Drayton, South Carolina
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1941 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Spartanburg census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29307. It stands on Chinquapin Creek. The Survey maps it on the Spartanburg quadrangle. 1,115 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 728 feet above sea level.
On record in Drayton
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.
Drayton Milllisted 2012 · 0.4 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 18 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
- 1947 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:62500
- 1949 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1949 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:62500
- 1953 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1960 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1963 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
111 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 111 fires within 5 miles of Drayton between 1992 and 2019, burning about 388 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 7 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 | 54 |
| Debris and open burning | 17 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 14 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 11 September 1998 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 31 August 2011 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 August 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 August 1999 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 13 August 2007 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 10 August 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 July 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Drayton: 3 unknowns, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Titanium, Iron, Sand. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chapman Sand Plant #6 (Converse) | Sand | Unknown | Sedimentary | |
| North Spartanburg | Titanium, Iron | Unknown | Placer , Modern , Fluvial | |
| Pacolet River Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | Sedimentary | |
| Pacolet River Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
11 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Drayton in 11 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 7 thunderstorm wind, 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 1994 | Hail | Drayton | $500 | A rotating thunderstorm moved from central Greenville County across Spartanburg County and Cherokee County before weakening. Although it contained a well defined wall cloud and funnel cloud south of the Greenville/Spartanburg Airport it did not become severe until it reached eastern Spartanburg County. There it produced large hail and some wind damage in the form of downed trees and power lines. At least one tree fell on a car and power was knocked out to about 1,000 people for several hours. |
| April 2025 | Hail | Drayton | - | Public reported 3/4 inch hail along Bain Dr. |
| May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Drayton | - | County comms reported trees blown down on Winfield Dr and on Ransdell Dr. |
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Drayton | - | County comms reported trees blown down at the intersection of E Main St and Haywood Ave and on Beechwood Dr in east Spartanburg and on Crocker Rd east of the city. |
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Drayton | - | Spotter reported multiple large tree limbs blown down near the intersection of Cannon Campground Rd. and Plainview Dr. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Drayton | - | Multiple trees, power lines, and limbs were down across the east side of Spartanburg. A high tension wire was also blown down in the Hillbrook area. |
| August 2011 | Hail | Drayton | - | Golf ball size hail fell in the Drayton area. |
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Drayton | - | Multiple large limbs and a few trees were blown down from highway 29 west of Spartanburg to near the intersection of Dogwood Club Rd and S Pine St. |
| July 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Drayton | - | Trees were down on Plainview Dr. |
| June 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Drayton | - | A few trees were blown down. |
| March 1996 | Hail | Drayton | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hillcrest | 0.6 miles | 18 | |
| Lawson | 0.7 miles | 18 | |
| Fairview Heights | 0.8 miles | 18 | |
| Fernwood Farms | 0.9 miles | 18 | |
| Whitney Heights | 1.2 miles | 18 | |
| Allen Acres | 1.3 miles | 18 | |
| Converse Heights | 1.3 miles | 18 | |
| Farmfields | 1.4 miles | 18 |
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 Drayton | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q22073094 | 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 1231240. 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.









