Flint Hill, South Carolina
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1941 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Ridgeway census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29180. The Survey maps it on the Flint Hill quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 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.
- 1941 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1942 USGS Camden quadrangle1:125000
- 1953 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1960 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1963 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Flint Hill quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Camden quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Camden South quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
94 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 94 fires within 5 miles of Flint Hill between 1992 and 2019, burning about 520 acres in total. 12 started naturally. 4 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 | 47 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 14 |
| Natural | 12 |
| Debris and open burning | 12 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 September 2001 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 August 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 August 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.6 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 August 2007 | Natural | 105 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | PLUM CREEK |
| 25 August 2000 | Natural | 5.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 14 August 2002 | Equipment and vehicle use | 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 Flint Hill: 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kershaw County Mine | Clay | Unknown | Sedimentary |
Storms near this place
10 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Flint Hill in 10 storm reports between 2008 and 2024: 5 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado, 2 hail, 1 flash flood. 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 | Flint Hill | $40,000 | Numerous motorists reported windshields broken from hial on I-77 between exits 41 and 48. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Flint Hill | $3,000 | Dispatch reported trees down along Old River Road. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Flint Hill | $3,000 | Dispatch reported trees down along White Oak Church Road. |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Flint Hill | - | Local power coop reported a tree down on a power line along Hope Rd near Old River Rd. |
| August 2024 | Flash Flood | Flint Hill | - | Picture on social media forwarded by NWS Student Volunteer shows Dutchmans Creek overflowing its banks and causing flooding on Flint Hill Road just after 5pm. |
| April 2018 | Tornado (EF1) | Flint Hill | - | Tornado damage began just south of White Oak Church Rd, with the tornado moving in a N then NNE motion for about 4.4 miles. The tornado appears to have lifted along the western shore of Lake Wateree near Gunsite Rd where numerous large trees were uprooted or snapped, with several of them falling on homes. The strongest winds are|estimated to have been 95-105 mph. |
| July 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Flint Hill | - | Public reported a tree down blocking both lanes of US Hwy 21 N. Time estimated based on radar. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Flint Hill | - | Law enforcement reported a tree down at Old Hwy. 21 and Flint Hill Road. Five homes lost power. |
| March 2012 | Hail | Flint Hill | - | Dispatch reported nickel to quarter size hail in Winnsboro and areas just east of town. |
| April 2008 | Tornado (EF1) | Flint Hill | - | Storm Survey, coordinated with DOT, found several groves of trees down with good convergent patterns at SC 20 and Great North roads, US 21, and Wateree road. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dutchman Creek | 3.7 miles | 16 | |
| Bucklick | 3.9 miles | 16 | |
| Taylors Creek | 4.3 miles | 16 | |
| Biddle (historical) | 5.1 miles | 16 | |
| Ridgeway | 6.9 miles | 15 | |
| Gladden Grove (historical) | 7.2 miles | 13 | |
| Longtown | 7.3 miles | 15 | |
| Winnsboro | 7.4 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1247780. 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.








