Latimer, South Carolina
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1893 and the latest in 1979. It stands in the Calhoun Falls census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29628. The Survey maps it on the Latimer quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 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.
- 1893 USGS Elberton quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1954 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Latimer quadrangle1:24000
- 1979 USGS Abbeville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
94 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 94 fires within 5 miles of Latimer between 1992 and 2020, burning about 382 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 8 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 | 38 |
| Debris and open burning | 18 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 15 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 8 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 1997 | Equipment and vehicle use | 4.6 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 September 2005 | Recreation and ceremony | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 12 September 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 11 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 10 September 2017 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 August 2002 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 Latimer: 1 unknown, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Titanium, Iron, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calhoun Falls | Titanium, Iron | Unknown | Outcrop Exposure | |
| Richard B. Russell Dam Project Quar | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Storms near this place
5 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Latimer in 5 storm reports between 2008 and 2025: 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2025 | Tornado (EF0) | Latimer | - | NWS storm survey reported a brief and weak tornado touched down along Old Calhoun Falls Rd near Mud Creek Rd. The tornado moved northeast, paralleling Old Calhoun Falls Rd before dissipating near the intersection with Latimer Rd. The tornado snapped multiple large limbs and uprooted a couple of trees. |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Latimer | - | County comms reported numerous trees and power lines blown down across Abbeville County. |
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Latimer | - | Public reported (via Social Media) trees blown down in the Calhoun Falls area. |
| July 2013 | Flash Flood | Latimer | - | At least four roads were closed around Calhoun Falls due to severe urban flooding. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Latimer | - | Numerous trees and large limbs were blown down between Monterey Rd and highway 81 about 5 miles southeast of Lowndesville. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calhoun Falls | 2.7 miles | 14 | |
| Rocky River (historical) | 3.1 miles | 14 | |
| Dresden (historical) | 3.4 miles | 14 | |
| Monterey (historical) | 3.7 miles | 12 | |
| Hester | 4.3 miles | 14 | |
| Chesnut Hill (historical) | 4.8 miles | 14 | |
| Millwood (historical) | 5.0 miles | 14 | |
| Watts | 5.5 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1231466. 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.




