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Kershaw County, South Carolina

59 topographic sheets and 9 fire insurance atlases across 1 place.

Research this county

From the record

17 National Register listings published here, 3 of them National Historic Landmarks.

Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service

South Carolina within the United States
Kershaw County within South Carolina
Explore by year 1836 1891

What the record shows

  • 1 place in this county was surveyed for fire insurance: Camden, between 1884 and 1949.
  • 9 fire insurance atlases survive for the county. Topographic coverage is national; fire insurance survey reached only incorporated places with something worth insuring.
  • 1,976 topographic sheet readings cover the county's settlements.
  • 17 properties here are on the National Register of Historic Places: 10 buildings, 6 districts and 1 site.
  • 3 of the 17 listings were added during the 1970s.
  • The Geographic Names Information System records 106 populated places in this county; 106 are covered by at least one topographic sheet.

Photographs

27 photographs, 1936

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.

Presbyterian Church, Camden, Kershaw County, South Carolina
Presbyterian Church, Camden, Kershaw County, South Carolina
Johnston, Frances Benjamin, 1936. Library of Congress
Presbyterian Church, Camden, Kershaw County, South Carolina
Presbyterian Church, Camden, Kershaw County, South Carolina
Johnston, Frances Benjamin, 1936. Library of Congress
Courthouse, Camden, Kershaw County, South Carolina
Courthouse, Camden, Kershaw County, South Carolina
Johnston, Frances Benjamin, 1936. Library of Congress
Presbyterian Church, Camden, Kershaw County, South Carolina
Presbyterian Church, Camden, Kershaw County, South Carolina
Johnston, Frances Benjamin, 1936. Library of Congress
John Chestnut House, Camden, Kershaw County, South Carolina
John Chestnut House, Camden, Kershaw County, South Carolina
Johnston, Frances Benjamin, 1936. Library of Congress
Richard Lloyd Champion House, Camden, Kershaw County, South Carolina
Richard Lloyd Champion House, Camden, Kershaw County, South Carolina
Johnston, Frances Benjamin, 1936. Library of Congress
Courthouse, Camden, Kershaw County, South Carolina
Courthouse, Camden, Kershaw County, South Carolina
Johnston, Frances Benjamin, 1936. Library of Congress
Richard Lloyd Champion House, Camden, Kershaw County, South Carolina
Richard Lloyd Champion House, Camden, Kershaw County, South Carolina
Johnston, Frances Benjamin, 1936. Library of Congress
Bishop Davis House, Broad & Walnut Streets, Camden, Kershaw County, SC
Bishop Davis House, Broad & Walnut Streets, Camden, Kershaw County, SC
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
First National Bank of Camden, Broad Street, Camden, Kershaw County, SC
First National Bank of Camden, Broad Street, Camden, Kershaw County, SC
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Holly Hedge, 302 Greene Street, Camden, Kershaw County, SC
Holly Hedge, 302 Greene Street, Camden, Kershaw County, SC
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Charles John Shannon House, 1502 Broad Street, Camden, Kershaw County, SC
Charles John Shannon House, 1502 Broad Street, Camden, Kershaw County, SC
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Bloomsbury, 1707 Lyttleton Street, Camden, Kershaw County, SC
Bloomsbury, 1707 Lyttleton Street, Camden, Kershaw County, SC
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Kershaw County Courthouse, Broad & King Streets, Camden, Kershaw County, SC
Kershaw County Courthouse, Broad & King Streets, Camden, Kershaw County, SC
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Mulberry, U.S. Route 521, Camden, Kershaw County, SC
Mulberry, U.S. Route 521, Camden, Kershaw County, SC
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
U.S. Route 1-601 Bridge, U.S. Route 1, 601 spanning Wateree River, Camden, Kershaw County, SC
U.S. Route 1-601 Bridge, U.S. Route 1, 601 spanning Wateree River, Camden, Kershaw County, SC
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Baron Dekalb Monument, North Dekalb & Market Streets, Camden, Kershaw County, SC
Baron Dekalb Monument, North Dekalb & Market Streets, Camden, Kershaw County, SC
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Horsebranch Hall, Kirkwood Lane, Camden, Kershaw County, SC
Horsebranch Hall, Kirkwood Lane, Camden, Kershaw County, SC
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Samuel Mathis House, 1409 Broad Street, Camden, Kershaw County, SC
Samuel Mathis House, 1409 Broad Street, Camden, Kershaw County, SC
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Bethesda Presbyterian Church, Dekalb & Market Streets, Camden, Kershaw County, SC
Bethesda Presbyterian Church, Dekalb & Market Streets, Camden, Kershaw County, SC
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Kamchatka, Kirkwood Lane, Camden, Kershaw County, SC
Kamchatka, Kirkwood Lane, Camden, Kershaw County, SC
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Bloomsbury, Outbuilding, 1707 Lyttleton Street, Camden, Kershaw County, SC
Bloomsbury, Outbuilding, 1707 Lyttleton Street, Camden, Kershaw County, SC
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Greenleaf Villa, 1307 Broad Street, Camden, Kershaw County, SC
Greenleaf Villa, 1307 Broad Street, Camden, Kershaw County, SC
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Fanny Price House & Store, Broad & York Streets, Camden, Kershaw County, SC
Fanny Price House & Store, Broad & York Streets, Camden, Kershaw County, SC
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
James K. Douglas House, York Street, Camden, Kershaw County, SC
James K. Douglas House, York Street, Camden, Kershaw County, SC
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Elizabeth G. Alexander House, 612 Laurens Street, Camden, Kershaw County, SC
Elizabeth G. Alexander House, 612 Laurens Street, Camden, Kershaw County, SC
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Coolspring, U.S. Routes 521 & 601, Camden, Kershaw County, SC
Coolspring, U.S. Routes 521 & 601, Camden, Kershaw County, SC
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress

Places on the National Register

17

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
Bethesda Presbyterian Churchbuilding198585003258
Boykin Mill Complexdistrict199292001230
Camden Battlefieldsite196666000707
Zachariah Cantey Housebuilding198383002199
Carter Hilldistrict199292001231
Cool Springsbuilding198989001596
Thomas English Housebuilding199382003871
Historic Camden Revolutionary War Restorationdistrict196969000170
Kendall Mill Historic Districtdistrict198282003870
Liberty Hill Historic Districtdistrict197878002519
Benjamin McCoy Housebuilding198080003674
Midfield Plantationbuilding197878002518
Mulberry Plantation (Chesnut House)building198080003673
Plane Hilldistrict2022100007390
Robert Mills Courthousebuilding197171000787
Russell-Heath Housebuilding199090000006
Seaboard Air Line Railway Depotbuilding200000000590

Digitised newspapers

64 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 Tri-Weekly Journal

Camden, S.C., 1865. Machine-read from the Library of Congress scan.

The Camden Weekly Journal

Camden, South-Carolina, 1853 to 1861. Machine-read from the Library of Congress scan.

The Camden Daily Journal

Camden, S.C., 1864. Machine-read from the Library of Congress scan.

The Tri-Weekly Journal

Camden, S.C., 1865. Machine-read from the Library of Congress scan.

The Camden Confederate

Camden, S.C., 1861 to 1865. Machine-read from the Library of Congress scan.

The Camden Journal

Camden, S.C., 1836 to 1851. Machine-read from the Library of Congress scan.

The Camden Journal

Camden, S.C., 1866 to 1891. Machine-read from the Library of Congress scan.

Journal and Confederate

Camden, S.C., 1865. Machine-read from the Library of Congress scan.

Camden Commercial Courier

Camden, S.C., 1837 to 1838. Machine-read from the Library of Congress scan.

Semi-Weekly Camden Journal

Camden, South-Carolina, 1851 to 1852. Machine-read from the Library of Congress scan.

Camden Journal

Camden, South-Carolina, 1852. Machine-read from the Library of Congress scan.

The Weekly Journal

Camden, S.C., 1865. Machine-read from the Library of Congress scan.

The Camden Weekly Journal

Camden, S.C., 1865 to 1866. Machine-read from the Library of Congress scan.

The Camden Journal

Camden, S.C., 1864. Machine-read from the Library of Congress scan.

Photographs from libraries nationwide

2 of 8 shown

Selected from the Digital Public Library of America's 8 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.

Plan of the battle fought near Camden August 16th, 1780, Phillips Academy - undated
Plan of the battle fought near Camden August 16th, 1780. Phillips Academy, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Aerial view of Dupont's "Orlon" Plant, Camden, S. C., Boston Public Library - undated
Aerial view of Dupont's "Orlon" Plant, Camden, S. C.. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.

The county from the air

36 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 1,643 frames inside the rectangle that bounds this county; the 36 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, 1961-06-23, scale 1:60000
1961-06-23, scale 1:60000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1961-06-23, scale 1:60000
1961-06-23, scale 1:60000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1961-06-23, scale 1:60000
1961-06-23, scale 1:60000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1961-06-23, scale 1:60000
1961-06-23, scale 1:60000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1964-02-14, scale 1:19000
1964-02-14, scale 1:19000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1964-02-14, scale 1:19000
1964-02-14, scale 1:19000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1964-02-14, scale 1:19000
1964-02-14, scale 1:19000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1964-02-14, scale 1:19000
1964-02-14, scale 1:19000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1965-02-19, scale 1:19000
1965-02-19, scale 1:19000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1965-02-19, scale 1:19000
1965-02-19, scale 1:19000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1965-02-19, scale 1:19000
1965-02-19, scale 1:19000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1965-02-19, scale 1:19000
1965-02-19, scale 1:19000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1966-03-16, scale 1:20500
1966-03-16, scale 1:20500. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1966-03-16, scale 1:20500
1966-03-16, scale 1:20500. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1966-03-16, scale 1:20500
1966-03-16, scale 1:20500. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1966-03-16, scale 1:20500
1966-03-16, scale 1:20500. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1971-02-06, scale 1:24000
1971-02-06, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1971-02-06, scale 1:24000
1971-02-06, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1971-02-06, scale 1:24000
1971-02-06, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1971-02-06, scale 1:24000
1971-02-06, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1976-07-21, scale 1:66000
1976-07-21, scale 1:66000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1976-07-21, scale 1:66000
1976-07-21, scale 1:66000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1976-07-21, scale 1:66000
1976-07-21, scale 1:66000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1976-07-21, scale 1:65000
1976-07-21, scale 1:65000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1978-03-01, scale 1:80000
1978-03-01, scale 1:80000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1978-03-01, scale 1:80000
1978-03-01, scale 1:80000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1978-03-01, scale 1:80000
1978-03-01, scale 1:80000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1978-03-01, scale 1:80000
1978-03-01, scale 1:80000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1982-03-01, scale 1:14000
1982-03-01, scale 1:14000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1982-03-01, scale 1:14000
1982-03-01, scale 1:14000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1982-03-01, scale 1:14000
1982-03-01, scale 1:14000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1982-03-01, scale 1:14000
1982-03-01, scale 1:14000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1990-01-01, scale 1:15000
1990-01-01, scale 1:15000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1990-01-01, scale 1:15000
1990-01-01, scale 1:15000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1990-01-01, scale 1:15000
1990-01-01, scale 1:15000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1990-01-01, scale 1:15000
1990-01-01, scale 1:15000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.

Weather records

29 stations, 3 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

42 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.

  • 28-1Buffalo township: Bethune town
  • 28-2Kershaw town - That part in Kershaw County, comprising part of Buffalo township (Remainder of Kershaw town is in Flat Creek and Pleasant Hill Townships, Lancaster County)
  • 28-3Buffalo township - That part east of Little Lynchs River, north of State Hwy. 157, north and west of road from State Hwy. 157 to State Hwy. 346 and northwest of Buffalo Creek
  • 28-4Buffalo township - That part west of Little Lynchs River and northwest of State Hwy. 353, outside Kershaw town (part)
  • 28-5Buffalo township - That part east and northeast of Little Lynchs River, south of State Hwy. 157 and road from State Hwy. 157 to State Hwy. 346 and northwest of road from Little Lynchs River to State Hwy. 346, via Shamrock Church and School and Bethel Church
  • 28-6Buffalo township - That part southeast of road from Little Lynchs River to State Hwy. 346, via Shamrock Church and School and Bethel Church, and Buffalo Creek, northeast of Little Lynchs River and northwest of Seaboard Air Line Railroad, outside Bethune town
  • 28-7Buffalo township - That part southeast of Seaboard Air Line Railway outside Bethune town
  • 28-8Buffalo township - That part southwest of Little Lynchs River and southeast of State Hwy. 353 and northwest of Seaboard Air Line Railway
  • 28-9Dekalb township: Camden city: Camden city - That part of Ward 1 Bounded by Ward line, Rutledge, Ward line; City limits; York; City limits
  • 28-10Camden city - That part of Ward 1 Bounded by York; Market, Bull, Broad; City limits; City limits
  • 28-11Camden city - That part of Ward 1 Bounded by York; City limits; City limits; Broad, Bull, Market
  • 28-12Camden city - That part comprising Ward 2 Bounded by DeKalb; City limits; Ward line, Rutledge, Ward line; City limits
  • 28-13Camden city - That part of Ward 3 Bounded by Laurens, Ward line; City limits; DeKalb; Lyttleton
  • 28-14Camden city - That part of Ward 3 Bounded by Ward line, Laurens; Lyttleton; Dekalb; City limits
  • 28-15Camden city - That part of Ward 4 Bounded by Chestnut; Lyttleton; Laurens; Highland Ave., Hampton, Land Ave.
  • 28-16Camden city - That part of Ward 4 Bounded by Chestnut; Land Ave., Hampton, Highland Ave.; Laurens, Ward line; City limits
  • 28-17Camden city - That part comprising Ward 5 Bounded by City limits; City limits; Ward line, Laurens; Lyttleton
  • 28-18Camden city - That part comprising Ward 6 Bounded by City limits; Lyttleton; Chestnut; City limits
  • 28-19DeKalb township - That part southeast of State Hwy. 118, north and northeast of State Hwy. 34, southeast of State Hwy. 344 and east of road from State Hwy. 344 to Mt. Zion Church and School
  • 28-20DeKalb township - That part south of Seaboard Air Line Railroad, north of State Hwy. 118 and northeast of Big Pine Tree Creek
  • 28-21DeKalb township - That part southeast of Seaboard Air Line Railroad, northwest of Big Pine Tree Creek and north of State Hwy. 118, east of Southern Railway, outside Camden city
  • 28-22DeKalb township - That part northwest of Seaboard Air Line Railroad and east of Southern Railway
  • 28-23DeKalb township - That part west of Southern Railway and north of U.S. Hwy. 1, outside Camden city
  • 28-24DeKalb township - That part west of Southern Railway and south of U.S. Hwy. 1, outside Camden city, and excluding State Convict Farm (part)
  • 28-25State Convict Farm - That part in DeKalb township, Kershaw County (Remainder of State Convict Farm is in Rafting Creek township, Sumter County)
  • 28-26DeKalb township - That part south and west of State Hwy. 526 and east of Southern Railway
  • 28-27DeKalb township - That part south and southwest of State Hwy. 34, northeast of State Hwy. 526 and east of north fork of Swift Creek and Swift Creek
  • 28-28DeKalb township - That part south of U.S. Hwy. 1, southwest and south of State Hwy. 34, west of Swift Creek and north fork of Swift Creek, north and northeast of State Hwy. 526 and east of Southern Railway, outside Camden city
  • 28-29DeKalb township - That part south of State Hwy. 118, west of road from State Hwy. 344 to Mt. Zion Church and School, north of State Hwy. 344, north and northeast of State Hwy. 34, and north of U.S. Hwy. 1, outside Camden city
  • 28-30Flat Rock township: Flat Rock township - That part east of Southern Railway
  • 28-31Flat Rock township - That part east of Flat Rock Creek, southeast of State Hwy. 265, west of Southern Railway, and north of Granneys Quarter Creek
  • 28-32Flat Rock township - That part east of Wateree Pond, south and east of Beaver Creek, northwest of State Hwy. 265, west of Flat Rock Creek, north of road from Flat Rock Creek to State Hwy. 97 via Ebenezer and St. Johns Churches and Red Hill School and northeast of State Hwy. 97
  • 28-33Flat Rock township - That part north and west of Wateree Pond and Beaver Creek
  • 28-34Flat Rock township - That part east of Wateree Pond, southwest of State Hwy. 97, south of road from State Hwy. 97 to Flat Rock Creek via Red Hill School, St. Johns and Ebenezer Churches, west of Flat Rock Creek and northwest of Granneys Quarter Creek
  • 28-35Flat Rock township - That part southeast and south of Granneys Quarter Creek and west of Southern Railway
  • 28-36Wateree township: Blaney town
  • 28-37Wateree township - That part north of State Hwy. 213 to Springvale Church and road from Springvale Church to State Hwy. 34, southwest of State Hwy. 34 and north of Sawneys Creek
  • 28-38Wateree township - That part south and southwest of State Hwy. 213, and north and west of Twenty-Five Mile Creek
  • 28-39Wateree township - That part south of road from Springvale Church to State Hwy. 34, northeast of State Hwy. 34, south of Sawneys Creek, north of Twenty-Five Mile Creek and northeast of State Hwy. 213
  • 28-40N/A
  • 28-41Wateree township - That part southeast of U.S. Hwy. 1 and State Hwy. 34, northwest of road from county line to State Hwy. 26 via St. Pauls and Smyrna Churches, west of state Hwy. 26, north and east of Gillies Ditch and north of Gum Swamp, outside Blaney town
  • 28-42Wateree township - That part southeast of road from county line to State Hwy. 26 via St. Pauls and Smyrna Churches, east of State Hwy. 26, south and west of Gillies Ditch and south of Gum Swamp

Wildfire, 1992 to 2020

2,247 fires

Every wildfire the federal occurrence database records inside this county: 2,247 of them, burning about 10,965 acres. 92 started naturally and 142 were recorded as arson. Each settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it.

Reported cause Fires
Missing data/not specified/undetermined820
Debris and open burning781
Equipment and vehicle use165
Arson/incendiarism142
Misuse of fire by a minor102
Smoking98
Natural92
Recreation and ceremony13
Power generation/transmission/distribution12
Other causes11
Railroad operations and maintenance8
Fireworks3

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

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
14 April 2006Debris and open burning382 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
21 April 1997Missing data/not specified/undetermined350 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
10 July 2001Natural200 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
10 March 1993Missing data/not specified/undetermined200 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
20 June 2011Debris and open burning135 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
22 June 2012Debris and open burning118 acresSouth Carolina Forestry CommissionRED OAK CREEK
4 April 2018Missing data/not specified/undetermined100 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
9 July 1998Natural100 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named

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

Storms, 1960 to 2026

60 of 501 shown

The NOAA Storm Events Database holds 501 reports for this county, causing 2 deaths, 51 injuries and about $28,692,310 in recorded property damage. Each settlement page carries the reports that name it.

Kind of event Reports
Thunderstorm Wind326
Hail130
Tornado24
Flash Flood13
Flood4
Lightning3
Heavy Rain1

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
October 2015Flash FloodLugoff1 killed, 2 hurt, $20,000Two people were swept off of Pine Grove Road by flood waters. The incident occurred along Twenty Five Mile Creek. The was barricaded. It is suspected they drove around the barricade. Their car stalled in flood waters and was swept down the creek. The male driver of the vehicle drowned.
June 1996Thunderstorm WindBethune1 killed, $18,000no account filed
March 1984Tornado (F4)not stated31 hurt, $25,000,000no account filed
May 1999Thunderstorm WindLugoff12 hurtSheriff and damage survey found extensive damage from an intense microburst. Two metal frame buisnessess were flattened. Three brick buildings had walls blown out. Several homes and mobile homes had moderate damage.
March 2008Tornado (EF2)Elgin2 hurtAn EF2 tornado went through the Elgin community doing heavy damage to many homes including partial to total roofs gone and destroying 4 mobile homes. None of the mobiles were tied down and crumbled from rolling. Numerous trees and powerlines were down and there were 2 injuries.
June 1998Thunderstorm WindBethune2 hurtSheriff reported trees down...some on cars with two minor injuries.
July 1997Tornado (F2)Camden1 hurt, $225,000An F2 tornado produced winds to 135 mph. Numerous trees were down. Two homes had major damage and three had minor damage. One mobile home was destroyed and three others had minor damage. One person was injured.
September 2004Tornado (F3)Camden1 hurtAn F3 tornado demolished several mobile homes and severely damaged cinder block horse stables at a horse farm. A large horse trailer was lifted up and placed on top of the stable. Several outbuildings were destroyed and numerous trees and powerlines were down.
January 1995Thunderstorm WindWestville and north$1,500,000no account filed
March 2012LightningElgin$400,000Lightning struck a home in the Haigs creek subdivision outside of Elgin completely destroying the large home. Fire Chief Gene Faulkenberry estimated damage at $400k.
July 2013LightningCamden$180,000EM reported 9 homes were struck by lightning and damaged.
April 2011HailCamden$120,000Sheriff dispatch reported from golfball to baseball size in Camden. Reportes of several vehicles damaged along with trees down.
April 2011HailCamden$120,000Storm chaser reported 2 inch hail in Camden.
August 2004Thunderstorm WindCassatt$100,000Several mobile homes sustained moderate to severe damage in a strong microburst. Several trees and powerlines were down.
July 2010Thunderstorm WindLugoff$60,000Fire Dept. reported trees and powerlines down, roof damage to several structures, and some storage buildings destroyed.
April 2015Thunderstorm WindBoykin$56,000EM reported trees were down in the Boykin Area. A parked truck was damaged by a tree and another damaged a home.
April 2011HailBethune$50,000Golfball size hail reported at the Mini Maart in Bethune. Windshield broken on a car.
September 1999Flash FloodCamden$50,000Sheriff reported rapid flooding in low lying areas of Camden with water depths around 2 feet in downtown and other areas.
April 2011HailLiberty Hill$40,000Post Office reported golfball size hail in Liberty Hill.
April 2011HailLugoff$40,000Public reported half dollar to golfball size hail that covered the deck at his house near exit 92 on I-20.
April 2011HailLugoff$40,000Public reported golfball size hail between Lugoff and Camden.
June 2011Thunderstorm WindCamden$36,000Sheriff reported trees and powerlines down across the Lugoff and Camden areas, some trees were on homes and vehicles.
June 2012Flash FloodKirkland$30,000Sink hole developed in the Kirkland Street area from flooding caused by heavy rain.
June 2012Flash FloodLugoff$30,000Sheriff reported cars flooded out in the Walmart parking lot on Dekalb Street.
April 2011HailLiberty Hill$30,000Golfball size hail reported for 5 minutes at the River Deck Store on Lake Wateree. Hail damaged the canopy at the store and covered the ground.
July 1997Tornado (F1)Bethune$25,000An F1 tornado produced winds to 90 mph and damaged a home north of Bethune before crossing the county and and diminishing to an F0 which took down many trees in the Carolina Sand Hills National Wildlife Refuge just north of Mc Bee.
April 1969Tornado (F1)not stated$25,000no account filed
August 1965Tornadonot stated$25,000no account filed
August 2011Thunderstorm WindElgin$24,000Public reported widespread structural damage. Outstorage buildings were blown apart, roof damage to a house and a front porch moved.
May 2003Thunderstorm WindBethune$24,000Sheriff reported a large tree down on two cars totaling them.
April 2011Thunderstorm WindLugoff$22,000Sheriff reported numerous trees and powerlines down in Luggoff and Camden.
April 2011HailCamden$20,000Public reported golfball size hail near Camden.
June 2010Thunderstorm WindCamden$20,000Camden FD reported trees and powerlines down.
November 2002Thunderstorm WindBethune$18,000Storm survey found a microburst tore the roof off a garage and home and collapsed the front porch of the home. At least 3 dozen trees were also taken down.
June 2015Thunderstorm WindWarren Xrds$14,000Lynches River Electric COOP reported trees and powerlines down on Lystra Road, Kiowa Trail, and Kanawha Trail.
July 2010Flash FloodCamden$12,000EM reported 3 to 5 inches of rain in a 3 hour period causing flash flooding and closing several roads. One road washed out completely and another had a sink hole develop that filled up and closed the road. Many ponds overflowed their banks as did streams and creeks around the area.
December 2009Flash FloodStoneboro$10,000Sheriff departments in Lancaster, Chesterfield, Kershaw, and Fairfield counties reported considerable flash flooding in portions of their counties. Many streams were overflowing roads, bridges, and flooding low lying areas.
April 2006Tornado (F0)Lugoff$10,000An F0 touched down just behind a car dealership then proceeded down Alder road and severely damage a storage barn.
January 2015Thunderstorm WindCamden$8,000Dispatch reported trees down from Camden to Bethune.
July 2015Thunderstorm WindElgin$8,000Electric Company reported several trees and powerlines down with outages.
June 2014Thunderstorm WindLiberty Hill$8,000Electric company reported trees and powerlines down along Garden Spot Lane near Hwy 97.
February 2011Thunderstorm WindCamden$8,000Sheriff reported trees down throughout the county.
April 2011Thunderstorm WindCamden$8,000Electric company reported powerlines down in Camden.
April 2011Thunderstorm WindCamden$8,000DOT reported trees down in Camden.
April 2011Thunderstorm WindCamden$8,000Sheriff reported several trees down in Camden.
June 2010Thunderstorm WindLugoff$8,000Sheriff reported trees down on Jordan and Kennedy roads.
June 2010Thunderstorm WindLugoff$8,000Sheriff reported power lines down in Lugoff.
July 2010Thunderstorm WindLugoff$8,000EM reported powerlines down in Lugoff.
August 2015Thunderstorm WindCassatt$6,000Dispatch reported trees and powerlines down.
July 2013Thunderstorm WindLugoff$6,000EM reported trees down in Lugoff and Highway Patrol reported trees down on SC 35 at 25 Mile Creek.
July 2012Thunderstorm WindCamden$6,000Sheriff reported trees down in Camden.
July 2012Thunderstorm WindCamden$6,000Sheriff reported trees down in Camden.
April 2011Thunderstorm WindLiberty Hill$6,000Electric company reported a tree down on HWY 97 northwest of Camden taking down powerlines.
April 2011Thunderstorm WindBethune$6,000Black River Electric Coop reported large limbs and powerlines down in Bethune.
July 2010Thunderstorm WindElgin$6,000Fairfield Electric COOP reported trees down on powerlines on Sheffield Drive in Elgin.
May 2013FloodWarren Xrds$5,000Lake Wateree rose just over 2 feet above full pool causing flooding of land, docks and homes along portions of the lake shoreline.
October 2011Thunderstorm WindCamden$5,000Black River Electric CO-OP reported trees on powerlines in the Camden area.
April 2010Thunderstorm WindLiberty Hill$5,000Spotter reported large branches down on a couple of homes on Lake Wateree on Beaver Creek road.
August 2009Thunderstorm WindBethune$5,000Public reported large limbs down at Bethel Hill Church with some siding torn off.
March 2008Thunderstorm WindCassatt$5,000Storm survey found shingles blow off a roof of a home and the owner said the roof briefly lifted up. A few trees were also down.

Mines and quarries

58 recorded

The Survey's mineral resources record lists 58 workings inside this county. 14 still produce and 44 are closed or unrecorded. Each settlement page carries the workings within five miles of it.

Commodity Workings
Clay22
Sand and Gravel, Construction12
Gold5
Stone4
Stone, Dimension4
Granite4
Iron, Zirconium, Thorium, Titanium2
Iron, Titanium, Thorium1
Sand and Gravel, Construction, Silica1
Manganese1
Stone, Crushed/Broken1
Kaolin1

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

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Blaney Sand PlantSand and Gravel, Construction, SilicaProducer1981
Camden PitStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Furr Trucking Company, IncorporatedKaolinProducer
J T Young EstateManganeseOccurrence1949
Wateree RiverIron, Titanium, ThoriumUnknownPlacer , Modern , Fluvial
Ancrum FerryIron, Zirconium, Thorium, TitaniumUnknownPlacer , Modern , Fluvial
Mccaskill CreekIron, Zirconium, Thorium, TitaniumUnknownPlacer , Modern , Fluvial
Carolina Diamond Gray QuarryStone, DimensionUnknownIgneous
Carolina Mahogany No. 2Stone, DimensionUnknownIgneous
Carolina Mahogany QuarryGranitePast Producer
Diamond Gray QuarryGranitePast Producer
Kershaw QuarryStoneUnknownIgneous
Kershaw QuarryStoneProducer
Liberty Hill QuarryStoneUnknownIgneous
Liberty Hill QuarryStoneProducer
Midland Palmetto QuarryGranitePast Producer
Palmetto Granite QuarryStone, DimensionUnknown1981
Sunrise Pink QuarryStone, DimensionUnknownIgneous
West MineGranitePast Producer
Julian Moore MineGoldPast Producer1930
Lamar MineGoldUnknownVein
Lamar MineGoldPast Producer
Sarh Emmanual ProspectGoldUnknown
Watson MineGoldUnknownStrataform
Blaney PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Cherokee PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Darby PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Darby Sand PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Dickerson PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknownSedimentary
Faulkenberry Sand PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Griffin Mine No. 3Sand and Gravel, ConstructionProducerSedimentary
Kershaw County Sand CompanySand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown1981
Lugoff PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknownSedimentary
Lugoff PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Screaming Eagle Rd. Sand PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducerSedimentary
Unidentified Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerWeathering Residual
Cassatt Kaolin PitClayUnknown1981
Dekalb MineClayPast Producer
Duncan Lakes MineClayProducer
Gadsden MineClayPast Producer
Gadson Kaolin PitClayPast ProducerSedimentary
HinesClayUnknownSedimentary
Kershaw County MineClayUnknownSedimentary
Kershaw County MineClayUnknownSedimentary
Kershaw County MineClayUnknownSedimentary
Kershaw County MineClayUnknownSedimentary
Kershaw County MineClayPast Producer
Kershaw County MinesClayProducer
Kershaw No. 2 Clay MineClayPast ProducerMetamorphic
Koon Clay MineClayProducer1981
Mac Clay MineClayUnknownMetamorphic
Mac MineClayPast Producer
Palmetto MineClayUnknownSedimentary
Palmetto MineClayPast Producer
Shale PitClayUnknownMetamorphic
Unidentified Clay MineClayUnknownSedimentary
Unidentified MineClayUnknownSedimentary
Unnamed Clay PitClayUnknownSedimentary

Every populated place in the county

106

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 1 place that was also surveyed for fire insurance comes first, with the number of atlases and photographs held for them.

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

Recorded here

Camden, South Carolina

18 topographic sheets and 9 fire insurance atlases, 1884 to 1949

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

19 structures

The vanished settlements of Kershaw 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.