Grace, 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. It stands on Rum Creek. 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
173 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 173 fires within 5 miles of Grace between 1992 and 2019, burning about 437 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 | 58 |
| Debris and open burning | 48 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 17 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 15 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 14 |
| Smoking | 8 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 6 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 6.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 2013 | Other causes | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 2013 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | 7.0 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 |
| 2 September 1999 | 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 Grace: 1 past producer. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unidentified Clay Mine | Clay | Past Producer | Metamorphic |
Storms near this place
7 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Grace in 7 storm reports between 2009 and 2024: 6 thunderstorm wind, 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 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grace | $6,000 | EM reported several trees and powerlines down just outside of Lancaster. |
| July 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grace | $4,000 | DOT reported several trees down on hwy 9 west of Lancaster to Grace road in town. |
| May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grace | $2,000 | DOT reported several trees down on Riverside road just off Hwy 9 west of Lancaster. |
| September 2018 | Flash Flood | Grace | $100 | Social media report with video showing water from Bear Creek overflowing Plantation Rd. Times approximate. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grace | - | Trees and limbs were downed on power lines on S Lake Dr. Time estimated. |
| August 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grace | - | SC DOT reported trees down along W Shore Dr. |
| August 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grace | - | SC DOT reported trees down along Partridge Cir. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Manor | 1.4 miles | 14 | |
| Irwin | 1.5 miles | 14 | |
| Westwood | 1.6 miles | 14 | |
| Erwin | 1.9 miles | 14 | |
| Cloisters | 1.9 miles | 14 | |
| Greenbriar | 1.9 miles | 14 | |
| Gooch Crossroad | 2.3 miles | 14 | |
| Erwinwood Acres | 2.4 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1245797. 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.






