Kitchings Mill, South Carolina
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1944 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Wagener census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29137. It stands on Shaw Creek. The Survey maps it on the Kitchings Mill quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 12 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.
- 1944 USGS Seivern quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Augusta quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Augusta quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Augusta quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Augusta quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Augusta quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Aiken quadrangle1:100000
- 1988 USGS Kitchings Mill quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
188 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 188 fires within 5 miles of Kitchings Mill between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,214 acres in total. 10 started naturally. 23 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 | 67 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 57 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 23 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 17 |
| Natural | 10 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 9 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 September 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 September 2013 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 September 2000 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 August 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 August 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 August 2011 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 August 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
12 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Kitchings Mill in 12 storm reports between 1999 and 2024: 10 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 1 funnel cloud. 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 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kitchings Mill | $2,000 | Aiken Dispatch reported trees down at the intersection of Windsor Road and Hwy 4. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kitchings Mill | - | Aiken County Sheriff reported two trees down in this area. Time estimated by radar. |
| January 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kitchings Mill | - | Couchton FD reported an outbuilding was destroyed on Farmer Rd and Hwy 302. Time estimated. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kitchings Mill | - | Sheriff dispatch reported a large tree down along State Park Rd near Aiken State Park. Time estimated. |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kitchings Mill | - | Sheriff dispatch reported trees down near the intersection of Surrey Race Rd and Salley Rd. |
| June 2021 | Funnel Cloud | Kitchings Mill | - | Received a social media report with picture of a funnel cloud. The observer was on Kitchings Mill Rd and Wagener Rd looking west-northwest. A second public report of a funnel cloud was recorded a few miles west of Wagener, SC. This report was also included a photo and was relayed by local media outlets. An NWS Survey Team surveyed the area the next day and found no damage. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kitchings Mill | - | Trees in roadway at SC 4 (Surrey Race Rd) and SC 394 (Salley Rd). |
| July 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kitchings Mill | - | SCHP reported multiple trees down on Smyrna Church Rd near the intersection of Warbonnet Rd. |
| May 2014 | Hail | Kitchings Mill | - | Public reported quarter size hail off of Flowing Well Road. |
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kitchings Mill | - | Highway Department reported trees down along State Park Road near Aiken State Natural Area. |
| April 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kitchings Mill | - | Sheriff reported a few trees down. |
| August 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kitchings Mill | - | Sheriff reported trees down. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Camp Rawls | 5.3 miles | 12 | |
| Apia (historical) | 6.2 miles | 15 | |
| Windsor | 6.9 miles | 17 | |
| Oakwood | 7.2 miles | 15 | |
| Earle (historical) | 7.3 miles | 16 | |
| Couchton | 7.8 miles | 15 | |
| Wagener | 8.0 miles | 12 | |
| New Holland | 8.0 miles | 12 |
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.
| Wikidata item Q122552618 | 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 1246262. 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.







