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Allendale, South Carolina

15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1919 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the Allendale census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29810. The Survey maps it on the Allendale quadrangle. 2,694 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 187 feet above sea level.

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Allendale within Allendale County

On record in Allendale

Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.

On the National Register 7 records

Topographic sheets covering this place

9 surveys from 15 printed sheets

Matched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.

Fires near this place

184 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 184 fires within 5 miles of Allendale between 1992 and 2020, burning about 775 acres in total. 9 started naturally. 45 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Reported cause Fires
Debris and open burning66
Arson/incendiarism45
Missing data/not specified/undetermined39
Equipment and vehicle use9
Natural9
Smoking7
Misuse of fire by a minor4
Recreation and ceremony2
Power generation/transmission/distribution2
Other causes1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
8 September 2009Smoking1.3 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
30 September 2017Debris and open burning1.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
24 September 2017Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
19 September 2019Debris and open burning2.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
13 September 2019Debris and open burning3.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
13 September 1997Debris and open burning2.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
12 September 1998Debris and open burningunder an acreSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
6 August 2006Arson/incendiarismunder an acreSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Allendale County

Storms near this place

60 since 1995

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Allendale in 60 storm reports between 1995 and 2026: 43 thunderstorm wind, 8 hail, 4 flash flood, 3 tornado. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
April 1999Tornado (F1)Allendale$25,000Roof damage to several buildings, numerous trees and powerlines down.
July 2010Thunderstorm WindAllendale$15,000The Allendale county Emergency Manager reported a tree down and through the roof of a mobile home on Fig Lane in Allendale, South Carolina.
July 2010LightningAllendale$15,000The Allendale county Emergency Manager reported two homes were caught on fire by lightning strikes in Allendale, South Carolina. One home was located on Burton Ferry Highway with damage resulting from the fire. The other home was located on Christian Estate with little to no damage.
November 2011Thunderstorm WindAllendale$10,000The Allendale County Warning Point reported numerous trees and power lines down on Barton Road, Citadel Street and Blanton Road in Allendale.
May 2008Thunderstorm WindAllendale$5,000Numerous trees were reported down in various locations in and around Allendale, South Carolina.
July 1995Thunderstorm WindAllendale$5,000Trees and powerlines downed by wind.
July 1995Thunderstorm WindAllendale$5,000Thunderstorms accompanied by hail and strong winds moved across central, eastern and southern South Carolina during the afternoon and evening causing considerable but mostly minor damage. Fallen trees closed Lightwood Knot Road in southern Lee County, trees and large limbs blown down in Clarendon, Lee and Orangeburg Counties.
June 2011Thunderstorm WindAllendale$4,500A county official reported trees and power lines down in various locations in Allendale County.
July 2008Thunderstorm WindAllendale$3,500Seven trees were reported down across the town of Allendale, South Carolina.
September 2011Thunderstorm WindAllendale$3,000The Allendale county 911 Dispatch center reported trees and power lines down on Bostick Road, 3 miles south of Allendale, South Carolina.
February 2007Thunderstorm WindAllendale$3,000Strong thunderstorm winds uprooted or snapped off a few trees and broke off large tree limbs in several locations from 1 mile south of Allendale to 1.5 miles northeast of Sycamore. The damage 1.5 miles northeast of Sycamore occurred around 1912 EST.
February 2007Tornado (EF1)Allendale$3,000A tornado developed about 1 mile southeast of Allendale and traveled north-northeast about 60 yards before lifting. The tornado was about 30 yards wide and had maximum wind speeds estimated to be 90 mph. This puts the tornado in the low end of the F1 category. This tornado uprooted trees and damaged the skirting of a mobile home.
March 2013Thunderstorm WindAllendale$2,250An emergency manager reported a tree down on a mobile home.
August 2018LightningAllendale$2,000An emergency manager reported minor damage to a county building.
June 2011Thunderstorm WindAllendale$2,000Law enforcement reported large trees down at Highway 321 and Williams Road.
June 2011Thunderstorm WindAllendale$2,000Law enforcement reported large trees down at Highway 125 and Bluff Road.
May 2006Thunderstorm WindAllendale$2,000Trees and power lines down along Highway 278
July 2006Thunderstorm WindAllendale$2,0005 trees down in Allendale.
June 2006Thunderstorm WindAllendale$2,000Large tree down on Bluff Road.
July 2013Flash FloodAllendale$1,000Emergency Manager reported several roads closed due to flash flooding.
March 2013Thunderstorm WindAllendale$1,000An emergency manager reported a tree down near the intersection of Barton Street and Flat Street.
June 2010Thunderstorm WindAllendale$1,000Law enforcement reported a tree down at the intersection of College and Wagner Road.
July 2010Thunderstorm WindAllendale$1,000A trained weather spotter reported a tree down across Highway 125 in Allendale, South Carolina. The tree was approximately 30 to 40 feet tall and 15 to 20 inches in diameter.
July 2010Thunderstorm WindAllendale$1,000The Allendale county Emergency Manager reported power lines down near the intersection of Revolutionary Trail and Fig Lane, 2 miles south of Allendale, South Carolina.
March 2008Thunderstorm WindAllendale$1,000A public report was received of two trees down at 56 Main Street in Allendale, South Carolina.
February 2007Thunderstorm WindAllendale$1,000Two trees were reported down on Highway 3 and Highway 278 about 1 mile east of Allendale.
May 2006Thunderstorm WindAllendale$1,000Power lines down off Highway 301 N.
August 2012Thunderstorm WindAllendale$500Allendale County warning point reported a tree down on Water Street.
March 2008Thunderstorm WindAllendale$500One large tree was reported down in Allendale, South Carolina.
March 2026Thunderstorm WindAllendale-Allendale County Emergency Management reported a tree fell and damaged the doorway of a building in the 140 block of Augusta Highway.
March 2022HailAllendale-A business in Allendale reported hail up to the size of nickels.
March 2020Thunderstorm WindAllendale-Allendale County dispatch reported a power pole down and a railroad crossing gate broken at the intersection of Augusta Highway and Bluff Road.
August 2018Thunderstorm WindAllendale-The Allendale 911 Call Center reported a tree down on a power line along Highway 278.
May 2016Thunderstorm WindAllendale-The Allendale County South Carolina Department of Transportation office reported a tree down on Gum Street West in Allendale.
April 2015Thunderstorm WindAllendale-The Allendale County 911 Call Center reported trees down on Rayzor Road near Route 301.
August 2012Flash FloodAllendale-A report roadway closed at Highway 125 and Highway 278 due to flooding.
August 2012Flash FloodAllendale-Flash flooding reported on Short Street in Allendale.
October 2010HailAllendale-A trained weather spotter reported nickel size hail near the intersection of Highway 301 and Bluff Road in Allendale, South Carolina.
April 2009HailAllendale-A Law Enforcement official reported penny size hail in Allendale, South Carolina.
May 2008HailAllendale-Quarter size hail was reported in Allendale, South Carolina.
June 2004Thunderstorm WindAllendale-Thunderstorm winds knocked down trees along Highway 3 and 278.
June 2004Thunderstorm WindAllendale-Trees were blown down on Highway 125.
September 2004Tornado (F0)Allendale-A tornado knocked down and snapped off numerous trees.
August 2003Flash FloodAllendale-Heavy rain flooded numerous roads including Highway 301 northeast of Allendale.
May 2003Thunderstorm WindAllendale-Several trees were down.
July 2002Thunderstorm WindAllendale-Several large limbs were down.
June 2002Thunderstorm WindAllendale-An oak tree fell on a moble home and did extensive damage.
June 2002Thunderstorm WindAllendale-Wind blew down several trees.
March 2001Thunderstorm WindAllendale-Several large limbs down.
August 1999HailAllendale-Golfball size hail reported.
August 1999Thunderstorm WindAllendale-Several trees blown down.
July 1999Thunderstorm WindAllendale-Several large tree limbs down.
April 1999Thunderstorm WindAllendale-Trees down.
June 1998Thunderstorm WindAllendale-Trees down.
May 2006HailAllendale-no account filed
May 2006HailAllendale-no account filed
February 2005HailAllendale-no account filed
May 1997Thunderstorm WindAllendale-no account filed
April 1997Thunderstorm WindAllendale-no account filed
January 1995Thunderstorm WindAllendale-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Allendale County

Nearest settlements

The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.

Map PlaceDistance Sheets
Moores Crossroads2.2 miles15
Seigling2.5 miles15
Woods Crossroads2.6 miles15
Coalla (historical)2.7 miles15
Grays Crossroads2.8 miles15
Sanders (historical)3.0 miles15
Appleton3.8 miles15
Hayes Crossroads4.6 miles15

Elsewhere

Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.

Wikipedia article on AllendaleAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q1851247The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0).

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1220167. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

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.

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.