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Lucknow, South Carolina

14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1941 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Bishopville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29010. The Survey maps it on the Lucknow quadrangle.

Lucknow within Lee County

Topographic sheets covering this place

8 surveys from 14 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

184 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 184 fires within 5 miles of Lucknow between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,274 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 27 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 burning79
Missing data/not specified/undetermined57
Arson/incendiarism27
Equipment and vehicle use6
Natural6
Power generation/transmission/distribution3
Smoking3
Other causes1
Recreation and ceremony1
Misuse of fire by a minor1

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
9 September 2007Debris and open burning2.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
7 September 1994Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
30 September 2009Arson/incendiarism2.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
30 September 2003Debris and open burning2.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
29 September 2001Debris and open burning2.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
29 September 1992Missing data/not specified/undetermined5.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
28 September 2017Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
25 September 2009Debris and open burning1.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Lee County

Mines and quarries near this place

1 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Lucknow: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gold. 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
Lamar MineGoldPast Producer

Every working recorded in Lee County

Storms near this place

19 since 2000

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Lucknow in 19 storm reports between 2000 and 2020: 11 thunderstorm wind, 8 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
June 2009Thunderstorm WindLucknow$15,000Emergency Manager reported numerous trees and powerlines down around the county including the areas of Lucknow, Woodroe, Bishopville, and Lynchburg.
March 2012Thunderstorm WindLucknow$4,000Dispatch reported trees down on Lee State Park road North Northwest of Bishopville.
July 2009Thunderstorm WindLucknow$4,000Black River Electric Coop reported trees and powerlines down McGee Town road.
July 2011Thunderstorm WindLucknow$3,000Highway Patrol reported trees down at Lucknow road and Dee Lee Way.
July 2009Thunderstorm WindLucknow$3,000Fountains Grocery store reported trees down on hwy 341.
May 2019HailLucknow$100Public reported pea size hail via social media. Time estimated.
April 2020Thunderstorm WindLucknow-A pine tree and several large tree limbs were downed at Hwy 341 and Edwin Hall Rd.
March 2017HailLucknow-Public reported, via social media, around 10 minutes of large hail, with the largest hailstones slightly larger than the size of a golf ball.
July 2016Thunderstorm WindLucknow-Lee Co. dispatch reported several trees and power lines down in the Lucknow community.
April 2012HailLucknow-Public reported dime to quarter size hail along Timber Creek Road. It hailed for 10 to 15 minutes and covered the ground.
July 2011HailLucknow-Sheriff reported 3/4 inch hail on Baskin road.
July 2011HailLucknow-Sheriff reported 3/4 inch hail on Canelen road.
August 2008Thunderstorm WindLucknow-Off duty NWS employee reported several trees down in the Lucknow area on Hub Kelly road and hwy 341.
August 2007Thunderstorm WindLucknow-DOT reported several trees down in the Lucknow area.
May 2006Thunderstorm WindLucknow-Storm survey found many trees down in the Turkey Creek community off hwy 341.
May 2006HailLucknow-Post Office reported quarter size hail between Lucknow and Ashland.
June 2004Thunderstorm WindLucknow-EOC reported several trees down from Lucknow to Ashland.
May 2003HailLucknow-Convenience store owner reported nickel size hail.
May 2000HailLucknow-SKYWARN spotter reported 1 inch hail.

Every storm recorded in Lee 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
Zemp1.6 miles14
Thursa3.7 miles14
Browntown6.3 miles16
Bishopville7.0 miles15
Shannon Hill7.6 miles14
Ashland8.1 miles14
McCutchen (historical)8.2 miles16
Weatherly (historical)8.3 miles15

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1224228. 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.