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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.

Capitol View within Richland County

Topographic sheets covering this place

10 surveys from 17 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

132 since 1992

Regional 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/undetermined77
Debris and open burning23
Misuse of fire by a minor14
Arson/incendiarism12
Railroad operations and maintenance2
Power generation/transmission/distribution2
Equipment and vehicle use2

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
3 September 1999Misuse of fire by a minor2.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
3 September 1993Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
29 September 2007Misuse of fire by a minor1.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
26 September 2005Misuse of fire by a minor1.5 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
18 September 2010Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
12 September 2011Debris and open burning10 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
11 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undetermined4.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
11 September 1993Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Richland County

Mines and quarries near this place

3 within 5 miles

Regional 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Stork Firebrick Works PitClayPast ProducerKaolin
Bluff Road MineSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer1978, 1980
Bluff Road Sand PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working recorded in Richland County

Storms near this place

30 since 2011

Regional 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
October 2015Flash FloodCapitol View1 killed, 1 hurt, $20,000Heavy rainfall caused Sun View Lake to spill over Caughman Road into Mill Creek. One person drowned when their vehicle stalled in the floodwaters.
May 2020Flash FloodCapitol View2 hurt, $10,000Columbia 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 2015Thunderstorm WindCapitol View$18,000Highway Patrol reported trees and powerlinies down throughout central Richland County in the Garners Ferry Road area.
August 2016Flash FloodCapitol View$10,000SCHP reported roadway flooding on Garner's Ferry Road, Colonial Villa Drive and Fountain Lake Roads.
March 2013Thunderstorm WindCapitol View$10,000Sheriff reported many trees down along Leesburg and Ulmer Roads.
March 2013Thunderstorm WindCapitol View$10,000Sheriff reported many trees down along Leesburg and Trotter Roads.
January 2013Thunderstorm WindCapitol View$8,000SCE&G reported trees and powerlines down with outages.
May 2014Thunderstorm WindCapitol View$3,000Highway Patrol reported trees down on Leesburg road near Green Lakes.
June 2025Flash FloodCapitol View$2,000Richland County reported a vehicle stuck in flood waters with water up the door almost to the windows.
February 2024HailCapitol View$100Public reported pea size hail on Oxford Commons Way.
February 2024HailCapitol View$100Public reported half inch hail about 3 miles E of Owens Field.
June 2018HailCapitol View$100Pea size hail at Pineview-Garners Ferry EMS Station. Time estimated.
May 2020HailCapitol View$10Pea size hail reported in Hazelwood Acres.
June 2025Thunderstorm WindCapitol View-SC DPS reported trees down on Patricia Drive. Time estimated by radar.
June 2024FloodCapitol View-Columbia Fire Department reported roadway flooding along Leesburg Rd near Ulmer Rd.
May 2020Thunderstorm WindCapitol View-Trees and power lines were downed along Leesburg Rd. Time estimated.
June 2020Thunderstorm WindCapitol View-A large tree was downed at the intersection of Garners Ferry Rd and Abernathy St. Time estimated.
June 2020Thunderstorm WindCapitol View-Tree on power lines on Garners Ferry Rd at Garners Crossing Apartments. Time estimated.
July 2019Thunderstorm WindCapitol View-SCHP reported a tree down on Hallbrook Dr at Ronson St. Time estimated.
July 2019Thunderstorm WindCapitol View-Trees down on Leesburg Rd at Trotter Rd. Time estimated.
June 2018Thunderstorm WindCapitol View-Trees down blocking the roadway on Greenlawn Dr near the Wellington Farms Apt complex.
March 2017Thunderstorm WindCapitol View-SC Highway Patrol reported tree down on Pleasant Ridge Dr at Mountainbrook Dr.
February 2016Funnel CloudCapitol View-Funnel cloud reported along Highway 378, Garners Ferry Road.
June 2016Thunderstorm WindCapitol View-Multiple trees and power lines down on Highway 378 and Pinewood Rd.
June 2016Thunderstorm WindCapitol View-Trees down on roadway.
June 2016HailCapitol View-One inch diameter hail reported on Garners Ferry Rd.
June 2016HailCapitol View-Public reported quarter sized hail near the intersection of Leitner Rd. and Leesburg Rd.
June 2016HailCapitol View-Public reported half dollar sized hail near the intersection of Leesburg Rd. and Leitner Rd.
July 2016Thunderstorm WindCapitol View-Highway Patrol reported a tree in the roadway at Caughman Road and Benson Road.
May 2011HailCapitol 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.

Every storm recorded in Richland County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Galaxy0.3 miles17
Village Bond0.3 miles17
Hazelwood Acres0.6 miles17
Saint Marks Wood0.6 miles17
Strathaven Forest0.6 miles17
Charlestowne0.8 miles17
Yorkshire0.9 miles17
Eastmont1.0 miles17

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.