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Antioch, South Carolina

13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1941 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Lancaster census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29720. It stands on Caney Branch. The Survey maps it on the Antioch quadrangle.

Antioch within Lancaster County

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 surveys from 13 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

246 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 246 fires within 5 miles of Antioch between 1992 and 2020, burning about 765 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 11 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
Missing data/not specified/undetermined97
Debris and open burning94
Misuse of fire by a minor13
Equipment and vehicle use13
Arson/incendiarism11
Smoking6
Recreation and ceremony3
Railroad operations and maintenance3
Other causes2
Natural2
Fireworks2

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
9 September 1999Debris and open burning10 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
8 September 1999Debris and open burning2.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
6 September 2015Debris and open burningunder an acreSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
4 September 2007Natural8.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
4 September 1993Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
23 September 2001Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
19 September 2001Arson/incendiarism2.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
16 September 2010Railroad operations and maintenanceunder an acreSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Lancaster County

Mines and quarries near this place

4 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Antioch: 3 past producers, 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gold. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Belk MineGoldPast Producer
Johnson MineGoldPast Producer
Stevens MineGoldUnknownVein
Stevens MineGoldPast Producer

Every working recorded in Lancaster County

Storms near this place

9 since 2008

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Antioch in 9 storm reports between 2008 and 2024: 7 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood, 1 hail. 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
November 2011Thunderstorm WindAntioch$6,000DOT reported a few trees down east of Lancaster on secondary roads.
April 2013Thunderstorm WindAntioch$5,000Lynches River Electric COOP reported trees down on powerlines.
September 2018Flash FloodAntioch$100Hilldale Dr closed from Sunshine Rd to Flat Creek Rd due to road wash out from flooding. Duration unknown. Times approximate.
April 2024HailAntioch-Public reported quarter to ping pong ball sized hail near the intersection of Potter Rd and Beacon Rd, east of Lancaster.
August 2024Thunderstorm WindAntioch-Lancaster county 911 reported multiple trees down on powerlines along Flat Creek Rd. Time estimated by radar.
May 2020Thunderstorm WindAntioch-A social media report, along with a photo, indicated downed trees in the backyard of a residence. Time estimated.
July 2019Thunderstorm WindAntioch-Emergency Manager reported trees down about 2 miles ENE of Elgin. Time estimated.
April 2018Thunderstorm WindAntioch-A strong downburst toppled numerous trees, some of which fell on homes and vehicles, with structural damage to multiple homes. Some power lines were also downed. The damage began near SC Hwy 903 and Baker Place Rd, and extended north to near S. Potter Rd and SC Hwy 9. Several homes were damaged on Doc Holiday Cir, and in other locations along this path.
August 2008Thunderstorm WindAntioch-Public reported a couple of trees down at Pilgrim Antioch Church.

Every storm recorded in Lancaster 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
Baker Place1.1 miles13
Antioch Acres1.2 miles13
Pleasant Dale1.7 miles13
Elgin Woods2.0 miles13
Evergreen Acres2.2 miles13
Primus2.5 miles13
Elgin3.0 miles13
Union3.1 miles13

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1244890. 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.

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.