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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.

Hilton within Richland County

Topographic sheets covering this place

8 surveys from 16 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.

Fires near this place

141 since 1992

Regional 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/undetermined65
Debris and open burning39
Misuse of fire by a minor14
Equipment and vehicle use7
Arson/incendiarism6
Recreation and ceremony4
Railroad operations and maintenance3
Natural1
Smoking1
Power generation/transmission/distribution1

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
8 September 2010Equipment and vehicle use1.5 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
5 September 1997Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
30 September 1993Missing data/not specified/undetermined5.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
3 September 2010Debris and open burningunder an acreSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
23 September 1997Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
20 September 2005Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
20 September 1997Debris and open burningunder an acreSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
19 September 2010Equipment and vehicle use5.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Richland County

Storms near this place

18 since 2007

Regional 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
June 2011Thunderstorm WindHilton$2,000Sheriff reported trees down near US 76 and Hiller road.
February 2024Thunderstorm WindHilton$100RCWINDS gage at Coast Guard Island on Lake Murray measured a peak wind gust of 45 mph.
March 2023Thunderstorm WindHilton$100A peak wind gust of 57 mph was measured at Flotilla Island on the north shore of Lake Murray.
June 2019Thunderstorm WindHilton$100NWS equipment at Flotilla Island.
May 2022Thunderstorm WindHilton$10NWS observation system on Flotilla Island recorded a peak wind gust of 46 mph.
February 2025Thunderstorm WindHilton-Coast Guard Island RCWINDS site measured a 58 mph gust.
June 2023Thunderstorm WindHilton-Peak wind of 61 mph at Coast Guard Island measured by RC Winds mesonet.
July 2021Thunderstorm WindHilton-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 2020Thunderstorm WindHilton-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 2020Thunderstorm WindHilton-The NWS observation equipment at Flotilla Island on Lake Murray recorded a peak wind gust of 50 knots (58 mph).
October 2019Thunderstorm WindHilton-RCWINDS gage at Coast Guard Island on Lake Murray measured a wind gust of 58 mph.
April 2016Thunderstorm WindHilton-A wind gust of 64 mph was recorded at Flotilla Island at Lake Murray.
December 2015FloodHilton-Highway Patrol reported roadway flooding at Old Hilton Road and Dutch Fork Road Highway 76.
April 2011Thunderstorm WindHilton-NWS equipment at Flotilla Island reported a wind gust of 66 mph.
June 2009Thunderstorm WindHilton-Wind Tower at Flotilla Island reported a wind gust of 62 mph.
July 2008Thunderstorm WindHilton-Lake Murray weather station at Flotilla Island reported a peak wind gusts of 61 mph.
June 2008HailHilton-Lake Murray Golf Club reported nickel size hail.
August 2007Thunderstorm WindHilton-DOT reported trees down on Dan Comalander drive.

Every storm recorded in Richland 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
White Rock1.7 miles16
Spring Hill2.8 miles16
Ballentine Landing3.7 miles20
Ballentine3.8 miles20
East Lake4.8 miles20
Summerville5.0 miles16
Friarsgate6.0 miles20
Calla (historical)6.9 miles18

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.