Courtenay, South Carolina
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1888 and the latest in 1991. It stands in the Seneca census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29672. It stands on Cane Creek. The Survey maps it on the Seneca quadrangle.
On record in Courtenay
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 within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Newry Historic Districtlisted 1982 · 1.0 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 16 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.
- 1888 USGS Pickens quadrangle1:125000
- 1894 USGS Pickens quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1954 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Seneca quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1984 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
121 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 121 fires within 5 miles of Courtenay between 1992 and 2019, burning about 430 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 | 33 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 14 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2016 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 September 2001 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 14 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 August 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 August 2007 | Debris and open burning | 1.5 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 August 2007 | Debris and open burning | 1.5 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 12 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 12 workings within 5 miles of Courtenay: 6 prospects, 3 occurrences, 2 unknowns, 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Mica, Gold, Garnet, Talc-Soapstone. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unnamed Garnet Prospect | Garnet | Prospect | ||
| Unnamed Talc Prospect | Talc-Soapstone | Prospect | ||
| Calhoun Placer | Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Pickens Prospect | Gold | Unknown | Vein | |
| Sloan Placer | Gold | Unknown | Placer | |
| Sloan Prospect | Gold | Occurrence | ||
| J B Smith Prospect | Mica | Prospect | ||
| John Dyer Prospect | Mica | Prospect | ||
| Keith Deposit | Mica | Occurrence | ||
| Leroy Prospect | Mica | Prospect |
Storms near this place
7 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Courtenay in 7 storm reports between 2008 and 2021: 3 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 1 flash flood, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2021 | Tornado (EF0) | Courtenay | $10,000 | NWS storm survey reported a tornado touched down briefly on the western shore of Lake Keowee near High Falls County Park. Multiple trees were uprooted in this area, with one tree on a home on Crowe Dr. |
| May 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Courtenay | $10,000 | FD and Highway Patrol reported multiple trees blown down from Lake Keowee to the area around Beacon Ridge Dr west of Clemson. Most of the damage was in this area, where one tree fell on a house. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Courtenay | - | Ham radio operator reported several large oak trees blown down. |
| March 2017 | Hail | Courtenay | - | DOT reported up to quarter size hail at High Falls County Park. |
| August 2013 | Flash Flood | Courtenay | - | Urban flash flooding was reported on the east side of Seneca with many low areas filling with water. Water entered one home to a depth of a few inches in this area. also, several trees fell as a result of the heavy rain. |
| April 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Courtenay | - | Trees were down on Biggerstaff Rd and Fairview Church Rd. |
| August 2008 | Hail | Courtenay | - | Hail was reported near Lake Keowee. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Keowee Shores | 0.4 miles | 16 | |
| Indian Hills | 0.5 miles | 16 | |
| Enchanted Hills | 0.6 miles | 16 | |
| Ridgewood | 0.7 miles | 16 | |
| Fox Run | 0.7 miles | 16 | |
| Newry | 1.0 miles | 16 | |
| Brookwood | 1.0 miles | 16 | |
| Forest Hills | 1.2 miles | 16 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1221777. 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.






