Locust Hill, South Carolina
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1907 and the latest in 1986. It lies in ZIP code area 29690. It stands on North Enoree River. The Survey maps it on the Slater quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 17 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.
- 1907 USGS Saluda quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Knoxville quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Knoxville quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1959 USGS Tigerville quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1960 USGS Knoxville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Knoxville quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Slater quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Hendersonville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
124 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 124 fires within 5 miles of Locust Hill between 1992 and 2020, burning about 331 acres in total. 2 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 53 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 30 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 14 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 9 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 9 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 August 2011 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 July 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 July 2015 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 July 2015 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 July 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 13 July 2009 | Debris and open burning | 8.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 13 July 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 11 July 2000 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 11 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 11 workings within 5 miles of Locust Hill: 3 unknowns, 3 producers, 3 past producers, 1 occurrence. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Granite, Granite, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| L E Stringer Prospect | Mica | Prospect | ||
| Sandy Flat Quarry | Granite, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | Metamorphic | |
| Tiger | Vermiculite | Unknown | Metamorphosed Igneous Intrusion | |
| Tigerville Prospect | Zirconium | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Crushed Stone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken, Granite | Unknown | Metamorphic | |
| Rabun Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Sandy Flats Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Cureton Mine | Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Westmoreland Mine | Gold | Past Producer | Vein Some Placer Work | |
| Westmoreland Mine | Gold | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
12 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Locust Hill in 12 storm reports between 2009 and 2025: 7 thunderstorm wind, 5 hail. 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 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Locust Hill | $500 | Ham radio operator reported the metal roof was blown off a building at Highway 253 and Highway 290. |
| March 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Locust Hill | - | Utility company reported trees blown down on power lines. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Locust Hill | - | Utility company and fire dept reported multiple trees blown down from the Bellvue community east toward the Lake Cunningham area. Trees were also down in the Highland community. Some trees were down on power lines. |
| May 2020 | Hail | Locust Hill | - | NWS employee reported penny size hail along Highway 290. |
| May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Locust Hill | - | Highway Patrol reported a tree blown down on Tigerville Rd at Belvue School Rd and another tree down on Jackson Grove Rd. Spotter reported fence sections blown down and 4-inch diameter limbs snapped from the top of trees nearby on Feversham Ct. |
| January 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Locust Hill | - | Ham radio operator reported numerous trees blown down across Oconee County. |
| March 2017 | Hail | Locust Hill | - | Numerous sources reported hail up to the size of golf balls associated with a second severe thunderstorm that tracked from the Travelers Rest/Tigerville/Taylors area to Greer. The storm followed a very similar path to the first one and again caused significant damage to structures and vehicles. |
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Locust Hill | - | Highway Patrol and the public reported a few trees, power lines, and multiple large limbs blown down along Tigerville Rd near Highway 290. Public also reported multiple trees blown down along Pleasant Hill Rd near Gowensville. |
| July 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Locust Hill | - | Highway Patrol reported a tree blown down on Belvue Rd at Highway 25 (3.5 NNE Travelers Rest) on Blue Ridge Dr (9.5 N Taylors) and on Fisher Rd (6.5 N Greer). |
| May 2011 | Hail | Locust Hill | - | Larger than baseball size hail damaged vehicles about 3 miles south of Tigerville. |
| March 2010 | Hail | Locust Hill | - | no account filed |
| June 2009 | Hail | Locust Hill | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount View | 1.7 miles | 17 | |
| Bellvue | 1.8 miles | 17 | |
| Brookgreen | 2.6 miles | 13 | |
| Sandy Flat | 2.6 miles | 11 | |
| Marydell (historical) | 3.4 miles | 17 | |
| Little Texas | 3.5 miles | 13 | |
| Tigerville | 3.6 miles | 17 | |
| Points North | 4.1 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1246450. 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.







