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Ashwood, South Carolina

16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1941 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Ashwood census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29010. It stands on McGirts Creek. The Survey maps it on the Oswego quadrangle.

Ashwood within Lee County

On record in Ashwood

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 within a mile 1 record

The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.

Topographic sheets covering this place

9 surveys from 16 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.

Photographs

8 of 40 photographs shown, 1939

Taken for the Office of War Information and the Farm Security Administration, who photographed the country between 1935 and 1944. Works of United States government photographers, with no known restriction on use. Each opens its catalogue record.

Project families, guests and schoolchildren leaving auditorium for picnic after May Day-Health Day program at Ashwood Plantations, South Carolina
Project families, guests and schoolchildren leaving auditorium for picnic after May Day-Health Day program at Ashwood Plantations, South Carolina
Wolcott, Marion Post, 1939. Library of Congress
The sixth and seventh grades being made up for their colonial play and dance (tied in with regular school studies) in May Day-Health Day program school at Ashwood Plantations, South Carolina
The sixth and seventh grades being made up for their colonial play and dance (tied in with regular school studies) in May Day-Health Day program school at Ashwood Plantations, South Carolina
Wolcott, Marion Post, 1939. Library of Congress
A scene from a play, "History of Ashwood Health Association," written and presented by tenth grade at May Day-Health Day program. Ashwood Plantations, stage of auditorium, South Carolina
A scene from a play, "History of Ashwood Health Association," written and presented by tenth grade at May Day-Health Day program. Ashwood Plantations, stage of auditorium, South Carolina
Wolcott, Marion Post, 1939. Library of Congress
Part of shop class in school with Robert Gentry, teacher, in center at machine. Ashwood Plantations, South Carolina
Part of shop class in school with Robert Gentry, teacher, in center at machine. Ashwood Plantations, South Carolina
Wolcott, Marion Post, 1939. Library of Congress
A hot mid-morning lunch in school. Ashwood Plantations, South Carolina
A hot mid-morning lunch in school. Ashwood Plantations, South Carolina
Wolcott, Marion Post, 1939. Library of Congress
Dresses made by home economics class which won first prize. Ashwood Plantations, South Carolina
Dresses made by home economics class which won first prize. Ashwood Plantations, South Carolina
Wolcott, Marion Post, 1939. Library of Congress
First grade children singing health song in May Day-Health Day program in auditorium. Ashwood Plantations, South Carolina
First grade children singing health song in May Day-Health Day program in auditorium. Ashwood Plantations, South Carolina
Wolcott, Marion Post, 1939. Library of Congress
Margaret Segars at sink with dinner tray showing well-balanced meal at right. In background are Dorothy Smith and Elizabeth Atkinson cooking on electric stove in home economics class room in school building. Ashwood Plantations, South Carolina
Margaret Segars at sink with dinner tray showing well-balanced meal at right. In background are Dorothy Smith and Elizabeth Atkinson cooking on electric stove in home economics class room in school building. Ashwood Plantations, South Carolina
Wolcott, Marion Post, 1939. Library of Congress

Every photograph of Lee County

Fires near this place

263 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 263 fires within 5 miles of Ashwood between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,490 acres in total. 3 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 burning101
Missing data/not specified/undetermined94
Arson/incendiarism45
Equipment and vehicle use10
Smoking4
Natural3
Misuse of fire by a minor3
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
6 September 2018Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
5 September 2010Debris and open burningunder an acreSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
29 September 2005Debris and open burning6.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
25 September 2007Debris and open burning2.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
23 September 2019Debris and open burning1.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
20 September 1997Debris and open burning4.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
20 September 1994Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
16 September 2010Debris and open burning3.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Lee County

Storms near this place

7 since 2008

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Ashwood in 7 storm reports between 2008 and 2022: 5 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, 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
July 2010Thunderstorm WindAshwood$10,000EM reported numerous trees down and minor damage to a roof and other out buildings from Red Hill road and Hwy 441 to Green Lane, Williamson Road, Rambert Church Road, and US 15. The downburst wind damage was widespread and lasted eight minutes with a relatively slow moving thunderstorm that also produced a weak EF0 tornado just west of the downburst area.
August 2015Thunderstorm WindAshwood$4,000DOT reported a few trees and large limbs down on Hawkins and Holman roads.
May 2011Thunderstorm WindAshwood$4,000Sheriff reported trees down on Racoon road between Manville and St Charles.
May 2022Thunderstorm WindAshwood-Lee County dispatch reported a tree across the road on Raccoon Road at Childrens Lane. Time estimated by radar.
June 2018Thunderstorm WindAshwood-Lee Co dispatch reported trees down on Raccoon Rd. Time estimated.
April 2013HailAshwood-Public reported dime to nickel size hail in western Lee County.
March 2008Tornado (EF2)Ashwood-Storm Survey and Emergency Manager found moderate to major damage to several homes, mobile homes, and a church in the Ashwood and Red Hill areas on Green Ln, Taproot, Day Lilly, and other secondary roads. Numerous trees and powerlines were down in the Lynchburg area.

Every storm recorded in Lee 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
McCabe (historical)0.6 miles16
Mechanicsville0.7 miles16
Aman (historical)1.8 miles16
DuBose Crossroads2.1 miles16
Rose Hill2.2 miles16
Hammetts Crossroads2.8 miles16
Manville3.2 miles16
Woodrow3.4 miles16

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1231018. 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.