Capitol View, South Carolina
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1948 and the latest in 1990. It stands in the Columbia census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29209. The Survey maps it on the Fort Jackson South quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 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.
- 1948 USGS Hopkins quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1953 USGS Fort Jackson South quadrangle1:24000
- 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
- 1972 USGS Fort Jackson South quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1986 USGS Sumter quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS Sumter 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 Capitol View between 1992 and 2019, burning about 907 acres in total. None started naturally. 12 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 | 77 |
| Debris and open burning | 23 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 14 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 12 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 1999 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 2007 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 September 2005 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1.5 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 12 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 11 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 11 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Capitol View: 2 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stork Firebrick Works Pit | Clay | Past Producer | Kaolin | |
| Bluff Road Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | 1978, 1980 | |
| Bluff Road Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
30 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Capitol View in 30 storm reports between 2011 and 2025: 16 thunderstorm wind, 8 hail, 4 flash flood, 1 funnel cloud. The reports record 1 death and 3 injuries. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2015 | Flash Flood | Capitol View | 1 killed, 1 hurt, $20,000 | Heavy rainfall caused Sun View Lake to spill over Caughman Road into Mill Creek. One person drowned when their vehicle stalled in the floodwaters. |
| May 2020 | Flash Flood | Capitol View | 2 hurt, $10,000 | Columbia FD and broadcast media reported flooding at Mallard Point Apartments off Hallbrook Dr. The Fire Dept conducted a water rescue. Two people were injured. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Capitol View | $18,000 | Highway Patrol reported trees and powerlinies down throughout central Richland County in the Garners Ferry Road area. |
| August 2016 | Flash Flood | Capitol View | $10,000 | SCHP reported roadway flooding on Garner's Ferry Road, Colonial Villa Drive and Fountain Lake Roads. |
| March 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Capitol View | $10,000 | Sheriff reported many trees down along Leesburg and Ulmer Roads. |
| March 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Capitol View | $10,000 | Sheriff reported many trees down along Leesburg and Trotter Roads. |
| January 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Capitol View | $8,000 | SCE&G reported trees and powerlines down with outages. |
| May 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Capitol View | $3,000 | Highway Patrol reported trees down on Leesburg road near Green Lakes. |
| June 2025 | Flash Flood | Capitol View | $2,000 | Richland County reported a vehicle stuck in flood waters with water up the door almost to the windows. |
| February 2024 | Hail | Capitol View | $100 | Public reported pea size hail on Oxford Commons Way. |
| February 2024 | Hail | Capitol View | $100 | Public reported half inch hail about 3 miles E of Owens Field. |
| June 2018 | Hail | Capitol View | $100 | Pea size hail at Pineview-Garners Ferry EMS Station. Time estimated. |
| May 2020 | Hail | Capitol View | $10 | Pea size hail reported in Hazelwood Acres. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Capitol View | - | SC DPS reported trees down on Patricia Drive. Time estimated by radar. |
| June 2024 | Flood | Capitol View | - | Columbia Fire Department reported roadway flooding along Leesburg Rd near Ulmer Rd. |
| May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Capitol View | - | Trees and power lines were downed along Leesburg Rd. Time estimated. |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Capitol View | - | A large tree was downed at the intersection of Garners Ferry Rd and Abernathy St. Time estimated. |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Capitol View | - | Tree on power lines on Garners Ferry Rd at Garners Crossing Apartments. Time estimated. |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Capitol View | - | SCHP reported a tree down on Hallbrook Dr at Ronson St. Time estimated. |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Capitol View | - | Trees down on Leesburg Rd at Trotter Rd. Time estimated. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Capitol View | - | Trees down blocking the roadway on Greenlawn Dr near the Wellington Farms Apt complex. |
| March 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Capitol View | - | SC Highway Patrol reported tree down on Pleasant Ridge Dr at Mountainbrook Dr. |
| February 2016 | Funnel Cloud | Capitol View | - | Funnel cloud reported along Highway 378, Garners Ferry Road. |
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Capitol View | - | Multiple trees and power lines down on Highway 378 and Pinewood Rd. |
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Capitol View | - | Trees down on roadway. |
| June 2016 | Hail | Capitol View | - | One inch diameter hail reported on Garners Ferry Rd. |
| June 2016 | Hail | Capitol View | - | Public reported quarter sized hail near the intersection of Leitner Rd. and Leesburg Rd. |
| June 2016 | Hail | Capitol View | - | Public reported half dollar sized hail near the intersection of Leesburg Rd. and Leitner Rd. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Capitol View | - | Highway Patrol reported a tree in the roadway at Caughman Road and Benson Road. |
| May 2011 | Hail | Capitol View | - | Public reported and measured half dollar size hail near the southwest corner of Ft. Jackson off Leesburg Road about 2 miles east of I-77. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Galaxy | 0.3 miles | 17 | |
| Village Bond | 0.3 miles | 17 | |
| Hazelwood Acres | 0.6 miles | 17 | |
| Saint Marks Wood | 0.6 miles | 17 | |
| Strathaven Forest | 0.6 miles | 17 | |
| Charlestowne | 0.8 miles | 17 | |
| Yorkshire | 0.9 miles | 17 | |
| Eastmont | 1.0 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1248985. 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.









