Campbell, South Carolina
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1888 and the latest in 1991. It stands in the Belton census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29627. It stands on Cupboard Creek. The Survey maps it on the Belton West quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 17 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.
- 1888 USGS Pickens quadrangle1:125000
- 1894 USGS Pickens quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1954 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Anderson quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Belton West quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
111 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 111 fires within 5 miles of Campbell between 1992 and 2019, burning about 435 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 11 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 | 45 |
| Debris and open burning | 30 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 11 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Other causes | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2009 | Debris and open burning | 2.5 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 August 2002 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 August 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 August 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Campbell: 2 producers, 1 unknown, 1 prospect, 1 occurrence. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Titanium, Iron, Mica, Kyanite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beaver Creek | Titanium, Iron | Unknown | Vein Outcrop Exposure | |
| Cliff Webb Prospect | Mica | Prospect | ||
| Piedmont Kyn Belt | Kyanite | Occurrence | STRATABOUND | |
| Broadway Mine | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Tribble Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | Metamorphic |
Storms near this place
10 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Campbell in 10 storm reports between 2008 and 2023: 7 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, 1 flash flood, 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Campbell | $10,000 | Public reported multiple trees blown down and a barn destroyed near Belton. |
| May 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Campbell | - | County comms reported multiple trees blown down. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Campbell | - | Highway patrol reported a tree blown down at Griffin Rd and Highway 29 and another tree down on Dorchester Rd. |
| May 2016 | Hail | Campbell | - | Public reported 3/4 inch hail. |
| January 2014 | Flash Flood | Campbell | - | James Cox Road was flooded by Pea Creek. |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Campbell | - | A tree was blown down on highway 252 at Jule Martin Rd and another was blown down at the same time a little east of there at Pine Top Rd and highway 76. |
| January 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Campbell | - | Trees were blown down on Broadway School Rd. |
| September 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Campbell | - | Two trees were blown down on Griffin Rd. |
| April 2009 | Tornado (EF0) | Campbell | - | This tornado began along Old Williamston Rd near its intersection with Brooks Rd. The tornado traveled northeast, paralleling Old Williamston Rd before crossing Boggs Rd and Opp Rd, then lifting near the intersection of Brown Rd and highway 29. Damage was confined to uprooted trees along the path, with a few smaller trees snapped off. The tornado was produced by a supercell thunderstorm as it was being overtaken by a line of storms. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Campbell | - | Several homes received minor damage along Country Rd, with one roof punctured by a fallen tree. A utility shed was also destroyed. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Erskine Estates | 1.0 miles | 17 | |
| Creekwood Hills | 1.2 miles | 17 | |
| Meadow Brook | 1.7 miles | 13 | |
| Pinecrest | 2.0 miles | 17 | |
| Nevitt Woods | 2.5 miles | 13 | |
| Nevitt Pines | 2.5 miles | 13 | |
| Fox Valley | 2.8 miles | 17 | |
| Nevitt Forest | 2.8 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1221273. 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.







