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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.

Littleton within Richland County

Topographic sheets covering this place

10 surveys from 18 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

118 since 1992

Regional 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/undetermined55
Debris and open burning22
Arson/incendiarism9
Equipment and vehicle use9
Misuse of fire by a minor7
Railroad operations and maintenance5
Smoking3
Natural3
Power generation/transmission/distribution2
Recreation and ceremony1
Fireworks1
Other causes1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
7 September 2014Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
6 September 2002Missing data/not specified/undetermined8.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
30 September 2001Debris and open burning1.5 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
29 September 2001Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
21 September 1992Missing data/not specified/undetermined4.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
2 September 1993Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
15 September 2011Power generation/transmission/distributionunder an acreSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
13 September 2012Debris and open burning1.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Richland County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 14 shown

Regional 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Cedar Creek MineGoldPast Producer
Harbison QuarryGranite, Stone, Crushed/BrokenPast ProducerIgneous
Harbison QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unidentified MineSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSand
Branham MineClayUnknownSedimentary
Branham MineClayPast Producer
Himnant Mine (Hinnant Mine)ClayPast ProducerMetamorphic
Laborde Shale ProspectClayPast ProducerMetamorphic
Richtex MineClayPast Producer
Richtex MineClayUnknownMetamorphic

Every working recorded in Richland County

Storms near this place

12 since 2008

Regional 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
June 2011Thunderstorm WindLittleton$4,000Highway Patrol reported trees down on Screaming Eagle and Koon roads.
July 2009Thunderstorm WindLittleton$3,000Sheriff reported trees down on Kennerly road.
October 2011Thunderstorm WindLittleton$1,000Public reported a tree down on a powerline at Old Brickyard and Old Tamah roads.
May 2024Thunderstorm WindLittleton-SC Dept. of Public Safety reported a tree in the roadway. Time estimated by radar.
July 2024Heavy RainLittleton-RC WINDS rain gauge at Dutch Fork High School recorded 2.2 inches of rain in the previous hour.
August 2023Thunderstorm WindLittleton-Social Media image of a tree down on the side of Old Brickyard Road near Irmo.
July 2019Thunderstorm WindLittleton-SCHP reported tree in roadway at Kennerly Rd and Osheal Rd.
July 2017Thunderstorm WindLittleton-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 2016Thunderstorm WindLittleton-RC WINDS mesonet site at Dutch Fork High School measured a 58 mph wind gust.
July 2015Thunderstorm WindLittleton-Public reported large branches down near Dutch Fork High School.
March 2008HailLittleton-Spotter reported quarter size hail.
March 2008HailLittleton-Spotter reported golf ball size hail northeast of Ballentine.

Every storm recorded in Richland County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Bookman1.6 miles18
Cedar Creek2.4 miles18
Calla (historical)3.6 miles18
Lever (historical)3.7 miles17
Montgomery3.8 miles18
Raintree Acres4.1 miles20
Dutch Village4.5 miles20
Ballentine5.0 miles20

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.