Fletcher, South Carolina
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1942 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the McColl census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29570. The Survey maps it on the McColl quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 10 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.
- 1942 USGS Rockingham quadrangle1:125000
- 1953 USGS Florence quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Florence quadrangle1:250000
- 1972 USGS Mc Coll quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1976 USGS Mc Coll quadrangle1:24000
- 1983 USGS Laurinburg quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
423 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 423 fires within 5 miles of Fletcher between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,057 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 104 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 | 135 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 111 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 104 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 25 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 21 |
| Smoking | 14 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Fireworks | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 2001 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | North Carolina Forest Service | A MESS |
| 30 September 2001 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | North Carolina Forest Service | HIGH WIND |
| 24 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | North Carolina Forest Service | ROSS STREET |
| 24 September 2013 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | North Carolina Forest Service | BOSTIC ROAD |
| 23 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | North Carolina Forest Service | LAUCH BLUE FIRE #2 |
| 22 September 2008 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 September 2014 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | North Carolina Forest Service | ACADEMY ROAD #3 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
3 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Fletcher in 3 storm reports between 2011 and 2025: 3 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fletcher | $2,500 | Power lines were reported down near the intersection of Chelsea Lane and Highway 381. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fletcher | $1,000 | A tree was reportedly down on Oscar Fletcher Road. The time was estimated based on radar data. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fletcher | - | There was a downed tree near the intersection of Academy Road and Highway 381. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adamsville Crossroads | 1.8 miles | 10 | |
| Newtonville | 2.3 miles | 8 | |
| Boykin | 2.9 miles | 8 | |
| Lester | 3.8 miles | 8 | |
| Brutons Fork | 3.9 miles | 8 | |
| McColl | 4.1 miles | 10 | |
| Burnt Factory (historical) | 4.6 miles | 8 | |
| Tatum | 4.9 miles | 10 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1231286. 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.
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.





