Cleveland, South Carolina
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1905 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Tigerville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29635. It stands on Mill Creek. The Survey maps it on the Cleveland quadrangle. It stands 1,001 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 15 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.
- 1905 USGS Pisgah quadrangle1:125000
- 1906 USGS Pisgah quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Knoxville quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Knoxville quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1960 USGS Knoxville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Cleveland quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Knoxville quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Hendersonville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
154 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 154 fires within 5 miles of Cleveland between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,065 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 13 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 | 57 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 56 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 13 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Natural | 6 |
| Other causes | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 August 2017 | Debris and open burning | 65 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 August 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 August 1999 | Natural | 15 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 12 August 2002 | Debris and open burning | 1.5 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 July 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | 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 Cleveland: 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Mica, Granite, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caesar's Head Mine | Mica | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Crushed Stone Quarry | Granite, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | Metamorphic |
Storms near this place
13 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Cleveland in 13 storm reports between 1994 and 2022: 8 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, 1 tornado. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cleveland | - | Fire dept reported several trees blown down in northern Greenville County. |
| April 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cleveland | - | Public reported multiple trees blown down on North River Rd. |
| January 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cleveland | - | A tree was blown down on Hart Cut Rd. |
| January 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cleveland | - | Multiple trees were blown down along Chinquapin Rd, about two miles northwest of Tigerville. |
| October 2010 | Tornado (EF0) | Cleveland | - | This tornado touched down near highway 11 near the Pleasant Ridge County Park, where the tops of numerous small trees were snapped off and several large trees were uprooted. The intermittent damage path continued east northeast, crossing highway 25 just north of the highway 11 junction. Damage again appeared near the intersection of Chinquapin Rd and highway 11, where the tops of several trees were snapped off along a ridge line. The most significant damage was observed just east/northeast of this location along Look Up Lodge Rd. Numerous small trees and large limbs were snapped off and several large trees were uprooted. Some minor structural damage was observed due to falling trees and limbs. Some boat docks were flipped on Chinquapin Lake as well. Sporadic tree damage continued to the east northeast, with the tornado apparently lifting between Chestnut Mountain Rd and Old Highway 11. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cleveland | - | A tree was blown down on highway 288 near North River Rd. |
| July 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cleveland | - | An oak tree was blown down across a driveway and several large limbs were also blown down. |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cleveland | - | Trees were blown down in the Jones Gap State Park area. |
| May 2010 | Hail | Cleveland | - | no account filed |
| June 2007 | Hail | Cleveland | - | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Hail | Cleveland | - | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cleveland | - | no account filed |
| March 1994 | Hail | Cleveland | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riverview | 1.5 miles | 15 | |
| Slater | 3.3 miles | 17 | |
| River Falls | 3.6 miles | 15 | |
| Marietta | 3.8 miles | 15 | |
| Mayfield (historical) | 4.4 miles | 15 | |
| Lima | 4.4 miles | 17 | |
| Mountain Lake Colony | 5.1 miles | 15 | |
| Terry (historical) | 5.2 miles | 17 |
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 Cleveland | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q14709495 | 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 1221633. 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.







