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Cassatt, South Carolina

14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1941 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Bethune census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29032. The Survey maps it on the Cassatt quadrangle. It stands 390 feet above sea level.

Cassatt within Kershaw County

On record in Cassatt

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 1 record

Topographic sheets covering this place

8 surveys from 14 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

273 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 273 fires within 5 miles of Cassatt between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,444 acres in total. 15 started naturally. 25 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 burning97
Missing data/not specified/undetermined89
Arson/incendiarism25
Natural15
Equipment and vehicle use14
Smoking13
Misuse of fire by a minor13
Power generation/transmission/distribution2
Other causes2
Railroad operations and maintenance2
Recreation and ceremony1

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
7 September 2018Debris and open burning1.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
6 September 1997Debris and open burningunder an acreSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
5 September 2010Debris and open burningunder an acreSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
30 September 2016Debris and open burningunder an acreSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
30 September 2004Arson/incendiarismunder an acreSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
3 September 1995Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
25 September 2007Debris and open burning4.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
21 September 1997Debris and open burning5.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Kershaw County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 10 workings within 5 miles of Cassatt: 5 unknowns, 4 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Clay, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Kaolin, Gold. 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
Furr Trucking Company, IncorporatedKaolinProducer
Lamar MineGoldPast Producer
Darby PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Darby Sand PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Dickerson PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknownSedimentary
Cassatt Kaolin PitClayUnknown1981
HinesClayUnknownSedimentary
Palmetto MineClayUnknownSedimentary
Palmetto MineClayPast Producer
Unidentified Clay MineClayUnknownSedimentary

Every working recorded in Kershaw County

Storms near this place

31 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Cassatt in 31 storm reports between 1994 and 2024: 22 thunderstorm wind, 6 hail, 2 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
August 2004Thunderstorm WindCassatt$100,000Several mobile homes sustained moderate to severe damage in a strong microburst. Several trees and powerlines were down.
August 2015Thunderstorm WindCassatt$6,000Dispatch reported trees and powerlines down.
March 2008Thunderstorm WindCassatt$5,000Storm survey found shingles blow off a roof of a home and the owner said the roof briefly lifted up. A few trees were also down.
July 2010Thunderstorm WindCassatt$3,000DOT reported a few trees down on Watkins road near Cassatt.
August 2011Thunderstorm WindCassatt$2,000DOT reported a few trees down near Mill Creeks Road and Silver Bell Lane.
June 2009Thunderstorm WindCassatt$2,000Black River Electric company reported power outages in the Cassatt to Bethune area from large limbs on powerlines.
March 2021HailCassatt$10Public reported pea size hail in Cassatt. Time estimated.
May 2024HailCassatt-Public report of quarter size hail in Cassatt.
July 2024Thunderstorm WindCassatt-SC Department of Public Safety reported trees down on Providence Road near Holland Road. Time Estimated.
September 2023Thunderstorm WindCassatt-Kershaw County dispatch reported a tree down at Old Statescoach Road and Winchester Road. Time estimated by radar.
May 2021Thunderstorm WindCassatt-SCHP reported trees down blocking the roadway at Ivy Rd and US Hwy 1 in Cassatt. Time estimated.
February 2020Thunderstorm WindCassatt-Tree fell on an occupied vehicle and blocked the road on US Hwy 1 and Old CC Rd. No injuries reported.
June 2016Thunderstorm WindCassatt-Reported numerous trees down in the vicinity of the town of Cassatt.
July 2016Thunderstorm WindCassatt-Power lines down in Cassatt.
July 2010HailCassatt-Post Office reported quarter size hail.
July 2010Heavy RainCassatt-SKYWARN spotter reported 2.25 inches of rain.
May 2009HailCassatt-Reported half dollar size hail near Porter Road.
May 2009Thunderstorm WindCassatt-Reported a few trees down in the vicinty of Cassatt Tower Rd. and Providence Rd.
July 2006Thunderstorm WindCassatt-Electric company reported trees and powerlines down in Cassatt.
May 2005HailCassatt-Postal carrier reported 3/4 inch hail on sc hwy 341.
June 2004HailCassatt-Sheriff reported 3/4 inch hail in Cassat.
May 2004Thunderstorm WindCassatt-Utility company reported trees and powerlines down from Cassatt to Bethune.
September 2004Tornado (F1)Cassatt-An F1 tornado did moderate damage to several homes and mobile homes. A turkey farm also had light damage.
August 2002Thunderstorm WindCassatt-Black River Electric reported numerous trees down in Cassatt.
August 2002Thunderstorm WindCassatt-Black River Electric reported a few trees down in Cassatt.
September 2000Thunderstorm WindCassatt-Sheriff reported trees down from Cassatt to Bethune.
August 1999Thunderstorm WindCassatt-Sheriff reported trees down on Providence road in Cassatt.
July 1997Thunderstorm WindCassatt-A line of severe thunderstorms associated with a cold front downed numerous trees in Lexington, Richland, and Kershaw counties.
January 1997Thunderstorm WindCassatt-no account filed
May 1996Tornado (F0)Cassatt-no account filed
July 1994Thunderstorm WindCassatt-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Kershaw 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
Jordan Mill4.8 miles19
Pine Village5.7 miles14
Bethune5.8 miles14
Baxley5.9 miles14
Shepard6.2 miles20
Hyco6.3 miles20
Lockhart Oil Field6.6 miles19
Tillersville6.9 miles14

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 CassattAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q17182739The 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 1231142. 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.