Callison, South Carolina
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1979. It stands in the Troy census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29646. The Survey maps it on the Bradley quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 15 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.
- 1892 USGS Abbeville quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1950 USGS Bradley quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:250000
- 1978 USGS Bradley quadrangle1:24000
- 1979 USGS Abbeville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
104 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 104 fires within 5 miles of Callison between 1992 and 2018, burning about 362 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 10 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 | 38 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 38 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 10 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.5 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2001 | Debris and open burning | 6.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 September 2006 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 September 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 12 September 2001 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
18 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Callison in 18 storm reports between 1997 and 2025: 8 thunderstorm wind, 8 hail, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Callison | $2,000 | Public reported the metal roof was ripped off of a barn. |
| September 2015 | Flash Flood | Callison | $1,000 | Public reported Cuffytown Creek overflowed its banks in the Kirksey/Callison area after 2 to 3 inches of rain fell in just a few hours. Several rural roads were flooded. |
| September 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Callison | - | Utility company reported trees and large limbs down on power lines in and around Callison. |
| April 2015 | Hail | Callison | - | Public reported quarter size hail at Highway 67 and Browntown Rd. |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Callison | - | Two trees were blown down in the Callison community. |
| March 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Callison | - | Multiple trees were blown down in the Callison area, mainly along Callison Rd and County Line Rd. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Callison | - | A couple trees were blown down along highway 67 near Callison. |
| August 2010 | Flash Flood | Callison | - | Highway 25 was flooded by Cuffytown Creek, and Bowie Rd and Bethel Rd were flooded by Beaverdam Creek after as much as 6 inches of rain fell over a few hours time across the extreme southern part of the county. |
| March 2008 | Hail | Callison | - | Hailed reportedly covered the ground. |
| May 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Callison | - | Some trees were blown down. |
| August 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Callison | - | Several trees were blown down along Rushfield Rd. |
| April 2011 | Hail | Callison | - | no account filed |
| May 2008 | Hail | Callison | - | no account filed |
| July 2008 | Hail | Callison | - | no account filed |
| December 2005 | Hail | Callison | - | no account filed |
| December 2005 | Hail | Callison | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | Callison | - | no account filed |
| March 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Callison | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rushville | 2.2 miles | 15 | |
| Rosa (historical) | 2.2 miles | 15 | |
| Gaines Crossroads | 4.0 miles | 15 | |
| Breezewood | 4.1 miles | 15 | |
| Phoenix | 4.4 miles | 15 | |
| Kirksey | 4.6 miles | 15 | |
| Aix (historical) | 5.1 miles | 15 | |
| Sheppard Crossroads | 5.5 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1247095. 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.





