Beckhamville, South Carolina
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1941 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Great Falls census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29055. It stands on Little Rocky Creek. The Survey maps it on the Great Falls quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 12 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
- 1969 USGS Great Falls quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Lancaster quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
120 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 120 fires within 5 miles of Beckhamville between 1992 and 2018, burning about 614 acres in total. 7 started naturally. 14 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/undetermined | 38 |
| Debris and open burning | 29 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 14 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 12 |
| Natural | 7 |
| Smoking | 7 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2009 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 24 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 10 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 August 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 August 2007 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 August 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Beckhamville: 1 past producer, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitford Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unidentified Granite Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | Metamorphosed Igneous Intrusive |
Storms near this place
11 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Beckhamville in 11 storm reports between 2009 and 2022: 7 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2020 | Tornado (EF1) | Beckhamville | $100,000 | NWS storm survey found a second tornado developed across southeast Chester County, beginning along Old Catholic Church Rd, a little over a mile south of Highway 97, or just west of I-77. The tornado initially moved east, crossing Interstate 77, and downing trees and snapping large limbs across Mountain Gap Road, Ross Dye Road and Georgetown Road, before turning southeast. The tornado crossed Highway 21 into the town of Great Falls and produced additional tree damage along Walnut Street, Hampton Street, Duke Street, and Republic Street. A house on Republic St received significant damage from a fallen tree. The tornado moved over the Catawba River southeast of Great Falls, crossing Big Island and Pickett Island before moving into southwest Lancaster County, where the tornado strengthened. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Beckhamville | - | County comms reported multiple trees and power lines blown down from the Beckhamville community northeast to the Catawba River. |
| May 2022 | Tornado (EF0) | Beckhamville | - | NWS storm survey found the short path of a weak tornado that touched down near Dewitt Rd between Mathis Dr and Ross Dye Rd and moved north-northeast, snapping numerous tree limbs and uprooting a few trees. |
| May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Beckhamville | - | Spotter reported trees and power lines blown down in the area around the Chester Ave and Francis Ave intersection. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Beckhamville | - | County comms reported a couple of trees blown down west of Great Falls. |
| July 2013 | Flash Flood | Beckhamville | - | Stroud Road was washed out near the intersection of Richburg Road. Deer Branch Road at highway 21 was also flooded (5 N Great Falls) as were sections of highway 21 about 3 miles north of Great Falls. |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Beckhamville | - | Trees were blown down on Ross Dye Rd and also on Golf Course Rd in the same area. |
| April 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Beckhamville | - | A few trees were blown down along Catawba River Rd next to Fishing Creek Lake. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Beckhamville | - | A few trees were blown down with at least one on power lines a little to the north of Great Falls. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Beckhamville | - | Trees were blown down on highway 97 near Great Falls. |
| April 2009 | Hail | Beckhamville | - | Hail reported on Old Catholic Church Rd. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrolee | 0.9 miles | 12 | |
| Great Falls | 1.4 miles | 12 | |
| Caldwell Crossroad | 3.0 miles | 12 | |
| Rossville | 4.0 miles | 12 | |
| Lake View | 4.2 miles | 12 | |
| Fort Lawn | 7.8 miles | 12 | |
| Bascomville | 8.1 miles | 12 | |
| Wellridge | 8.5 miles | 13 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikidata item Q122540459 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1245030. 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.






