BlockLakemont, South Carolina
21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1905 and the latest in 1986. It lies in ZIP code area 29635. It stands on Matthews Creek. The Survey maps it on the Table Rock quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 21 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.
- 1905 USGS Pisgah quadrangle1:125000
- 1906 USGS Pisgah quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1935 USGS Table Rock quadrangle1:24000
- 1946 USGS Table Rock quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1947 USGS Table Rock quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Knoxville quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Knoxville quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1960 USGS Knoxville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Knoxville quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Hendersonville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
120 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 120 fires within 5 miles of Lakemont between 1992 and 2020, burning about 310 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 15 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 | 55 |
| Debris and open burning | 27 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 15 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Natural | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
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 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 13 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 August 2008 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 August 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 August 1999 | Natural | 15 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 July 2012 | Natural | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 July 2012 | Natural | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 July 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Lakemont: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Mica. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caesar's Head Mine | Mica | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
4 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Lakemont in 4 storm reports between 2011 and 2019: 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2019 | Hail | Lakemont | - | Public reported up to quarter size hail south of Caesars Head State Park. |
| April 2019 | Tornado (EF1) | Lakemont | - | NWS damage survey confirmed an area of tornado damage in extreme northwest Greenville County, within the Table Rock watershed just north of Table Rock Reservoir. While a thorough survey was impossible due to the very rugged nature of the terrain, radar data strongly suggested the tornado touched down between the summits of Rocky Mountain and Buzzard Mountain, although the damage path was picked up by the survey team on the south slope of Buzzard Mountain, about one quarter mile below the summit. Damage here was confined to the tops being blown out of multiple trees, with a dozen or so trees uprooted. From there, the tornado moved east/northeast, descending into the Slicking Creek drainage, where it appeared to intensify, blowing down numerous trees in a cove just upstream of the reservoir. The most intense damage occurred as the tornado ascended the next ridge above Slicking Creek. Hundreds of trees were blown down, with some large trees snapped about halfway up within a cove on the southern slope of Slicking Mountain. Damage here was all directed almost due north and up-drainage, suggesting wind flowing into the east side of the tornado was funneled by the terrain. The area immediately downstream of this damage was inaccessible, but based upon radar data, the tornado likely dissipated before reaching the Mountain Bridge Wilderness Area. This was the first confirmed tornado in the Greenville County mountains since official tornado records began in 1950. |
| May 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lakemont | - | Highway Patrol reported multiple trees blown down along and near the Highway 11 corridor in northern Greenville County. |
| February 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lakemont | - | Numerous trees were blown down from highway 11/276 north of Cleveland to highway 25 near the highway 414 and highway 11 intersections. More sporadic damage continued southeast to Tigerville Rd near Tigerville to the Reid School Rd area of Taylors. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Lake Colony | 0.6 miles | 15 | |
| Caesars Head | 2.8 miles | 15 | |
| Mayfield (historical) | 4.4 miles | 15 | |
| Riverview | 4.9 miles | 15 | |
| Cleveland | 5.4 miles | 15 | |
| River Falls | 6.2 miles | 15 | |
| Marietta | 7.4 miles | 15 | |
| Slater | 7.5 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1246278. 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.