Cameron, South Carolina
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1946 and the latest in 1990. It stands in the Cameron census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29030. It stands on Bay Branch. The Survey maps it on the Cameron quadrangle. 376 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 179 feet above sea level.
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On record in Cameron
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 2 records
Haigler Houselisted 2001
Ulmer-Summers Houselisted 1973
Population over time
2 figuresCameron fell from 424 to 376 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 424 | |
| 2020 | 376 | -48 (-11%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 13 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.
- 1946 USGS Elloree quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 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
- 1986 USGS Sumter quadrangle1:100000
- 1987 USGS Cameron quadrangle1:24000
- 1990 USGS Sumter quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
198 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 198 fires within 5 miles of Cameron between 1992 and 2020, burning about 555 acres in total. 9 started naturally. 7 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 | 106 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 42 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 19 |
| Natural | 9 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 8 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 7 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 2019 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 September 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 10 September 2018 | Natural | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 10 September 1999 | Natural | 3.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 August 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 August 2001 | 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 Cameron: 2 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamison Clay Mine | Clay | Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Jamison Clay Pit | Clay | Producer |
Storms near this place
26 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Cameron in 26 storm reports between 1995 and 2024: 14 thunderstorm wind, 6 hail, 5 tornado, 1 heavy rain. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cameron | $80,000 | Storm survey found significant damage to Browns Chapel Church. The steeple was blown off, several windows were blown out from the wind getting in on the southwest side, and several trees were down. Shingles, facia, and soffett were also torn off. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cameron | $24,000 | EM's reported many trees down along with powerlines between Cameron and Elloree. Structural damage also occurred to several out buildings. |
| June 2012 | Tornado (EF0) | Cameron | $16,000 | SCEG reported several trees and powerlines down from a weak tornado near Cameron. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cameron | $14,000 | EM reported multiple trees and utility poles and lines down in Cameron. |
| May 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cameron | $8,000 | Highway Patrol reported trees down near the intersection of Hwy 176 and St. John Road. |
| August 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cameron | $6,000 | Dispatch reported trees down on Cameron Road at U.S. 176. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cameron | $6,000 | Highway Patrol reported trees down on Winding Brook Drive. |
| September 2024 | Tornado (EF0) | Cameron | - | A long track EF-1 tornado from an outer band of Tropical Storm Helene began in eastern Orangeburg County and crossed into western Calhoun county north of Cameron Rd, just southwest of Cameron. While EF-1 damage was observed in Orangeburg County, EF-0 tree damage was observed in Calhoun County along Hwy 176. The tornado lifted along Highway 176 near Big Beaver Creek. |
| April 2020 | Tornado (EF1) | Cameron | - | The tornado touched down in Orangeburg Co SC, where it was rated as EF-2. The tornado crossed into Calhoun Co near Four Holes Rd and moved to the northeast and dissipated near Old State Rd and Houcks Gin Rd. In Calhoun Co, the tornado was rated EF-1, knocking down numerous trees. |
| April 2019 | Tornado (EF1) | Cameron | - | An EF-1 tornado touched down in Orangeburg Co SC around 1401 EDT (1301 EST) near the intersection of Old Elloree Rd and Odell Dr. The tornado then moved quickly to the north-northeast for nearly 8 miles, moving into Calhoun Co SC around 1407 EDT (1307 EST) near Church Camp Rd and Moorer Rd. The tornado continued to the NNE crossing Belleville Rd and then lifted around 1409 EDT (1309 EST) before reaching US Hwy 176. ||The tornado did considerable damage, snapping and uprooting a large number of hardwood and softwood trees along its path. Walls collapsed on a cinder block garage, with the metal roofing tossed across the roadway, on Moorer Rd. |
| July 2018 | Heavy Rain | Cameron | - | Public measured 4.94 inches of rain at Houck Farm near Cameron. |
| May 2018 | Tornado (EF0) | Cameron | - | A National Weather Service storm survey team determined that a tornado touched down near the Cameron Community Center on Saint John Road and traveled north-northeastward for 0.3 miles before lifting. Damage included uplifted trees, damage to the community center roof and garage door, a roof torn off of a baseball dugout, metal roofing ripped from Saint John Baptist Church, and damage to fencing and signs. Damage was consistent with an EF-0 tornado with maximum wind speeds of 80 mph. |
| June 2015 | Hail | Cameron | - | SKYWARN spotter reported 1 inch hail. |
| June 2008 | Hail | Cameron | - | Corner Pantry reported penny size hail. |
| August 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cameron | - | Sheriff reported trees down on hwy 176. |
| August 2007 | Hail | Cameron | - | Public reported golf ball size hail. |
| August 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cameron | - | Public reported several trees down. |
| July 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cameron | - | Sheriff reported some trees down on Hwy 176. |
| July 2004 | Hail | Cameron | - | Cameron Post Office reported penny size hail around the area. |
| February 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cameron | - | EOC reported trees down. |
| August 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cameron | - | Sheriff reported a couple of trees down at Stumphole and TV roads. |
| June 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cameron | - | City hall reported a few trees down in and around Cameron. |
| June 1999 | Hail | Cameron | - | General public reported 3/4 inch hail. |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cameron | - | Fire Dept. reported trees down on highway 176. |
| June 1998 | Hail | Cameron | - | Sheriff reported golf ball size hail on highway 176. |
| November 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cameron | - | Microburst did significant damage to homes. Numerous trees and power lines down. Classical fan shape debris patter. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Creston | 4.5 miles | 13 | |
| Midway | 5.2 miles | 13 | |
| Tina | 6.3 miles | 13 | |
| Riley | 6.4 miles | 13 | |
| Wertz Crossroads | 6.9 miles | 13 | |
| Lone Star | 8.1 miles | 13 | |
| Saint Matthews | 8.1 miles | 13 | |
| Singleton | 9.3 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.
| Wikipedia article on Cameron | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q2660978 | 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 1247115. 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.








