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Clover, South Carolina

14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1947 and the latest in 1991. It stands in the Clover census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29710. The Survey maps it on the Clover quadrangle. 6,671 people lived here at the 2020 count.

Clover within York County

On record in Clover

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 2 records

Surveyed buildings and structures 2 records

Population over time

2 figures

Clover grew from 5,094 to 6,671 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.

YearPeople Change
20105,094
20206,671+1,577 (+31%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

9 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.

Photographs

2 photographs,

Taken for the Office of War Information and the Farm Security Administration, who photographed the country between 1935 and 1944. Works of United States government photographers, with no known restriction on use. Each opens its catalogue record.

Henry Houser House, Clover, York County, SC
Henry Houser House, Clover, York County, SC
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Hawthorne House, Catawba River, Clover, York County, SC
Hawthorne House, Catawba River, Clover, York County, SC
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress

Fires near this place

112 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 112 fires within 5 miles of Clover between 1992 and 2019, burning about 299 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 5 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/undetermined45
Debris and open burning35
Misuse of fire by a minor14
Equipment and vehicle use5
Arson/incendiarism5
Recreation and ceremony3
Other causes2
Natural2
Smoking1

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
8 September 1997Debris and open burningunder an acreSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
25 September 2010Debris and open burning2.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
25 September 2010Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreNorth Carolina Forest ServiceCOPPERHEAD
2 September 1993Missing data/not specified/undetermined10 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
11 September 1993Missing data/not specified/undetermined3.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
6 August 2002Missing data/not specified/undetermined3.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
30 August 2007Debris and open burningunder an acreSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
25 August 1992Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in York County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 16 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 16 workings within 5 miles of Clover: 6 unknowns, 5 past producers, 3 occurrences, 2 prospects. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Kyanite, Barium-Barite, Copper. 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
Allison ProspectGold, Sulfur, CopperProspect
Allison ProspectGold, CopperUnknown1908
Clover QuarryGranite, Stone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer1976
Clover QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Ford Biotite Granite QuarryStoneUnknown1900
Henry Knob MineKyanite, Iron-PyritePast Producer1846, 1948, 1969
Little Wilson MineGold, Iron, Sulfur, CopperUnknown1904, 1905
Ryan-Purcley Sillimanite PropertyKyanite, QuartzUnknownStratabound
James Adams Manganese OccurrenceManganese, IronOccurrence1944
Manganese Outcrop OccurrenceManganese, IronOccurrence1944

Every working recorded in York County

Storms near this place

45 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Clover in 45 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 26 thunderstorm wind, 12 hail, 3 tornado, 2 lightning. The reports record 1 death and 1 injury. 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
July 2002LightningClover1 killedLightning struck a tree, which fell on and killed a bicyclist.
March 1994Tornado (F1)Clover1 hurt, $500,000Tornado developed near North Carolina/South Carolina border and moved into North Carolina within a short distance from where Highway SC49 crosses North Carolina line at 1844 EST. One mobile home in the Lake Wylie Mobile Home Park along Stateline Road was completely destroyed with debris scattered in a cyclonic pattern. Several other mobile homes were heavily damaged, an outbuilding completely disappeared, many trees were downed and one person injured. The tornado apparently developed from the same storm that earlier had caused spotty damage across the County.
March 1994Thunderstorm WindClover$500,000Downburst winds during a thunderstorm destroyed a mobile home, damaged a nearby residence and destroyed outbuilding and felled trees on C.E. Stewart Road about 7 miles WSW of Clover.
March 1994Thunderstorm WindClover$50,000Trees down, 2 barns destroyed, power lines down.
May 1995Thunderstorm WindClover$10,000Tornado moved from SC46-43 in southwest York northeastward to U.S. 321 in northern York. The tornado was mostly a "tree-topper" with four separate touchdowns. The first touchdown blew trees on a home, flattened a garage onto a car with total damage of 20K, The second touchdown destroyed a large lumber storage building at ACE Hardware and partially deroofed another causing a loss of $15,000. The third touchdown took down a grove of trees and sheared off the top of others. The last touchdown took half the roof off a building with a loss of $10,000. Thunderstorm blew down trees and power lines in Clover.
July 2005Thunderstorm WindClover$5,000Numerous trees down in the Clover and Lake Wylie areas. In the Rock Hill area, a large tree fell on a vehicle, trapping the occupant inside.
March 1994Thunderstorm WindClover$5,000Trees down, considerable minor damage to roofs, chimneys, etc. Heaviest damage immediately northeast of Clover.
November 2002Thunderstorm WindClover$3,000Numerous trees and power lines were blown down.
November 2003Thunderstorm WindClover$2,000A storage trailer was blown over.
August 2003Thunderstorm WindClover$1,000A couple of trees and some power lines were blown down.
April 1998Tornado (F0)Clover$500no account filed
August 2025Thunderstorm WindClover-Emergency manager reported multiple trees blown down on Lawrence Rd.
June 2022Thunderstorm WindClover-Public reported multiple large tree limbs snapped and a large tree uprooted.
August 2019Thunderstorm WindClover-County comms reported several trees blown down in the Clover area.
March 2018HailClover-Public reported nickel sized hail in the Clover area.
November 2016Thunderstorm WindClover-County comms reported multiple trees blown down in and around Clover.
May 2014HailClover-County comms reported 3/4 inch hail near Clover.
June 2014Thunderstorm WindClover-PD reported a tree blown down at Faulkner Rd and Neely Rd. County comms reported a tree down on Westland Dr in the same area.
May 2011Thunderstorm WindClover-A tree was blown down on the northeast side of Clover.
April 2011HailClover-Two inch diameter hail fell near the intersection of highway 55 and Kingsbury Rd.
April 2011HailClover-Hail up to the size of a softball was measured on Cedar Hill Rd.
April 2011HailClover-A second severe thunderstorm produced another round of very large hail near the Kingsbury Rd and highway 55 intersection.
April 2011HailClover-A third hail storm affected the county with a swath of hail up to golf ball size affecting areas from Clover to York.
May 2011Thunderstorm WindClover-Several trees were blown down in and around Clover with some trees blocking roads.
June 2007Thunderstorm WindClover-Several trees and power lines blown down in the Clover area.
May 2006Thunderstorm WindClover-Trees and power lines blown down in Clover.
July 2006Thunderstorm WindClover-Trees and power lines down on Crossland Rd.
July 2006Thunderstorm WindClover-Numerous large tree limbs blown down, mainly along Ridge Rd.
November 2006Thunderstorm WindClover-Large limbs down on St Paul Church Rd.
May 2005LightningClover-Lightning struck a tree and a barn, igniting a fire.
July 2005Flash FloodClover-Water flowed over several roads in the Clover area, including highway 321 and Fox Rd and Gabbie Ford Rd in York.
May 2004Thunderstorm WindClover-Some large limbs and brush were blown into a road. A vehicle was also forced off the road by the high winds.
June 2001Thunderstorm WindClover-Several six-inch diameter pine trees blown down. A SKYWARN spotter measured a wind gust to 62 mph.
October 2001Thunderstorm WindClover-Trees were blown over onto Highway 55.
August 2000Thunderstorm WindClover-Trees and power lines were downed and a few fires were sparked.
June 2007HailClover-no account filed
June 1999HailClover-no account filed
January 1998HailClover-no account filed
April 1998HailClover-no account filed
February 1997Tornado (F0)Clover-no account filed
April 1997HailClover-no account filed
June 1996Thunderstorm WindClover-no account filed
June 1996HailClover-no account filed
April 1996Heavy RainClover-no account filed
July 1996Thunderstorm WindClover-no account filed

Every storm recorded in York 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
Bowling Green2.8 miles15
Zadok (historical)3.5 miles18
Bethel (historical)4.1 miles14
Bethany4.2 miles18
Filbert4.6 miles18
Five Points6.9 miles16
Lincoln Estates7.0 miles14
Beersheba7.1 miles18

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 CloverAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q2230289The 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 1221646. 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.