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Arthurtown, South Carolina

13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1944 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Columbia census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29201. The Survey maps it on the Southwest Columbia quadrangle.

Arthurtown within Richland County

Topographic sheets covering this place

9 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

99 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 99 fires within 5 miles of Arthurtown between 1992 and 2019, burning about 576 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 8 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/undetermined59
Misuse of fire by a minor12
Arson/incendiarism8
Recreation and ceremony6
Power generation/transmission/distribution3
Equipment and vehicle use3
Debris and open burning3
Railroad operations and maintenance2
Natural1
Smoking1
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
3 September 1999Misuse of fire by a minor2.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
3 September 1993Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
25 September 2019Recreation and ceremony1.5 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
23 September 2010Misuse of fire by a minor1.5 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
10 September 1999Naturalunder an acreSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
5 August 2011Power generation/transmission/distribution12 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
31 August 1999Arson/incendiarism2.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
3 August 1993Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Richland County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 13 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 13 workings within 5 miles of Arthurtown: 6 producers, 4 past producers, 3 unknowns. 6 still produce. What was taken out: Clay, Granite, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Zirconium, Thorium, Titanium, Iron. 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
Cayce QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Cayce Silica PlantSilicaUnknown
Congaree RiverZirconium, Thorium, Titanium, IronUnknownPlacer , Modern , Fluvial
Guignard MillClay, KaolinPast Producer
Westinghouse Elec. Corp--ColumbiaThoriumUnknown
Bluff Road MineSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer1978, 1980
Bluff Road Sand PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Cayce QuarryGranite, Stone, Crushed/BrokenProducer1893
Columbia QuarryGranite, Stone, Crushed/BrokenProducer1883
Duncan Lakes MineClayProducer

Every working recorded in Richland County

Storms near this place

16 since 2011

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Arthurtown in 16 storm reports between 2011 and 2025: 6 thunderstorm wind, 6 flash flood, 3 hail, 1 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
September 2015Flash FloodArthurtown$32,000USGS camera at Main and Whaley showed flash flooding with water levels rising 3 to 4 feet above the road stranding several vehicles. Flooding on Hwy 1 near I-26 closed that intersection as well where water levels were 1 to 2 feet deep.
April 2011Thunderstorm WindArthurtown$8,000Highway Patrol reported trees and powerlines down in the Olympia area.
August 2025Flash FloodArthurtown$5,000Columbia Fire Dept reports a flooded vehicle with water rescue operations on Key Rd at Market Rd.
September 2024Flash FloodArthurtown$5,000Richland County EM reported a car stuck in floodwaters at Key Rd near Market St.
June 2020Flash FloodArthurtown$3,000Roadway was flooded with a stranded motorist at 1401 Shop Rd.
June 2015Thunderstorm WindArthurtown$3,000Highway Patrol reported trees down at the intersection of Quarry Street and Granby Lane.
May 2013FloodArthurtown$3,000Congaree National Park reported flooding of several areas within the park closing areas to tourists. The lower boardwalk was covered with several feet of water and portions of the upper boardwalk near Lake Weston even became submerged with several inches of water. The upper boardwalk is on average 8 feet above the ground.
August 2015Flash FloodArthurtown$2,000Highway Patrol reported Key Road closed due to high water from flash flooding.
April 2017Flash FloodArthurtown$1,000A car stalled in flood waters near the intersection of Key Rd and Market Rd. Report received via social media.
February 2024HailArthurtown$100Public report of pea size hail at Bluff Rd and George Rogers Blvd in Columbia.
May 2022HailArthurtown$10Social media photo shows hail the size of peas near Taylor Rd.
February 2020Thunderstorm WindArthurtown-SCHP reported trees down at Barnes St and Riley St. Time estimated.
April 2017Thunderstorm WindArthurtown-Richland Co Mesonet device measured a wind gust of 65 MPH at the top of Williams Brice Stadium.
July 2017Thunderstorm WindArthurtown-Partial damage to a roof of a business on Brookwood Dr. Time estimated.
July 2015Thunderstorm WindArthurtown-Richland County Mesonet measured a wind gust of 70 mph at Williams Brice Stadium.
August 2014HailArthurtown-Public reported nickel to quarter size hail near Williams Brice stadium along Bluff Road.

Every storm recorded in Richland 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
Washington Park0.4 miles17
Valencia Heights1.3 miles17
Hampton Trace1.6 miles17
Brandon Hills1.7 miles17
Olympia1.9 miles13
Meadowfield1.9 miles17
Hampton Ridge1.9 miles17
Woodhill Estates2.0 miles17

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1231012. 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.