Edmund, South Carolina
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1944 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the Pelion census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29073. It stands on Hunt Branch. The Survey maps it on the Pelion East quadrangle. 969 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 456 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 13 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.
- 1944 USGS Edmund quadrangle1:62500
- 1954 USGS Augusta quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Augusta quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Augusta quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Augusta quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Augusta quadrangle1:250000
- 1972 USGS Pelion East quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1983 USGS Aiken quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
835 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 835 fires within 5 miles of Edmund between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,538 acres in total. 24 started naturally. 39 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 | 373 |
| Debris and open burning | 231 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 128 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 39 |
| Natural | 24 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 19 |
| Smoking | 8 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 2017 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2017 | Debris and open burning | 2.1 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2001 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 1999 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 1997 | 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
10 of 20 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 20 workings within 5 miles of Edmund: 10 producers, 6 unknowns, 4 past producers. 10 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, Sand, Silica. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red Bank Creek | Zirconium, Titanium, Iron, Thorium | Unknown | Placer , Modern , Fluvial | |
| Columbia Pit East | Silica | Producer | ||
| Columbia Works | Silica | Producer | ||
| Edmund | Sand | Unknown | Sedimentary | |
| Edmund | Sand | Unknown | Sedimentary | |
| Lexington County Mines | Clay | Producer | ||
| Sox Mine | Clay | Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Unidentified Mine | Clay | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Unidentified Mine | Clay | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Bowen Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
19 since 2003Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Edmund in 19 storm reports between 2003 and 2025: 10 thunderstorm wind, 8 hail, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2012 | Hail | Edmund | $30,000 | Numerous reports of 1 inch hail on Roland Drive, Emmanual Church Road, Longs Pond Road near I-20, and Lexington Hills Subdivision. |
| July 2012 | Hail | Edmund | $5,000 | Spotter reported 1 inch hail at Timber Chase lane and McLee Road. |
| August 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Edmund | $500 | Public reported a 64mph wind gust, a tree down, and 3/4 inch hail. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Edmund | $500 | Highway Patrol reported a tree in the roadway near Pleasant View road and SC 6. |
| November 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Edmund | $500 | Highway Patrol reported a tree down near the intersection of Meadowfield and Fish Hatchery roads. |
| October 2023 | Hail | Edmund | $100 | Pea size hail reported on Youpon Dr in Red Bank. |
| March 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Edmund | - | Social media report with pictures of two downed trees and a downed power line on Edmund Hwy. near Landfill Lane. Time estimated by radar. |
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Edmund | - | Tall pine tree blown over along with numerous sticks and branches along Boiling Springs Rd near Shealy's Pond Heritage Preserve. Time estimated by radar. |
| April 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Edmund | - | SCHP reported trees down on Crystal Springs Dr near Edmund Hwy (SC Hwy 302). Time estimated. |
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Edmund | - | Pictures of tree damage to a property and adjacent wooded area on Pleasant View Drive in Lexington shared on social media. Time estimated by radar. Three inches of rain was also reported with this thunderstorm. |
| January 2023 | Tornado (EF0) | Edmund | - | National Weather Service survey team confirmed an EF-0 tornado with peak winds of|75 mph that tracked across central Lexington county, north of Shuler. The tornado|began near the Bluefield West neighborhood, located east of McLee Rd, where it|caused some minor damage including overturning playground equipment. The tornado|then moved eastward across S Lake Drive, Cathy Lane and Old Orangeburg Rd before|continuing east-southeast across Beckman Road then into an inaccessible field.|Farther southeast along its path, the tornado crossed Norman Drive and Highway 302|near Gator Drive, before dissipating near Greenwood Drive. Along its approximately 4.7|mile path, the tornado produced sporadic damage mainly snapping and uprooting trees|and large branches. |
| May 2021 | Hail | Edmund | - | Public report of golf ball size hail along Savannah Hills Dr. Time estimated. |
| April 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Edmund | - | Trained spotter reported large tree down on a house with damage to bedrooms. Time estimated. |
| August 2012 | Hail | Edmund | - | NWS employee reported hail the size of quarters falling at his residence. |
| May 2012 | Hail | Edmund | - | Public reported nickel to quarter size hail on Millwood Ave. in Lexington covering the ground. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Edmund | - | Sheriff Dispatch reported a tree down on Peachtree Rock Road. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Edmund | - | Reported trees down at the intersection of Highway 6 and Highway 302. |
| March 2003 | Hail | Edmund | - | SKYWARN spotter reported 3/4 inch hail at hwys 6 and 302 in Edmund. |
| July 2003 | Hail | Edmund | - | Postal employee reported 3/4 inch in and around Edmund. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Congaree (historical) | 2.3 miles | 13 | |
| Shuler (historical) | 2.5 miles | 13 | |
| Blue Ridge Terrace | 2.6 miles | 13 | |
| Regency Square | 3.0 miles | 13 | |
| Macedon | 3.1 miles | 13 | |
| White Knoll | 3.5 miles | 13 | |
| Crystal View | 3.7 miles | 13 | |
| Sharpes Hill | 4.0 miles | 13 |
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 Edmund | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q108649510 | 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 1247641. 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.







