Lesslie, South Carolina
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1941 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Rock Hill census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29730. The Survey maps it on the Rock Hill East quadrangle. 3,068 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 701 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 15 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
- 1968 USGS Rock Hill East quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1986 USGS Lancaster quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
135 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 135 fires within 5 miles of Lesslie between 1992 and 2020, burning about 477 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 11 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 | 53 |
| Debris and open burning | 40 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 12 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 11 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 8 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 September 1998 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 September 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 September 2010 | Recreation and ceremony | 4.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 11 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 August 2014 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 August 2002 | Natural | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Lesslie: 3 unknowns, 2 producers, 1 past producer. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashe Mine | Clay | Unknown | Sedimentary | |
| Ashe Mine | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Rock Hill Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Unknown | Igneous | |
| Rock Hill Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Granite Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Unknown | Igneous | |
| York Mill | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Storms near this place
10 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Lesslie in 10 storm reports between 2006 and 2024: 7 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2024 | Hail | Lesslie | - | Ham radio operators reported quarter size hail from the Lesslie community through Catawba to the Lancaster County border. |
| September 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lesslie | - | Emergency manager reported trees blown down and a trampoline launched onto the roof of a residence on Peachtree Rd. |
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lesslie | - | A tree was blown down on Hovis Rd, about 5 miles southeast of Rock Hill. |
| May 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lesslie | - | Large tree limbs were blown down. |
| July 2009 | Hail | Lesslie | - | Hail was reported in the Lesslie area. |
| April 2010 | Hail | Lesslie | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Hail | Lesslie | - | no account filed |
| June 2007 | Hail | Lesslie | - | no account filed |
| April 2006 | Hail | Lesslie | - | no account filed |
| May 2006 | Hail | Lesslie | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leslie Woods | 1.2 miles | 15 | |
| Roddey | 1.7 miles | 12 | |
| Yorkdale | 1.8 miles | 15 | |
| Ravenwood | 1.8 miles | 15 | |
| Spring Valley | 2.0 miles | 15 | |
| Springdale Acres | 2.4 miles | 15 | |
| Sunrise Acres | 2.6 miles | 15 | |
| Springstein | 2.8 miles | 15 |
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.
| Wikipedia article on Lesslie | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q2229034 | 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 1223879. 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.






