Jocassee, South Carolina
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1888 and the latest in 1996. It stands in the Salem census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29676. It stands on Whitewater River. The Survey maps it on the Salem quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 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.
- 1888 USGS Pickens quadrangle1:125000
- 1894 USGS Pickens quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1954 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Salem quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1984 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:100000
- 1996 USGS Salem quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
63 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 63 fires within 5 miles of Jocassee between 1992 and 2020, burning about 709 acres in total. 13 started naturally. 3 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 | 22 |
| Natural | 13 |
| Debris and open burning | 12 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 September 1999 | Natural | 8.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 August 2007 | Natural | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 August 1999 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | National Forests in North Carolina | CHASTAIN VALLEY |
| 22 August 1999 | Natural | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 August 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 August 2008 | Natural | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 10 August 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 July 1997 | 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
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Jocassee: 2 producers, 1 unknown, 1 past producer. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Granite, Stone, Dimension, Corundum. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berkeley Quarry | Granite | Producer | ||
| Nickville Blue Quarry | Stone, Dimension | Producer | ||
| Sapphire Mine | Corundum, Asbestos, Vermiculite | Past Producer | ||
| Whitewater-Toxaway Placer | Gold | Unknown | Placer |
Storms near this place
14 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Jocassee in 14 storm reports between 1998 and 2025: 7 hail, 6 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2025 | Hail | Jocassee | - | Co-op observer reported quarter size hail on Fish Hatchery Rd. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jocassee | - | NWS employee reported multiple trees blown down on Whitewater Falls Rd. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jocassee | - | Utility company reported trees and large limbs blown down on power lines on the western shores of Lake Keowee north of Highway 11. |
| April 2020 | Tornado (EF1) | Jocassee | - | NWS Storm Survey found the path of an EF1 tornado across the high elevations of Oconee County. Damage was first found along Highway 107, less than a mile south of Wigington Rd. Multiple large tree limbs were snapped near this location. The next area of damage was found due east of here along Whitewater Falls Rd, where numerous trees were snapped or uprooted. Additional tree damage was found on Bad Creek Rd, just west of Lake Jocassee. While additional tree damage was observed from a distance on a peninsula in Lake Jocassee, a survey of areas downstream was impossible due to the remote, inaccessible nature of the terrain in the Sumter National Forest/Jocassee Gorges area. |
| September 2017 | Hail | Jocassee | - | Utility company reported 3/4 inch hail in the Bad Creek area. |
| May 2016 | Hail | Jocassee | - | Ham Radio operator reported dime to quarter size hail near N Little River Rd and Highway 130. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jocassee | - | Spotter reported trees blown down near North Little River Rd. |
| June 2015 | Hail | Jocassee | - | Spotter reported 3/4 inch hail near North Little River Rd. |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jocassee | - | Multiple trees were blown down in the Bad Creek area. |
| May 2011 | Hail | Jocassee | - | Half dollar size hail was reported at Devils Fork State Park. |
| May 2011 | Hail | Jocassee | - | Quarter size hail was reported in the Bad Creek area. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jocassee | - | Numerous trees and power lines were blown down across the northern part of the county, from the Fish Hatchery Rd area to the Lake Keowee area. Part of the metal roof was blown off a building near Salem. |
| May 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jocassee | - | Numerous trees were blown down in the Bad Creek area on both sides of the state line. |
| February 1998 | Hail | Jocassee | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jocassee (historical) | 0.1 miles | 19 | |
| Boones Creek | 3.6 miles | 19 | |
| Fall Creek | 4.9 miles | 19 | |
| Salem | 6.0 miles | 19 | |
| Cheohee | 7.5 miles | 19 | |
| Moody Cove | 7.6 miles | 19 | |
| Tamassee | 7.6 miles | 19 | |
| Flat Shoals | 8.8 miles | 20 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1229860. 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.







