Leeds, South Carolina
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1941 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Chester census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29031. It stands on Mountain Creek. The Survey maps it on the Leeds quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 13 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.
- 1941 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1953 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1960 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1963 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1969 USGS Leeds quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
63 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 63 fires within 5 miles of Leeds between 1992 and 2019, burning about 909 acres in total. 13 started naturally. None was 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 | 24 |
| Debris and open burning | 16 |
| Natural | 13 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 84 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 September 2001 | Debris and open burning | 8.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 September 1997 | Equipment and vehicle use | 8.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 10 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 10 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 1 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 1 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 August 2002 | Smoking | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
14 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Leeds in 14 storm reports between 1996 and 2024: 10 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 2020 | Flash Flood | Leeds | $50,000 | Newspaper reported multiple streams overflowed their banks, inundating, and in some cases washing out multiple roads in western Chester County after up to 5 inches of rain fell in 24 hours, with much of that falling during the morning and early afternoon of the 6th. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Leeds | - | County comms reported numerous trees blown down across Chester County. |
| November 2023 | Tornado (EF0) | Leeds | - | NWS storm survey found the path of a very brief and weak tornado that touched down along Breeland Dr just off Leeds Rd. Damage consisted of a few downed large tree limbs and one split tree. Path length was estimated due to inaccessibility beyond Breeland Dr. |
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Leeds | - | County comms reported two trees blown down on Minnow Bridge Rd. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Leeds | - | County comms reported numerous trees blown down throughout the county. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Leeds | - | County comms reported multiple trees blown down along Highway 121/72 in western Chester County. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Leeds | - | Numerous large tree limbs were blown down in the Leeds area. |
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Leeds | - | Numerous trees were blown down in the southwest part of Chester County. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Leeds | - | Trees were blown down. |
| July 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Leeds | - | Several trees down along highway 215 south of Leeds. |
| June 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Leeds | - | no account filed |
| July 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Leeds | - | no account filed |
| May 1996 | Hail | Leeds | - | no account filed |
| May 1996 | Hail | Leeds | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sandy River | 4.1 miles | 12 | |
| Baton Rouge | 5.4 miles | 12 | |
| Mountain Lakes | 7.5 miles | 12 | |
| Wilksburg | 8.0 miles | 13 | |
| Springwood Lakes | 9.2 miles | 13 | |
| Gayle Mill | 9.7 miles | 13 | |
| Hilltop Acres | 10.8 miles | 13 | |
| Cedar Grove | 10.8 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1229897. 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.






