Horatio, South Carolina
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1938 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Shaw AFB-Horatio census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29128. The Survey maps it on the Rembert quadrangle.
On record in Horatio
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 1 record
Lenoir Storelisted 1997
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 19 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.
- 1938 USGS Hagood quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1941 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1942 USGS Camden quadrangle1:125000
- 1953 USGS Rembert quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1960 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1963 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Camden quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Camden South quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
243 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 243 fires within 5 miles of Horatio between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,276 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 17 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 burning | 116 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 77 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 17 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 10 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 10 |
| Smoking | 6 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 15 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 2.5 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 40 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
9 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of Horatio: 6 unknowns, 2 producers, 1 past producer. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Iron, Zirconium, Thorium, Titanium, Titanium, Thorium, Iron, Zirconium, Zirconium, Iron, Thorium, Titanium. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Becker Sand and Gravel | Sand and Gravel, Construction, Zirconium, Iron, Thorium, Titanium | Unknown | Tailings | |
| Gum Swamp | Titanium, Thorium, Iron, Zirconium | Unknown | Placer , Modern , Fluvial | |
| Unidentified Mine | Clay | Unknown | Sedimentary | |
| Horatio | Iron, Zirconium, Thorium, Titanium | Unknown | Placer , Modern , Fluvial | |
| Sumters Landing | Iron, Zirconium, Thorium, Titanium | Unknown | Placer , Modern , Fluvial | |
| Becker Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | Sedimentary | |
| Becker Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Hagood Sand - Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Horatio | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Sedimentary |
Storms near this place
13 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Horatio in 13 storm reports between 2009 and 2025: 9 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Horatio | $8,000 | Sheriff reported numerous trees down northwest to southwest of Sumter. Trees were down near the community of Stateburg around the intersection of Hwy 378 and State Hwy 261. Other trees were down near Nettles and Ramsey roads. |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Horatio | $6,000 | Highway Patrol reported trees down along Hwy 261 from Scales Road to Horatio Road. |
| May 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Horatio | $6,000 | Highway Patrol reported trees down along Hwy 261 and Catchall Road. |
| July 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Horatio | $4,000 | Black River Electric Coop reported trees and powerlines down on Moody road near Rembert. |
| April 2023 | Hail | Horatio | $100 | Trained spotter reported pea size hail at Carryall Cir and Hwy 261. Time estimated. |
| June 2023 | Hail | Horatio | $100 | Trained spotter on Carryall Cir in Dalzell reported several minutes of pea size hail. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Horatio | - | Spotter reports a small tree down across SC 261 near Dalzell, SC. |
| May 2024 | Hail | Horatio | - | Trained spotter reported penny size hail at his location. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Horatio | - | Spotter reported power lines down, large trees down, and a pecan tree uprooted. |
| April 2023 | Hail | Horatio | - | Trained spotter reported penny size hail on Carryall Cir near Hwy 261. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Horatio | - | SCHP reported tree in roadway at SC Hwy 261 (N Kings Hwy) and Fish Rd. Time estimated. |
| March 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Horatio | - | SCHP reported tree in roadway on Charles Miller Rd and Sumters Landing Rd. |
| March 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Horatio | - | SC Highway Patrol reported trees down on Hwy 261 and Fish Rd. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sanders Corner | 1.8 miles | 19 | |
| Dinkins Mill | 2.1 miles | 19 | |
| Hagood | 2.5 miles | 19 | |
| Claremont | 3.3 miles | 14 | |
| Springbank Hills | 3.5 miles | 14 | |
| Ellerbees Mill | 3.7 miles | 19 | |
| Catchall | 4.1 miles | 16 | |
| Pinckney Crossroad | 4.2 miles | 17 |
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 Horatio | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q2883731 | The 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 1223295. 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.









