Appleton, 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.
On record in Appleton
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 1 record
Colding-Walker Houselisted 1998
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 15 printed sheetsMatched 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.
- 1919 USGS Allendale quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1943 USGS Allendale quadrangle1:62500
- 1954 USGS Augusta quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Augusta quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Augusta quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Augusta quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Augusta quadrangle1:250000
- 1979 USGS Allendale quadrangle1:24000
- 1982 USGS Barnwell quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
140 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 140 fires within 5 miles of Appleton between 1992 and 2020, burning about 671 acres in total. 10 started naturally. 34 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 burning | 47 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 34 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 22 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 11 |
| Natural | 10 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 7 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2017 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | 15 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 September 2018 | Natural | 10 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 August 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 August 2014 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 August 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 August 2006 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
10 since 2004Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Appleton in 10 storm reports between 2004 and 2022: 7 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 1 flash flood. 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Appleton | $25,000 | A large tree fell on a house near Appleton. |
| July 2013 | Flash Flood | Appleton | $1,000 | Concord Church Road was closed near Appleton Road due to flash flooding. |
| May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Appleton | $500 | South Carolina Highway Patrol reports a tree down and in the roadway at the intersection of Revolutionary Road and Highway 3. |
| August 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Appleton | $500 | One tree down on Route 125. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Appleton | $500 | The public reported numerous large tree limbs in and near Appleton, South Carolina. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Appleton | - | Multiple trees were reported down on Highway 125 near Appleton Road. |
| March 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Appleton | - | Allendale County dispatch reported a tree on fire lying on downed power lines on Appleton Road. |
| June 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Appleton | - | Thunderstorm winds knocked down trees. |
| May 2006 | Hail | Appleton | - | no account filed |
| May 2006 | Hail | Appleton | - | no account filed |
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 | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seigling | 2.5 miles | 15 | |
| Grays Crossroads | 2.6 miles | 15 | |
| Mathis (historical) | 3.2 miles | 15 | |
| Allendale | 3.8 miles | 15 | |
| Baldock | 4.1 miles | 16 | |
| Woods Crossroads | 4.1 miles | 15 | |
| Concord Crossroads | 4.7 miles | 15 | |
| Moores Crossroads | 4.9 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1231008. 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.








