Bouknight, South Carolina
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the Johnston census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29832. The Survey maps it on the Johnston quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 11 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.
- 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
- 1964 USGS Johnston quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1983 USGS Aiken quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
132 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 132 fires within 5 miles of Bouknight between 1992 and 2019, burning about 594 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 5 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 | 57 |
| Debris and open burning | 48 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 September 2018 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | 7.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | TRENTON |
| 24 September 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 September 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 September 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 September 2003 | 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 Bouknight: 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Granite, Stone, Dimension, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Granite, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edgefield Granite Quarry | Granite, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | Igneous Intrusion | |
| Unidentified Granite Quarry | Granite, Stone, Dimension, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | Igneous Intrusion |
Storms near this place
15 since 2014Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Bouknight in 15 storm reports between 2014 and 2025: 8 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, 2 heavy rain, 1 tornado. 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 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bouknight | $6,000 | Dispatch reported trees down in various locations in the town of Edgefield including trees down at the intersection of Bouknight and Woodyard roads. |
| April 2015 | Tornado (EF0) | Bouknight | $5,000 | NWS storm survey found an EF0 tornado intermittently touched down in wooded areas from Two Mile Road to near Bland Baptist Road. One tree fell on a home causing minor damage. |
| September 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bouknight | $2,000 | DOT reported trees down on Watson Road north of Trenton. |
| March 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bouknight | $500 | SCHP reported a tree in roadway at Berry Farm Rd and Peach Orchard Rd near Trenton. Time estimated. |
| July 2017 | Heavy Rain | Bouknight | $100 | COOP observer at Johnston reported 0.95 inches of rain in less than 10 minutes. |
| December 2020 | Hail | Bouknight | $10 | Retired COOP Observer reported pea size hail. |
| May 2025 | Hail | Bouknight | - | Public report of penny sized hail between Edgefield and Johnston. Relayed by media. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bouknight | - | A medium sized tree was downed on a farm about 2 miles NE of Trenton. Time estimated. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bouknight | - | NWS COOP Observer (JOHS1), located 4 miles SW of Johnston, measured a peak wind gust of 59 MPH (51 knots). |
| April 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bouknight | - | Trees reported down on Salters Pond Rd near the dam of Salters Pond. Time estimated. |
| May 2022 | Hail | Bouknight | - | Report from MPing. |
| July 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bouknight | - | Edgefield Co dispatch reported trees down on Hwy 121. |
| July 2016 | Heavy Rain | Bouknight | - | Coop Observer near Johnston measured 2.75 inches of rain in just over an hour that ended just after 7 pm. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bouknight | - | Law enforcement reported trees down on Bouknight Road. |
| April 2015 | Hail | Bouknight | - | Public reported dime to nickel size hail near Derrick Road. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harmony | 0.9 miles | 11 | |
| Huets Crossroads | 2.9 miles | 12 | |
| Trenton | 3.1 miles | 18 | |
| Johnston | 3.6 miles | 11 | |
| Parkhill | 3.6 miles | 12 | |
| Pine House Crossroads | 3.8 miles | 18 | |
| Rotalata | 4.3 miles | 18 | |
| Edgefield | 4.9 miles | 12 |
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 Q122558253 | 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 1231074. 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.






