Kirkland, South Carolina
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1935 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Camden census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29020. It lies near Hobkirk Hill. The Survey maps it on the Camden North quadrangle.
On record in Kirkland
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 within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Cool Springslisted 1989 · 0.2 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 20 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.
- 1935 USGS Camden quadrangle1:62500
- 1935 USGS Camden quadrangle1:48000
- 1938 USGS Camden quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1941 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1942 USGS Camden quadrangle1:125000
- 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
- 1988 USGS Camden North quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
222 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 222 fires within 5 miles of Kirkland between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,405 acres in total. 11 started naturally. 9 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 | 83 |
| Debris and open burning | 70 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 18 |
| Smoking | 15 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 12 |
| Natural | 11 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 9 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 2011 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 6.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2007 | Smoking | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 September 2013 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 September 2001 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Kirkland: 1 unknown, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Titanium, Thorium, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hasskamp Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Wateree River | Iron, Titanium, Thorium | Unknown | Placer , Modern , Fluvial |
Storms near this place
13 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Kirkland in 13 storm reports between 2011 and 2025: 9 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, 1 flash 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 2012 | Flash Flood | Kirkland | $30,000 | Sink hole developed in the Kirkland Street area from flooding caused by heavy rain. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kirkland | $500 | DOT reported a tree down near Flint Hill Road and SR 97. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kirkland | - | Kershaw county dispatch reported trees downed on Kirkover Ln and Brook Drive. Time estimated by radar. |
| March 2024 | Hail | Kirkland | - | Public reported slightly larger than dime-sized hail along Edinburgh Castle Ln in Camden. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kirkland | - | Kershaw County dispatch reported trees down on Lockhart Road near Belton Road. Dispatch also reported several other trees down throughout the county leading to power outages. |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kirkland | - | Kershaw County dispatch reported multiple trees fell along a line from the northside to eastside of the town of Camden. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kirkland | - | Trees down on US Hwy 521 at Lockhart Rd. |
| July 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kirkland | - | Trees downed along Hwy 97 outside of Camden, and also along Hwy 5 (Longtown Rd) outside of Lugoff. Exact locations unknown. Time estimated. |
| July 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kirkland | - | A large limb was downed on a power line along US Hwy 521 just north of Camden. |
| August 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kirkland | - | Sheriff dispatch reported a tree down along Lockhart Rd near Butternut Ln. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kirkland | - | Power outages due to thunderstorm winds on US Hwy 601 between Camden and Kershaw. |
| June 2015 | Hail | Kirkland | - | Public reported dime size hail near SC Hwy 97. |
| April 2011 | Hail | Kirkland | - | Public reported penny size hail. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lafayette Village | 0.3 miles | 20 | |
| Peckwoods | 0.4 miles | 20 | |
| Sandy Springs | 0.4 miles | 20 | |
| Edgewood | 0.6 miles | 20 | |
| Cool Springs | 0.7 miles | 20 | |
| Sunnyhill | 1.0 miles | 19 | |
| Dusty Bend | 1.7 miles | 20 | |
| Spalding (historical) | 1.8 miles | 20 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1223747. 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.











