Hilton, South Carolina
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1904 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Dutch Fork census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29036. The Survey maps it on the Chapin quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 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.
- 1904 USGS Columbia quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 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
- 1971 USGS Chapin quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1986 USGS Newberry quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
141 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 141 fires within 5 miles of Hilton between 1992 and 2020, burning about 179 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 6 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 | 65 |
| Debris and open burning | 39 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 14 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.5 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 1997 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 September 1997 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 September 2005 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 September 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
18 since 2007Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hilton in 18 storm reports between 2007 and 2025: 16 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hilton | $2,000 | Sheriff reported trees down near US 76 and Hiller road. |
| February 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hilton | $100 | RCWINDS gage at Coast Guard Island on Lake Murray measured a peak wind gust of 45 mph. |
| March 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hilton | $100 | A peak wind gust of 57 mph was measured at Flotilla Island on the north shore of Lake Murray. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hilton | $100 | NWS equipment at Flotilla Island. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hilton | $10 | NWS observation system on Flotilla Island recorded a peak wind gust of 46 mph. |
| February 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hilton | - | Coast Guard Island RCWINDS site measured a 58 mph gust. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hilton | - | Peak wind of 61 mph at Coast Guard Island measured by RC Winds mesonet. |
| July 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hilton | - | Picture shared on social media of a tree that fell on a house causing roof damage off of Johnson Marina Rd near Lake Murray. Time estimated. |
| April 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hilton | - | Thunderstorm downburst winds downed numerous trees along a swath from the White Rock and Ballentine vicinity southeast across the Irmo and St. Andrews vicinities. At least two homes were damaged from fallen trees. |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hilton | - | The NWS observation equipment at Flotilla Island on Lake Murray recorded a peak wind gust of 50 knots (58 mph). |
| October 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hilton | - | RCWINDS gage at Coast Guard Island on Lake Murray measured a wind gust of 58 mph. |
| April 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hilton | - | A wind gust of 64 mph was recorded at Flotilla Island at Lake Murray. |
| December 2015 | Flood | Hilton | - | Highway Patrol reported roadway flooding at Old Hilton Road and Dutch Fork Road Highway 76. |
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hilton | - | NWS equipment at Flotilla Island reported a wind gust of 66 mph. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hilton | - | Wind Tower at Flotilla Island reported a wind gust of 62 mph. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hilton | - | Lake Murray weather station at Flotilla Island reported a peak wind gusts of 61 mph. |
| June 2008 | Hail | Hilton | - | Lake Murray Golf Club reported nickel size hail. |
| August 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hilton | - | DOT reported trees down on Dan Comalander drive. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| White Rock | 1.7 miles | 16 | |
| Spring Hill | 2.8 miles | 16 | |
| Ballentine Landing | 3.7 miles | 20 | |
| Ballentine | 3.8 miles | 20 | |
| East Lake | 4.8 miles | 20 | |
| Summerville | 5.0 miles | 16 | |
| Friarsgate | 6.0 miles | 20 | |
| Calla (historical) | 6.9 miles | 18 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1245999. 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.







