BlockLowndesville, South Carolina
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1893 and the latest in 1979. It stands in the Antreville-Lowndesville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29655. It stands on Charlies Creek. The Survey maps it on the Lowndesville quadrangle. 120 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 607 feet above sea level.
On record in Lowndesville
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
Surveyed buildings and structures 12 of 20 shown
- Caldwell-Hutchison Farm, County Road 93, Lowndesvillefederal building survey, 37 photographs
- Featherstone Tenant Farm, County Road 81, Lowndesvillefederal building survey, 13 photographs
- Gregg Shoals Dam & Power Plant, Across Savannah River, Lowndesvillefederal building survey, 20 photographs
- Harper-Featherstone Farm, 0.7 mile west of County Road 81, Lowndesvillefederal building survey, 2 photographs
- Harper-Featherstone Farm, Chicken Coop, .7 mile west of County Road 81, Lowndesvillefederal building survey, 1 photograph
- Harper-Featherstone Farm, Chicken Roost, .7 mile west of County Road 81, Lowndesvillefederal building survey, 1 photograph
- Harper-Featherstone Farm, Cow & Mule Barn, .7 mile west of County Road 81, Lowndesvillefederal building survey, 5 photographs
- Harper-Featherstone Farm, Dairy Barn, .7 mile west of County Road 81, Lowndesvillefederal building survey, 14 photographs
- Harper-Featherstone Farm, Garage, .7 mile west of County Road 81, Lowndesvillefederal building survey, 2 photographs
- Harper-Featherstone Farm, Generator Shed, .7 mile west of County Road 81, Lowndesvillefederal building survey, 1 photograph
- Harper-Featherstone Farm, Hay Rack, .7 mile west of County Road 81, Lowndesvillefederal building survey, 1 photograph
- Harper-Featherstone Farm, Hog Pen (Ruins), .7 mile west of County Road 81, Lowndesvillefederal building survey, 1 photograph
Population over time
3 figuresLowndesville grew from 116 to 120 between 1880 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | 116 | |
| 2010 | 128 | |
| 2020 | 120 | -8 (-6%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 14 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.
- 1893 USGS Elberton quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1954 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Lowndesville quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1979 USGS Abbeville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Photographs
8 of 18 photographs shown,Taken for the Office of War Information and the Farm Security Administration, who photographed the country between 1935 and 1944. Works of United States government photographers, with no known restriction on use. Each opens its catalogue record.
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Every photograph of Abbeville County
Fires near this place
142 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 142 fires within 5 miles of Lowndesville between 1992 and 2020, burning about 363 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 32 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 | 48 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 32 |
| Debris and open burning | 28 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 11 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Smoking | 6 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2018 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 1.5 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 September 1997 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 September 1998 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 September 2005 | Recreation and ceremony | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 September 1998 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 13 September 2019 | Natural | 1.1 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
7 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Lowndesville: 5 prospects, 1 unknown, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Mica, Gold, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Cook Prospect | Gold | Unknown | 1908 | |
| Cook Prospect | Gold | Prospect | ||
| Albert Brown Prospect | Mica | Prospect | ||
| Fretwell South Prospect | Mica | Prospect | ||
| Fretwell South Prospect | Mica | Prospect | ||
| Keown Mine | Mica | Prospect |
Storms near this place
23 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Lowndesville in 23 storm reports between 1995 and 2025: 15 thunderstorm wind, 6 hail, 1 flash flood, 1 tornado. The reports record 1 injury. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2021 | Tornado (EF2) | Lowndesville | 1 hurt, $75,000 | NWS storm survey found the path of a significant tornado that began just of Russel Lake on Harpers Ferry Rd. Damage was initially limited to downed trees and limbs as the tornado moved east northeast. The first structural damage occurred along Tater Hill Rd, where several outbuildings were heavily damaged and a man was injured when he was thrown from his back porch. The tornado continued east northeast from there, entering a heavily wooded area and crossing a finger of Russell Lake before emerging on Highway 81 just south of Tom Young Bridge Rd. Damage was limited to sporadic tree damage along this section of the path. The tornado remained weak as it continued east before intensifying after crossing Monterey Rd, as much of the roof was removed from a frame home on Fairfield Church Rd. The tornado weakened again from there, with damage limited primarily to uprooted hardwoods and snapped softwoods as it crossed Highway 71, 28, and 20, passing just north of the Abbeville city limits. The tornado intensified again after crossing Old Douglas Mill Rd, as multiple small to medium hardwoods were snapped 10 to 20 feet above the ground along portions of Stevenson Rd and Old Hodges Rd. The tornado weakened again east of this location, with additional EF1 tree damage observed before it moved into Greenwood County near Johns Creek Rd. |
| June 2004 | Flash Flood | Lowndesville | $50,000 | A creek overflowed its banks, flooding a tree nursery and a road. Damage at the nursery was significant. |
| April 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lowndesville | $50,000 | no account filed |
| May 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lowndesville | $1,000 | Some trees and powerlines were blown down. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lowndesville | - | Public reported trees and powerlines blown down in the Lowndesville and Antreville areas. |
| August 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lowndesville | - | County comms reported a few trees blown down in the county. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lowndesville | - | NWS employee relayed reports of multiple trees and power lines blown down across Abbeville County, including on Calhoun Falls Rd, where a power pole was also snapped. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lowndesville | - | Cocorahs observer reported a few trees blown down in the lowndesville area. |
| August 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lowndesville | - | County comms reported a tree and multiple large limbs blown down along Horseshoe Rd. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lowndesville | - | Three trees were blown down along highway 71. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lowndesville | - | Trees were blown down around Lowndesville. |
| June 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lowndesville | - | Trees down on roads in the Lake Succession area and 2 trees down within the Lowndesville city limits. |
| June 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lowndesville | - | Trees blown down on highway 81 in the Lowdesville area. |
| May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lowndesville | - | Several trees blown down around Lake Secession, with at least 1 tree on a home. |
| August 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lowndesville | - | Numerous trees and power lines were blown down. |
| January 1995 | Hail | Lowndesville | - | Severe thunderstorms moved into the Upstate from Georgia. The storms diminished in intensity somewhat as they moved into South Carolina. Northeast of Walhalla a woman was injured when her mobile home was blown off its foundation. Garden supplies and fixtures were damaged by the wind west of Pickens. |
| April 2005 | Hail | Lowndesville | - | no account filed |
| April 2005 | Hail | Lowndesville | - | no account filed |
| August 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lowndesville | - | no account filed |
| April 1999 | Hail | Lowndesville | - | no account filed |
| April 1999 | Hail | Lowndesville | - | no account filed |
| July 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lowndesville | - | no account filed |
| April 1998 | Hail | Lowndesville | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duke (historical) | 2.8 miles | 14 | |
| Rocky River (historical) | 3.2 miles | 14 | |
| Diamond Hill Spring (historical) | 3.3 miles | 14 | |
| Lake Secession | 5.8 miles | 12 | |
| Latimer | 6.3 miles | 12 | |
| Monterey (historical) | 6.6 miles | 12 | |
| Brownlee Crossroads | 6.9 miles | 12 | |
| Antreville | 8.5 miles | 12 |
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 Lowndesville | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q2917081 | 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 1246481. 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.