Lynchburg, South Carolina
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1941 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Lynchburg census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29080. The Survey maps it on the Lynchburg quadrangle. 318 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 151 feet above sea level.
On record in Lynchburg
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 1 record
- Tanglewood Plantationlisted 1977
Population over time
3 figuresLynchburg fell from 588 to 318 between 2000 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 588 | |
| 2010 | 373 | -215 (-37%) |
| 2020 | 318 | -55 (-15%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 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.
- 1941 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1953 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1960 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1963 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1973 USGS Lynchburg quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Camden quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Camden South quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
589 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 589 fires within 5 miles of Lynchburg between 1992 and 2020, burning about 5,520 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 165 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 | 196 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 193 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 165 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 16 |
| Smoking | 8 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 2007 | Debris and open burning | 1.6 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 2018 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 2015 | Debris and open burning | 7.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 2014 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Lynchburg: 2 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lee Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Rhinehart No. 1 Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Smith Paving Co Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary |
Storms near this place
19 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Lynchburg in 19 storm reports between 1995 and 2022: 12 thunderstorm wind, 7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lynchburg | $1,000 | Public reported large limbs down in Pleasant Grove. |
| September 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lynchburg | $500 | Dispatch reported a tree down on Lynchburg Highway. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lynchburg | - | Lee County dispatch reported a tree down along Tram Road in Lynchburg. Time estimated by radar. |
| May 2021 | Hail | South Lynchburg | - | Trained spotter reported hail up to golf ball size in the town of Lynchburg. Time estimated. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | South Lynchburg | - | SCHP reported trees down at SC 341 and US Hwy 76 in Lynchburg. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | South Lynchburg | - | Sheriff's Dispatch reported a tree down along Hwy. 76 just outside of the town of Lynchburg. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | South Lynchburg | - | Lynchburg Post Office reported trees down on the south side of Lynchburg off Hwy 341. One tree was on a house. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | South Lynchburg | - | Post Office reported large limbs down across several roadways. |
| March 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lynchburg | - | DOT reported trees down in and around the Lynchburg area. |
| August 2008 | Hail | Lynchburg | - | Sheriff reported penny size hail. |
| August 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lynchburg | - | DOT reoprted several trees down in the Lynchburg area. |
| April 2006 | Hail | Lynchburg | - | Post Office employee reported penny size hail |
| July 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lynchburg | - | Post Office reported large limbs down southeast of Lynchburg on hwy 341. |
| November 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lynchburg | - | Storm survey found large branches and a few trees down in Lynchburg. |
| October 2004 | Hail | Lynchburg | - | SKYWARN spotter reported nickel size hail 2 miles east of Mayesville on hwy 527. |
| July 2000 | Hail | Lynchburg | - | Sheriff reported golf ball size hail in the Lynchburg area. |
| March 1998 | Hail | Lynchburg | - | Sheriff reported 1 inch hail in Lynchburg. |
| November 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lynchburg | - | Microburst severely damaged two large turkey houses. |
| May 1996 | Hail | Lynchburg | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Lynchburg | 0.8 miles | 14 | |
| Atkins | 2.8 miles | 14 | |
| Dunlape Crossroads | 3.4 miles | 15 | |
| Wells Crossroads | 4.9 miles | 15 | |
| Elliott | 5.9 miles | 15 | |
| Rhodes Crossroads | 6.6 miles | 15 | |
| Saint Charles | 7.8 miles | 15 | |
| English Crossroads | 8.9 miles | 15 |
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 Lynchburg | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q2515279 | 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 1246492. 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.







