Leesburg, South Carolina
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1938 and the latest in 1986. It lies in ZIP code area 29044. It stands on Leesburg Branch. The Survey maps it on the Leesburg quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 18 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.
- 1938 USGS Hagood quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1941 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1942 USGS Camden quadrangle1:125000
- 1953 USGS Leesburg quadrangle1:24000
- 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
Fires near this place
122 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 122 fires within 5 miles of Leesburg between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,192 acres in total. 6 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 | 61 |
| Debris and open burning | 40 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 9 |
| Natural | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7.9 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2006 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 14 September 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 15 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 August 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 August 2006 | Natural | 1.0 acres | 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 Leesburg: 2 unknowns. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Titanium, Thorium, Zirconium, Iron, Zirconium, Thorium, Titanium. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colonels Creek | Iron, Titanium, Thorium, Zirconium | Unknown | Placer , Modern , Fluvial | |
| Otter Lake | Iron, Zirconium, Thorium, Titanium | Unknown | Tailings |
Storms near this place
18 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Leesburg in 18 storm reports between 2009 and 2024: 14 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 1 flood, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2015 | Flash Flood | Leesburg | $1,000,000 | SC Highway Patrol reports McCords Ferry Road Willie Kelly Road closed due to flooding. |
| September 2015 | Flood | Leesburg | $62,000 | Images relayed from a trained spotter via social media showed road wash outs and flooded landscape. Murray Pond flooded and water went into residential properties. |
| March 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Leesburg | $10,000 | Sheriff reported many trees down along McCords Ferry and McGraw Roads. |
| May 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Leesburg | $4,000 | Highway Patrol reported trees down near the intersection of Screaming Eagle Road and Koon Road. |
| May 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Leesburg | $4,000 | Highway Patrol reported trees down at the intersection of Screaming Eagle Road and Hwy 601. |
| May 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Leesburg | $2,000 | Highway Patrol reported trees in the roadway on the US 76 bridge over the Wateree River. |
| August 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Leesburg | $500 | DOT reported a tree down at Leesburg road and Congress road. |
| January 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Leesburg | - | A tree fell on a power line on Leesburg Rd. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Leesburg | - | SCDPS website reported tree down in roadway at the intersection of McCords Ferry Rd (Hwy 601) and Screaming Eagle Rd. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Leesburg | - | SCHP reported trees down on McCords Ferry Rd (US Hwy 601) and Screaming Eagle Rd. Time estimated. |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Leesburg | - | Tree in roadway at Old McGraw Rd and US Hwy 601. Time estimated. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Leesburg | - | Trees down on US Hwy 601 at Leesburg Rd. |
| July 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Leesburg | - | Trees down near the intersection of Old Leesburg Rd and Congress Rd. |
| July 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Leesburg | - | Several trees and limbs downed near Leesburg Rd. Time estimated. |
| February 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Leesburg | - | Trees in roadway at Congrees Road and Old Leesburg Road. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Leesburg | - | Highway Patrol reported trees down near the intersection of Leesburg Road and Hwy. 601. |
| June 2014 | Hail | Leesburg | - | Ft. Jackson reported ping pong ball size hail on the far east end of the training field near the river. |
| April 2017 | Hail | Leesburg | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| English (historical) | 4.3 miles | 18 | |
| Harmon Estates | 5.2 miles | 17 | |
| Deer Ridge Farms | 5.2 miles | 17 | |
| McCrearys Quarter (historical) | 5.5 miles | 19 | |
| Lisbon (historical) | 5.8 miles | 23 | |
| Garners Quarter (historical) | 6.1 miles | 15 | |
| Green Lake Estates | 7.6 miles | 17 | |
| San Marco Estates | 8.4 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1231475. 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.









