Ashland, South Carolina
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1941 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Stokes Bridge-Cypress Crossroads census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29010. The Survey maps it on the Kellytown quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 14 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.
- 1941 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1953 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1960 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1963 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Kellytown quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Camden quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Camden South quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
289 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 289 fires within 5 miles of Ashland between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,310 acres in total. 8 started naturally. 46 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 | 110 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 89 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 46 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 16 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 14 |
| Natural | 8 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 2019 | Natural | 3.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 2009 | Arson/incendiarism | 6.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 2009 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 2009 | Arson/incendiarism | 10 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 September 2013 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
9 since 2003Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Ashland in 9 storm reports between 2003 and 2024: 7 thunderstorm wind, 2 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ashland | $6,000 | Trees down on Ashland-Stokes Bridge Highway near the Darlington and Lee County line. |
| June 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ashland | $5,000 | Public reported large limbs and powerlines down just southwest of Ashland. Power was still out at the time of the call. Dime to nickel size hail was also reported. |
| May 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ashland | $5,000 | Newspaper reported a large metal sign and iron supports fell on a car. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ashland | - | A tree was downed on Hill Rd between Anderson Hill Rd and Ashland Stokes Bridge Rd. Time estimated. |
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ashland | - | Lee County sheriff reported a tree down on Liberty Hill Rd. Time estimated by radar. |
| May 2022 | Hail | Ashland | - | Public report through social media of half dollar size hail along Kelly Bridge Road West in Northern Lee County. |
| July 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ashland | - | Lee Co dispatch reported a tree down on Kelly Bridge Rd between Fountain Grocery and the Lynches River bridge. Time and exact location estimated. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ashland | - | Trees down in the community of Ashland. |
| May 2003 | Hail | Ashland | - | Newspaper reported quarter size hail in Ashland. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shannon Hill | 6.1 miles | 14 | |
| Alcot | 6.2 miles | 14 | |
| Weatherly (historical) | 6.7 miles | 15 | |
| Thursa | 7.5 miles | 14 | |
| Lucknow | 8.1 miles | 14 | |
| Zemp | 8.3 miles | 14 | |
| Bishopville | 8.8 miles | 15 | |
| Cypress Crossroads | 9.1 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1220250. 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.







