Conestee, South Carolina
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1935 and the latest in 1991. It stands in the Greenville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29605. It stands on Laurel Creek. The Survey maps it on the Mauldin quadrangle. 904 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 823 feet above sea level.
On record in Conestee
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
McBee Methodist Churchlisted 1972
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 12 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.
- 1935 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:48000
- 1938 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:62500
- 1958 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Mauldin quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
104 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 104 fires within 5 miles of Conestee between 1992 and 2020, burning about 278 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 14 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 | 42 |
| Debris and open burning | 22 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 14 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 11 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2002 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 14 September 2008 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 14 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 10 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 August 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 August 2000 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 August 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 August 2011 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
9 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of Conestee: 3 prospects, 3 unknowns, 3 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Mica, Iron, Titanium, Thorium, Iron, Thorium, Titanium, Kaolin. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Placer Prospect 9-P | Iron, Thorium, Titanium | Unknown | Placer , Modern , Fluvial | |
| Willimon Mine | Mica, Kaolin | Past Producer | ||
| Charles Brooks | Iron, Titanium, Thorium | Unknown | Placer , Modern , Fluvial | |
| Gillard Creek | Iron, Titanium, Thorium | Unknown | Placer , Modern , Fluvial | |
| Boling Mine | Mica | Past Producer | Pegmatite | |
| Boling Mine | Mica | Past Producer | ||
| R S Berry Prospect | Mica | Prospect | ||
| W F Holloway & J J Brown Prospects | Mica | Prospect | ||
| Will Cleveland Prospect | Mica | Prospect |
Storms near this place
9 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Conestee in 9 storm reports between 2009 and 2025: 5 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, 2 flash flood. 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 2013 | Flash Flood | Conestee | $500,000 | Guilder Creek flooded East Butler Road to a depth of about 3 feet. One car was caught in the flooding and the occupant had to be rescued. A mobile home park on Old Mill Road was flooded and the residents evacuated. Corn Road next to Mauldin High was flooded at the bridge. The bridge was damaged, closing the road for several weeks. At least 8 homes suffered significant flood damage in Mauldin. Ashemore Bridge Road was flooded and impassable about a mile southwest of Mauldin. |
| June 2013 | Flash Flood | Conestee | $25,000 | Very heavy rain fell across the Golden Strip of Greenville County, including the communities of Mauldin, Simpsonville and the Five Forks area. Rainfall amounts of 3 to 4 inches were common in this area. Severe urban flooding developed with water entering some businesses and private residences. Several roads were flooded and closed, including Holland Rd which was flooded by Bridge Fork Creek. |
| June 2025 | Hail | Conestee | - | Public reported nickel size hail on Jarrah Place. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Conestee | - | Large tree limbs were blown down in the Belmont community. |
| March 2012 | Hail | Conestee | - | Nickel size hail was reported on Ashmore Bridge Rd. |
| March 2011 | Hail | Conestee | - | Hail up to the size of quarters covered the ground. |
| March 2011 | Hail | Conestee | - | Penny size hail was reported from near Mauldin to Simpsonville. |
| May 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Conestee | - | Quite a few trees were blown down along Fork Shoals Rd. |
| July 2009 | Hail | Conestee | - | Hail was reported in the Conestee area. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fern Creek | 1.0 miles | 12 | |
| Augusta Acres | 1.1 miles | 12 | |
| Sunset Forest | 1.1 miles | 12 | |
| Donaldson Heights | 1.4 miles | 12 | |
| Magnolia Acres | 1.5 miles | 12 | |
| Royal Oaks | 1.6 miles | 14 | |
| Adams Mill Estates | 1.6 miles | 12 | |
| Cavalier Woods | 1.6 miles | 12 |
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 Conestee | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q13420262 | 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 1247366. 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.







