Douglas, South Carolina
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1941 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Lancaster census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29720. The Survey maps it on the Lancaster quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 14 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.
- 1941 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1953 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1960 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1963 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1969 USGS Lancaster quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1986 USGS Lancaster quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
209 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 209 fires within 5 miles of Douglas between 1992 and 2020, burning about 514 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 15 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 | 66 |
| Debris and open burning | 64 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 23 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 16 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 15 |
| Smoking | 11 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 6 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 6.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 1.5 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 September 2008 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 September 2019 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 September 1999 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 September 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 September 2001 | 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
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Douglas: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Granite, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sistore Gravel Pit | Granite, Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Weathering Residual |
Storms near this place
11 since 2010Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Douglas in 11 storm reports between 2010 and 2025: 9 thunderstorm wind, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2011 | Hail | Douglas | $30,000 | Pbulic reported golfball size hail near Hwy 200 and Lloyd Reid Road. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Douglas | $1,000 | DOT reported a couple of trees down just northeast of Great Falls near SR 200. |
| May 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Douglas | $500 | Highway Patrol reported a tree down on JB Denton Road at the bridge. |
| December 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Douglas | $500 | Sheriff reported a tree down on Hwy 200 in Bell Town Community. |
| August 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Douglas | - | Lancaster County dispatch reported a tree down on power lines on Great Falls Hwy at Douglas Rd. |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Douglas | - | Dispatch reported trees down blocking the road at 2893 Bethel Road. |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Douglas | - | County Emergency Manager reported trees down near the intersection of Green Road and Great Falls Highway (Hwy. 200). |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Douglas | - | County Emergency Manager reported trees down near Sunday Place Road and Hwy. 200. |
| May 2020 | Hail | Douglas | - | Public reported ping pong ball size hail in the Edgewater community SW of Lancaster. The report was submitted via social media with a video. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Douglas | - | Trees down near the intersection of Hwy 200 and Bethel Rd. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Douglas | - | Trees down near Great Falls Hwy (Hwy 200) and Douglas Heights Lane. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Green Peach Orchard | 0.8 miles | 14 | |
| Starmount Acres | 1.0 miles | 14 | |
| Erwinwood Acres | 1.8 miles | 14 | |
| Santarosa | 1.8 miles | 14 | |
| Erwin | 1.9 miles | 14 | |
| Country Club Heights | 1.9 miles | 14 | |
| Gooch Crossroad | 2.0 miles | 14 | |
| Springdale | 2.1 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1231235. 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.






