwest of U.S. Hwy. 301, outside Latta town
  • 17-7Bethea township - That part east of U.S. Hwy. 301, outside Latta town
  • 17-8Carmichael township: Carmichael township - That part north of State Hwy. 345 and west of Beulah Church - Oakland School Rd. to state line
  • 17-9Carmichael township - That part northwest of Atlantic Coast Line Railroad, south of State Hwy. 345 end east of Beulah Church - Oakland School Rd. to state line
  • 17-10Carmichael township - That part southeast of Atlantic Coast Line Railroad, north of Dillon - Fairmont Rd.; west of Bear Swamp Stream, and north of State Hwy. 9
  • 17-11Carmichael township - That part east of Bear Swamp Stream and south of Dillon - Fairmont Rd.
  • 17-12Carmichael township - That part south of State Hwy. 9
  • 17-13Harleesville township: Harleesville township - That part northeast of Sweat Swamp Stream
  • 17-14Harleesville township - That part southwest of Sweat Swamp Stream, northeast of Seaboard Air Line Railway, and north of State Hwy. 345
  • 17-15Harleesville township - That part southwest of Seaboard Air Line Railway and north of State Hwys. 9 and 356
  • 17-16Harleesville township - That part southwest of Seaboard Air Line Railway and south of State Hwys. 9 and 356
  • 17-17Harleesville township - That part east of Seaboard Air Line Railway and southeast of State Hwy. 345
  • 17-18Hillsboro township: Lakeview town
  • 17-19Hillsboro township - That part east of Bear Swamp Stream, and north of State Hwy. 41. outside Lakeview town
  • 17-20Hillsboro township - That part west of Bear Swamp Stream, and north of State Hwy. 41, outside Lakeview town
  • 17-21Hillsboro township - That part south of State Hwy. 41 and west of Lakeview - Nichols Rd., outside Lakeview town
  • 17-22Hillsboro township - That part south of State Hwy. 41 and east of Lakeview - Nichols Rd., outside Lakeview town
  • 17-23Kirby township: Sellers town - That part in Dillon County comprising part of Kirby township (Remainder of Sellers town is in Moody township, Marion County)
  • 17-24Kirby township - That part outside Sellers town
  • 17-25Manning township: Dillon town: Dillon town - That part Bounded by Town limits; Town limits; Main, State Hwy. 57, Washington; Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
  • 17-26Dillon town - That part Bounded by Town limits; Atlantic Coast Line Railroad; Washington, 11th Ave., State Hwy. 34, Town limits; Town limits
  • 17-27Dillon town - That part Bounded by Washington; Atlantic Coast Line Railroad; Main, State Hwy. 34; 11th Ave.
  • 17-28Dillon town - That part Bounded by Washington; State Hwy. 57; Main; Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
  • 17-29Dillon town - That part Bounded by Main; Atlantic Coast Line Railroad; Town limits; State Hwy. 34
  • 17-30Dillon town - That part Bounded by Main; Town limits; Town limits; Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
  • 17-31Southwest Dillon, unincorporated Bounded by Dillon town limits; Unnamed stream, Seaboard Air Line Railroad; Maple Swamp Run; State Hwy. 506
  • 17-32Manning township - That part Bounded by Township line; State Hwy. 345; Bethel Church - Dothan Rd.; Reedy Creek, Township line
  • 17-33Manning township - That part Bounded by Township line, Reedy Creek, Bethel Church - Dothan Rd.; Little Rock - Latta Rd.; Township line; Township line
  • 17-34Manning township - That part Bounded by Township line; Seaboard Air Line Railway, Dillon town limits, State Hwy 506, Maple Swamp Run, Atlantic Coast Line Railroad; Township line; Little Rock - Latta Rd., State Hwy 345
  • 17-35Manning township - That part Bounded by Township line; U.S. Hwy. 301; Dillon town limits; Seaboard Air Line Railway, Township line
  • 17-36Manning township - That part Bounded by U.S. Hwy. 301; Township line; State Hwy. 9, Dillon town limits
  • 17-37Manning township - That part Bounded by Dillon town limits, State Hwy. 9; Township line; Road from Campbells Bridge to State Hwy. 57, State Hwy. 57, Dothan -Manning School Rd.; Seaboard Air Line Railroad, Unnamed stream
  • 17-38Manning township - That part Bounded by Maple Swamp Run; Seaboard Air Line Railway; Dothan - Manning School Rd.; Township line, Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
  • 17-39Manning township - That part Bounded by Dothan - Manning School Rd., State Hwy. 57, Road from State Hwy. 57 to Campbells Bridge; Township line, Dumbarton - Spring Hill Church Rd., Road from Floydale to State Hwy. 573 across Seaboard Air Line Railway and Buck Swamp stream, State Hwy 573, Sellers - Floydale Rd.; County Line; Township line
  • 17-40Manning township - That part Bounded by Township line; State Hwy. 41, County line; County line; Sellers - Floydale Rd., State Hwy 573, Road from State Hwy. 573 to Floydale across Buck Swamp stream and Seaboard Air Line Railway, Dumbarton - Spring Hill Church Rd.
  • 17-41Manning township - That part Bounded by Township line; County line; State Hwy. 41

Wildfire, 1992 to 2020

1,382 fires

Every wildfire the federal occurrence database records inside this county: 1,382 of them, burning about 7,788 acres. 28 started naturally and 329 were recorded as arson. Each settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it.

Reported cause Fires
Missing data/not specified/undetermined435
Debris and open burning347
Arson/incendiarism329
Equipment and vehicle use137
Misuse of fire by a minor55
Natural28
Smoking22
Recreation and ceremony12
Railroad operations and maintenance7
Other causes5
Fireworks4
Power generation/transmission/distribution1

The five largest, by the area the report gives. Two of them were set deliberately.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
10 March 1993Missing data/not specified/undetermined541 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
27 October 2001Debris and open burning528 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
13 April 2006Arson/incendiarism300 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
5 August 1992Missing data/not specified/undetermined180 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
20 November 2007Missing data/not specified/undetermined155 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
18 March 2006Debris and open burning150 acresSouth Carolina Forestry CommissionLEAR, DRIGGERS, IP
30 April 2002Arson/incendiarism130 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
10 March 1993Missing data/not specified/undetermined107 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named

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

Storms, 1955 to 2025

60 of 268 shown

The NOAA Storm Events Database holds 268 reports for this county, causing 3 deaths, 48 injuries and about $11,842,450 in recorded property damage. Each settlement page carries the reports that name it.

Kind of event Reports
Thunderstorm Wind166
Hail70
Tornado19
Flash Flood9
Flood2
Lightning1
Funnel Cloud1

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 1963Tornado (F2)not stated3 killed, 12 hurt, $2,500,000no account filed
May 1980Tornado (F3)not stated26 hurt, $2,500,000no account filed
April 2011Tornado (EF1)Little Rock3 hurt, $180,000A National Weather Service Storm Survey Team concluded an EF1 tornado touched down in Little Rock, South Carolina. The maximum wind speed was estimated to 105 mph. The path length was one and a half miles and the maximum path width was 440 yards. Several pine trees and a few hardwood trees were snapped. A few large hardwood trees were uprooted. As several of these trees fell, they caused significant damage to many homes near the intersection of Highway 9 and Harllees Bridge Road. There people were admitted to the hospital and later released.
July 1987Thunderstorm Windnot stated3 hurtno account filed
February 1989Tornado (F0)not stated1 hurt, $250,000no account filed
July 1996Thunderstorm WindLatta1 hurt, $100,000no account filed
April 2017Thunderstorm WindLatta1 hurt, $45,000A large oak tree fell onto a house on Bethea St. and crashed through the roof. The family was in the home at the time. A 4 year old child suffered head injuries and was hospitalized. The fallen tree resulted in significant structural damage. A nearby vehicle was severely damaged and a power line was also reported down. Hail of unknown size was also reported.
April 2023Thunderstorm WindDillon1 hurtSeveral trees down on W. Main St. in Dillon. A man was pinned under tree limbs and was taken to the hospital.
March 1965Tornado (F0)not stated$2,500,000no account filed
October 2016Flash FloodLittle Rock$1,000,000Portions of Highway 9 were impassable due to flood waters and the road was closed between Dillon and Little Rock. Adjacent roadways and structures were impacted by the flood waters. The time was estimated.
October 2016Flash FloodLatta$1,000,000Portions of U.S. 501 were impassable due to flood waters and the road was closed between Latta and Highway 9. Adjacent roadways and structures were impacted by the flood waters. The time was estimated.
November 2008Tornado (EF2)Carolina Mills$325,000A National Weather Service Storm Survey concluded a tornado first touched down approximately 200 yards south of Dogwood Lakes Road at 1250 AM EST. Large pine trees were snapped and a mobile home rolled about 20 yards before completely disintegrating. It is unknown how well the mobile home was attached to its foundation. A truck was flipped in a church parking lot on Goings Drive. No injuries were reported. The damage was indicative of winds of 110 to 120 mph, EF-2 on the Enhanced Fujita Scale. The path width was approximately 40 yards. The tornado touched down for a second time resulting in near total roof failure and some damage to the exterior walls of a brick home on Pee Dee Church Road near Andre Drive. No injuries were reported. Lesser tree damage and minor structural damage was noted from this point to the north-northeast for one half to three quarters of a mile as the tornado weakened and/or slightly lifted from the ground. Damage then became more significant as the tornado struck another brick home on the corner of Cornelius Place and Dillon Highway. Total roof failure and minor failure of exterior walls was evident. No injuries were reported. The damage was indicative of winds of 110 to 120 mph, EF-2 on the Enhanced Fujita Scale. The tornado then continued north-northeast through a large wooded area. Given the extent of tree damage, winds were estimated to 100 mph. The tornado then intensified as it hit a brick home on Appleton Court. Total roof damage and more significant failure of the external walls was evident. The three occupants were not injured. The damage was indicative of winds of 120 to 135 mph, the high end of EF-2 on the Enhanced Fujita Scale. The path width was about 30 yards. The tornado completely dissipated about 200 yards north of Appleton Court at 1253 AM EST. The Emergency Manager from Dillon County reported ten homes were damaged and two others were destroyed. Seven mobile homes were damaged and three others were destroyed. Three churches were damaged. Five barns were damaged and two others were destroyed. Three cars were damaged and three others were destroyed. The total damage was estimated at $325,000 dollars.
July 1996Thunderstorm WindDillon$300,000no account filed
October 2016Flash FloodCarmichael Xrds$250,000Portions of Arnette Road were closed due to flood waters. Adjacent roadways and several structures were impacted by the flood waters. The time was estimated.
October 2016Flash FloodDillon$250,000A portion of Mt Calvary Road was closed due to flood waters. Adjacent structures were impacted by the flood waters. The time was estimated.
September 2004Tornado (F0)Dillon$100,000A tornado flattened and old barn and part of the roof of a shed was torn off. A few trees were snapped...one damaging a roof of a home.
March 2008Tornado (EF0)Latta$50,000A National Weather Service Storm Survey concluded an EF0 tornado with maximum winds of 75 mph developed near the intersection of U.S. Highway 301 and 501 around 548 pm EDT. The tornado moved east, passing just south of downtown Latta before lifting near Johnson Road around 550 pm EDT. The most extreme damage observed occurred near Willis Street where a large tree fell on a home. Numerous other trees were also down or damaged. Six homes sustained minor damage. Damage to one trailer was classifed as major. The maximum damage width was 75 yards. The path length was 1.36 miles. Dillon County officials estimated the damage totaled $50,000 dollars.
May 1994Thunderstorm WindLake View$50,000Thunderstorm winds destoyed one mobile home and severely damaged another with six people inside. Power Lines and many trees were blown down.
October 2020Tornado (EF1)Oak Grove$30,000The tornado touched down on the west side of I-95 just south of mile|marker 184, and snapped several large pine trees, damaged a billboard,|and destroyed a storage shed as it moved north-northeast for |approximately one-quarter mile. A single-wide trailer home sustained |some minor damage to the underpinning, and a portion of metal roofing |was blown off another home at the interesection of Holland Drive|and Mallory Beach Road. The tornado crossed I-95 near the Catfish |Church Road overpass and entered forested land on the east side of the|interstate. Several more large pine trees were snapped off as the |tornado remained on the ground for another one-quarter mile.
October 2016Flash FloodOakland Xrds$25,000A portion of Oakland Road was closed due to flood waters. The time was estimated.
October 2016Flash FloodCarmichael Xrds$25,000Portions of Pearlie Road were closed due to flood waters. The time was estimated.
June 1956Tornado (F1)not stated$25,000no account filed
September 2018Flash FloodOak Grove$20,000Water flowing across I-95 from Exit 181 and 190. Road was impassable.
June 2007Thunderstorm WindLatta$20,000The roofs of several homes were damaged.
April 2011Thunderstorm WindMinturn$18,000A very large oak tree with a diameter in excess of 3 feet and pecan trees were reportedly uprooted in the city of Dillon. A railroad crossbuck and gate were bent in the city of Dillon. Multiple trees and power lines were reportedly down across Dillon County. The time was estimated based on radar data.
July 2010Thunderstorm WindOak Grove$15,000There were reportedly a half dozen large pine trees blown down. One huge oak tree was split in half. Three other trees were either snapped or blown over. The tops of several pine trees were snapped. Three power poles were also leaning over. The damage occurred along about a third of a mile path near the intersection of Highway 38 and Highway 917.
June 1995Thunderstorm Windnot stated$15,000Dillon,Trees, Power Lines, Signs Blown Down
June 1995Thunderstorm WindDillon$15,000Powerlines, road signs and trees blown down by thunderstorm winds. One house damaged falling tree.
February 2016Thunderstorm WindMinturn$10,000Roofing shingles were blown off of two homes near the intersection of Carolina Church Road and Parrish Mill Road. Several trees were also reported down.
May 2009Thunderstorm WindCarolina Mills$10,000Trees were reported down in the city of Dillon.
July 2000Thunderstorm WindDillon$10,000Large tree fell on a house.
March 1998Thunderstorm WindLatta$10,000STRONG WINDS DAMAGED HOUSES AND DOWNED TREES, MAINLY BETWEEN LATTA AND LAKE VIEW.
April 2013Thunderstorm WindHamer$9,000Numerous trees were reported down along East Country Club Road between U.S. 301 and State Road 17.
April 2010Thunderstorm WindMinturn$8,000Trees and power lines were reported down near the intersection of Carolina Church Road and Heustess Road. One tree fell onto a car causing minor damage, but no injuries.
May 2009Thunderstorm WindFork$8,000Trees were reported down in the vicinity of Fork.
August 2004HailLittle Rock$8,000Hail ranging from nickel to quarter size caused damage to tobacco crops.
April 2010Thunderstorm WindFloydale$7,000Trees and power lines were reported down near the intersection of Highway 917 and Burke Road.
April 2010Thunderstorm WindOakland Xrds$7,000Trees and power lines down on Mckays Bridge Road. Time was estimated based on radar data.
August 2024Flash FloodFork$5,000A road scour was reported along Buck Swamp Rd. between SC-41 and Old River Rd.
June 2018Thunderstorm WindCarolina Mills$5,000A porch was partially blown down.
May 2010HailFloydale$5,000Hail to the size of quarters was reported.
May 2009Thunderstorm WindLatta$5,000Trees were reported down on Gum Swamp Road.
May 1995Thunderstorm WindLatta$5,000Power outage.,,,,,,,,
January 1995Thunderstorm Windnot stated$5,000Sixty mph winds, trees down in Latta
June 1994Thunderstorm WindFork Community$5,000Barn blown down by thunderstorm winds in Fork Community. Williamsburg County 5 E-10 E Kingstree,10,1830EST,,,0,0,0,0,Thunderstorm Winds Thunderstorm winds blew down large limbs and power lines.
June 1998Thunderstorm WindOak Grove$5,000no account filed
May 1995Thunderstorm WindLatta$5,000no account filed
April 1994Thunderstorm WindDillon$5,000no account filed
May 1994Thunderstorm WindHamer$5,000no account filed
June 2011Thunderstorm WindCarmichael Xrds$4,000Trees were reported down along Gaddys Mill Road.
June 2011Thunderstorm WindCarmichael Xrds$4,000Trees were reported down along Arnette Road.
August 1999Thunderstorm WindLatta$4,000Downburst wind from a thunderstorm hit Watson Trailer Park. Two manufactured homes were pushed off their foundations, and two others lost underpinnings.
June 2010Thunderstorm WindGalavon$3,500One large tree fell onto power lines. The tree and power lines fell across the roadway, blocking Judson Road. The time was estimated based on radar data.
April 2011Thunderstorm WindDillon$3,000A large tree was reportedly down on a house on East Jefferson Street.
May 2011HailLatta$3,000Hail to the size of golf balls was reported. The time was estimated based on radar data.
July 2013Thunderstorm WindHamer$2,500Trees were reported down on Mt Calvary Road.
July 2013Thunderstorm WindHamer$2,500Trees were reported down along Highway 301 near Apple Jack Loop.
February 1981Tornado (F1)not stated$2,500no account filed
February 1981Tornado (F1)not stated$2,500no account filed
August 1955Tornado (F2)not stated$2,500no account filed

Mines and quarries

2 recorded

The Survey's mineral resources record lists 2 workings inside this county. 1 still produces and 1 is closed or unrecorded. Each settlement page carries the workings within five miles of it.

Commodity Workings
Sand and Gravel, Construction2

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

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Dillon PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknownSedimentary
Dillon PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every populated place in the county

46

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 2 places that were also surveyed for fire insurance come first, with the number of atlases and photographs held for them.

Recorded here

Dillon, South Carolina

9 topographic sheets and 6 fire insurance atlases, 1903 to 1945

Latta, South Carolina

7 topographic sheets and 2 fire insurance atlases, 1924 to 1934

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

3 structures

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.