BlockMacedonia, South Carolina
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1904 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Prosperity census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29127. The Survey maps it on the Lake Murray West quadrangle.
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.
- 1904 USGS Columbia quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 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
- 1971 USGS Lake Murray West quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Newberry quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
128 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 128 fires within 5 miles of Macedonia between 1992 and 2020, burning about 266 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 21 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 | 44 |
| Debris and open burning | 36 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 21 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Other causes | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.5 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 September 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 September 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 September 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 September 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
18 since 2004Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Macedonia in 18 storm reports between 2004 and 2025: 15 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 1 tornado. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Macedonia | $5,000 | Sheriff reported tree on house along with small hail. |
| August 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Macedonia | $1,000 | Sheriff reported a large tree down at the intersection of Hamms Landing Road and Macedonia Church Road. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Macedonia | $500 | Highway Patrol reported a tree down in the road near the intersection of Seagull Lane and Osprey Point at Lake Murray. |
| February 2024 | Hail | Macedonia | $100 | Public reported half inch hail at Dreher Island State Park. |
| March 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Macedonia | - | Highway Patrol reported power lines down near the intersection of Ira Kinard Road and Blacksgate East. |
| August 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Macedonia | - | Newberry County dispatch reported multiple trees down in Dreher Island State Park, near State Park Loop. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Macedonia | - | A tree was down in the roadway near 717 State Park Rd. Time estimated. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Macedonia | - | A tree fell on a residence on Golden Way causing significant damage. Time estimated. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Macedonia | - | SC Highway Patrol reported a tree in the roadway on SC 36-587. Time estimated by radar. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Macedonia | - | SC Highway Patrol reported a tree down near the intersection of Macedonia Church Rd and Stockman Rd. |
| July 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Macedonia | - | Video sent through social media showed trees down and a bent metal pole along Wheeland Rd near Lake Murray. Time estimated. |
| August 2021 | Tornado (EF1) | Macedonia | - | The tornado initially formed over Lexington County near Windmill Road. The tornado continued northeast moving over Lake Murray and crossing the peninsula near Dreher Island State Park in Newberry County. ||Video provided the NWS showed the tornado developing multiple vorticies over Lake Murray approximately 0.5 miles from Dreher Island State Park. The ground survey indicated several trees snapped or uprooted on Sassafras Lane. One of the trees fell on a home damaging the roof. The tornado then continued to move northeast crossing near the entrance to Dreher Island State Park, where it snapped or uprooted multiple trees. The tornado then moved north-northeast back over Lake Murray toward Lexington County. ||Winds were estimated to be around 95 mph with a path width of 100 yards. |
| September 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Macedonia | - | Trees reported down on Leisure Point Rd. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Macedonia | - | A tree was downed on Living Inn Rd. |
| March 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Macedonia | - | SC Highway Patrol reported tree down on Dreher Island Rd at State Park Rd. |
| August 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Macedonia | - | Multiple Trees reported down on Wheeland and Ben's Peninsula Roads. |
| October 2010 | Hail | Macedonia | - | Sheriff reported golf ball size hail. |
| September 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Macedonia | - | Highway Dept. reported several trees down. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Living Inn | 1.2 miles | 14 | |
| Jug Hole | 2.3 miles | 14 | |
| Fairview | 2.6 miles | 15 | |
| Lowmans Crossroads (historical) | 2.8 miles | 14 | |
| Boland Crossroads (historical) | 3.5 miles | 15 | |
| Wheeland | 3.5 miles | 15 | |
| Slighs | 6.4 miles | 15 | |
| Little Mountain | 6.4 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1231514. 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.
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.