Dacusville, South Carolina
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1888 and the latest in 1991. It stands in the Easley East census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29640. It stands on Shoal Creek. The Survey maps it on the Dacusville quadrangle. 399 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,093 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 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
- 1957 USGS Easley quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Dacusville quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
179 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 179 fires within 5 miles of Dacusville between 1992 and 2020, burning about 622 acres in total. 5 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 77 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 64 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 10 |
| Smoking | 7 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 7 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
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 1999 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 September 1999 | Natural | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.5 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 September 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 1.5 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 12 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
7 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Dacusville: 4 unknowns, 2 producers, 1 past producer. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Titanium, Iron. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Easley | Titanium, Iron | Unknown | ||
| Hendrix Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | Sedimentary | |
| Hendrix Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Thomas Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | Sedimentary | |
| W.F. Thomas Sand Company | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Zupan Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | Sedimentary | |
| Zupan Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
26 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Dacusville in 26 storm reports between 1997 and 2024: 14 thunderstorm wind, 12 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2024 | Hail | Dacusville | - | Public reported quarter size hail on Saluda View Dr. |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dacusville | - | County comms reported multiple trees blown down and blocking Farris Bridge Rd. |
| April 2020 | Hail | Dacusville | - | Newspaper relayed report of quarter size hail in the Dacusville area. |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dacusville | - | Law enforcement reported two trees blown down near Dacusville. |
| March 2017 | Hail | Dacusville | - | Public reported ping pong ball size hail along Dacusville Highway. |
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dacusville | - | Sheriffs office reported trees blown down on Hester Store Road. Highway Patrol reported at least one more tree down nearby on Farrs Bridge Rd. |
| July 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dacusville | - | Public reported a few trees blown down in the Dacusville area and points south. |
| January 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dacusville | - | A tree was blown down on Ponders Cemetery Rd. |
| March 2012 | Hail | Dacusville | - | Penny size hail was reported along North Martin Rd. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dacusville | - | Ham radio operator reported multiple trees blown down along highways 186 and 135 near Dacusville. |
| May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dacusville | - | Several trees were uprooted or snapped off on Dacusville Rd near the Greenville County line. |
| May 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dacusville | - | Several trees were blown down into the road near the intersection of highways 135 and 186. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dacusville | - | Two large pine trees were blown down. |
| August 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dacusville | - | Trees were blown down in and to the north of Easley. |
| May 2008 | Hail | Dacusville | - | Nickel size hail was reported on Freeman Bridge Rd and Pace Bridge Rd between Pumpkintown and Dacusville. |
| August 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dacusville | - | Numerous trees and power lines blown down, taking out power for hours across all of Dacusville and parts of Easley. |
| October 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dacusville | - | Numerous trees and power lines were blown down as a squall line moved in from the west. Some trees were blown onto roads. The line reached this northeast Pickens County town shortly after 1 am. |
| April 2009 | Hail | Dacusville | - | no account filed |
| June 2009 | Hail | Dacusville | - | no account filed |
| July 2002 | Hail | Dacusville | - | no account filed |
| April 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dacusville | - | no account filed |
| April 1998 | Hail | Dacusville | - | no account filed |
| April 1998 | Hail | Dacusville | - | no account filed |
| June 1997 | Hail | Dacusville | - | no account filed |
| June 1997 | Hail | Dacusville | - | no account filed |
| June 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dacusville | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ole Salem Estates | 1.6 miles | 16 | |
| Hendricks | 1.8 miles | 16 | |
| Beverly Hills | 2.5 miles | 16 | |
| Olga (historical) | 4.7 miles | 15 | |
| Montague | 4.8 miles | 16 | |
| Georgetown | 5.4 miles | 16 | |
| Briargate | 5.9 miles | 16 | |
| Cedar Rock | 6.0 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 Dacusville | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5207825 | 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 1221910. 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.







