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Graniteville, South Carolina

19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1923 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the Aiken census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29829. It stands on Sand River. The Survey maps it on the Graniteville quadrangle. 2,439 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 227 feet above sea level.

Graniteville within Aiken County

On record in Graniteville

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 2 records

Surveyed buildings and structures 7 records

Population over time

2 figures

Graniteville fell from 2,614 to 2,439 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.

YearPeople Change
20102,614
20202,439-175 (-7%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

12 surveys from 19 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Photographs

7 photographs,

Taken for the Office of War Information and the Farm Security Administration, who photographed the country between 1935 and 1944. Works of United States government photographers, with no known restriction on use. Each opens its catalogue record.

77 Taylor Street (House), Graniteville, Aiken County, SC
77 Taylor Street (House), Graniteville, Aiken County, SC
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
23 Gregg Street (House), Graniteville, Aiken County, SC
23 Gregg Street (House), Graniteville, Aiken County, SC
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
259 Rennie Street (House), Graniteville, Aiken County, SC
259 Rennie Street (House), Graniteville, Aiken County, SC
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Graniteville Mill, Marshall Street, Graniteville, Aiken County, SC
Graniteville Mill, Marshall Street, Graniteville, Aiken County, SC
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Graniteville Mill, Canal, along Canal Street, Graniteville, Aiken County, SC
Graniteville Mill, Canal, along Canal Street, Graniteville, Aiken County, SC
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Graniteville Mill, Machine Shop, Marshall Street, Graniteville, Aiken County, SC
Graniteville Mill, Machine Shop, Marshall Street, Graniteville, Aiken County, SC
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
260 Rennie Street (House), Graniteville, Aiken County, SC
260 Rennie Street (House), Graniteville, Aiken County, SC
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress

Fires near this place

565 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 565 fires within 5 miles of Graniteville between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,563 acres in total. 16 started naturally. 94 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 burning156
Missing data/not specified/undetermined155
Arson/incendiarism94
Misuse of fire by a minor89
Equipment and vehicle use23
Natural16
Smoking11
Power generation/transmission/distribution6
Other causes5
Railroad operations and maintenance4
Recreation and ceremony3
Fireworks3

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
9 September 2008Natural2.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
9 September 1998Arson/incendiarismunder an acreSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
8 September 2020Power generation/transmission/distribution2.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
8 September 2009Misuse of fire by a minor2.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
7 September 2017Misuse of fire by a minor1.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
6 September 2013Debris and open burning2.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
5 September 2017Misuse of fire by a minor2.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
4 September 1999Debris and open burning3.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Aiken County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 42 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 42 workings within 5 miles of Graniteville: 23 past producers, 10 producers, 9 unknowns. 10 still produce. What was taken out: Clay, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Kaolin, Stone, Dimension. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Unidentified MineStone, DimensionPast ProducerIgneous Intrusive
Barden MineKaolinUnknown
Graniteville MineKaolinProducer
Langley MineKaolinProducer
G.L.Williams PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Gene Williams Sand & Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Hillside Spring MineSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
McKie Sand PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
McKie Sand Pit Number 1Sand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknownSedimentary
McKie Sand Pit Number 2Sand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknownSedimentary

Every working recorded in Aiken County

Storms near this place

24 since 1993

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Graniteville in 24 storm reports between 1993 and 2025: 11 thunderstorm wind, 8 hail, 3 flash flood, 2 heavy rain. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
October 2016Flash FloodGraniteville$5,000South Carolina Highway patrol reported a roadway washout at Breezy Hill Road and Ascauga Lake Road.
June 2015Thunderstorm WindGraniteville$4,000Sheriff reported powerlines down on Ascauga Lake Road in Graniteville.
March 2012Thunderstorm WindGraniteville$4,000Sheriff reported trees blocking the roadway near Goodsprings road and Hwy 19.
July 2015Thunderstorm WindGraniteville$3,000DOT reported trees down along Whaley Pond Road near Gooseberry Court.
May 1995HailGraniteville$2,000,,,,,,,,Thunderstorm Winds Trees down in Graniteville.
September 2020Flash FloodGraniteville$500Flooding observed on Canal St.
July 2018HailGraniteville$100CoCoRaHS observer reported pea size hail 1.2 miles NE of Graniteville.
September 2018Flash FloodGraniteville$100Numerous roads were flooded and closed in Graniteville, including Canal St, Ascauga Lake Rd, and Hwy 421. One person was rescued from a car. Another person was being rescued from a home.
June 2025Thunderstorm WindGraniteville-Aiken County EM reported numerous trees and powerlines in the Graniteville area of Aiken County. Time estimated by radar.
July 2022HailGraniteville-Spotter reported quarter size hail and estimated 60 mph wind gust near Graniteville Saint Hill Fire Dept.
September 2018Heavy RainGraniteville-COOP observer, GNTS1, 1.2 miles NE of Graniteville measured a total rainfall amount of 5.98 inches. Most of this rain, 4.58 inches, fell in about a two hour period from about 1930 EST (2030 EDT) until around 2130 EST (2230 EDT).
April 2017Heavy RainGraniteville-CoCoRaHS station SC-AK-75 reported 1.69 inches of rain in 60 minutes, along with pea sized hail.
June 2015HailGraniteville-Public reported quarter size hail via social media.
May 2008HailGraniteville-Public reported half dollar size hail.
August 2007Thunderstorm WindGraniteville-Emergency Manager reported several trees down in Graniteville.
May 2005Thunderstorm WindGraniteville-Dept. of Highways reported several trees down.
June 2004Thunderstorm WindGraniteville-Sheriff reported several trees down in the Graniteville area.
June 2004Thunderstorm WindGraniteville-Sheriff reported trees down between Graniteville and Vaucluse.
May 2003HailGraniteville-SKYWARN spotter reported 1 inch hail.
June 1998Thunderstorm WindGraniteville-SKYWARN spotter reported measured wind gust of 60 mph.
June 1998Thunderstorm WindGraniteville-SKYWARN spotter reported trees down on highway 191.
March 1993HailGraniteville-Hail measuring 0.75 inch to 1.00 inch in diameter was reported in the Graniteville-North Augusta area.
April 1997HailGraniteville-no account filed
June 1996Thunderstorm WindGraniteville-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Aiken County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Madison0.5 miles19
Warrenville0.9 miles19
Stiefeltown1.0 miles19
Rennie (historical)1.0 miles19
Midland Valley1.1 miles19
Gregg Park1.1 miles19
Mixville1.6 miles19
Westcliff2.4 miles19

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 GranitevilleAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q3474244The 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 1222814. 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.