Littleton, South Carolina
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1904 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Camp Ground census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29180. It stands on Little River. The Survey maps it on the Richtex 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.
- 1904 USGS Columbia quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1941 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1947 USGS Richtex quadrangle1:24000
- 1949 USGS Richtex 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
- 1971 USGS Richtex quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1986 USGS Newberry quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
118 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 118 fires within 5 miles of Littleton between 1992 and 2019, burning about 437 acres in total. 3 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 | 55 |
| Debris and open burning | 22 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 9 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 7 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 5 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2001 | Debris and open burning | 1.5 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 September 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 September 2011 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 13 September 2012 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 14 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 14 workings within 5 miles of Littleton: 12 past producers, 2 unknowns. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Clay, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Granite, Stone, Crushed/Broken, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cedar Creek Mine | Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Harbison Quarry | Granite, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | Igneous | |
| Harbison Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unidentified Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sand | |
| Branham Mine | Clay | Unknown | Sedimentary | |
| Branham Mine | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Himnant Mine (Hinnant Mine) | Clay | Past Producer | Metamorphic | |
| Laborde Shale Prospect | Clay | Past Producer | Metamorphic | |
| Richtex Mine | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Richtex Mine | Clay | Unknown | Metamorphic |
Storms near this place
12 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Littleton in 12 storm reports between 2008 and 2024: 9 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 1 heavy rain. 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 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Littleton | $4,000 | Highway Patrol reported trees down on Screaming Eagle and Koon roads. |
| July 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Littleton | $3,000 | Sheriff reported trees down on Kennerly road. |
| October 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Littleton | $1,000 | Public reported a tree down on a powerline at Old Brickyard and Old Tamah roads. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Littleton | - | SC Dept. of Public Safety reported a tree in the roadway. Time estimated by radar. |
| July 2024 | Heavy Rain | Littleton | - | RC WINDS rain gauge at Dutch Fork High School recorded 2.2 inches of rain in the previous hour. |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Littleton | - | Social Media image of a tree down on the side of Old Brickyard Road near Irmo. |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Littleton | - | SCHP reported tree in roadway at Kennerly Rd and Osheal Rd. |
| July 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Littleton | - | A tree was downed in the roadway at Koon Rd and Connie Wright Rd. Another tree was downed at Sam Bradshaw Rd at Kennerly Rd. Time estimated. |
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Littleton | - | RC WINDS mesonet site at Dutch Fork High School measured a 58 mph wind gust. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Littleton | - | Public reported large branches down near Dutch Fork High School. |
| March 2008 | Hail | Littleton | - | Spotter reported quarter size hail. |
| March 2008 | Hail | Littleton | - | Spotter reported golf ball size hail northeast of Ballentine. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bookman | 1.6 miles | 18 | |
| Cedar Creek | 2.4 miles | 18 | |
| Calla (historical) | 3.6 miles | 18 | |
| Lever (historical) | 3.7 miles | 17 | |
| Montgomery | 3.8 miles | 18 | |
| Raintree Acres | 4.1 miles | 20 | |
| Dutch Village | 4.5 miles | 20 | |
| Ballentine | 5.0 miles | 20 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1231494. 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.









