Marietta, South Carolina
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1905 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Slater-Marietta census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29661. It stands on Talley Creek. The Survey maps it on the Cleveland quadrangle. It stands 1,001 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 15 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.
- 1905 USGS Pisgah quadrangle1:125000
- 1906 USGS Pisgah quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Knoxville quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Knoxville quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1960 USGS Knoxville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Cleveland quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Knoxville quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Hendersonville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
185 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 185 fires within 5 miles of Marietta between 1992 and 2020, burning about 674 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 17 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 | 67 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 64 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 17 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 13 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 10 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Other causes | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 August 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 August 2017 | Debris and open burning | 65 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 July 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 July 2006 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 July 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 July 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 31 July 2016 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Marietta: 2 unknowns, 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unnamed Crushed Stone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken, Granite | Unknown | Metamorphic | |
| Unnamed Crushed Stone Quarry | Granite, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | Metamorphic | |
| Hendrix Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | Sedimentary | |
| Hendrix Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
29 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Marietta in 29 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 20 thunderstorm wind, 8 hail, 1 lightning. 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 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marietta | $50,000 | no account filed |
| May 2014 | Lightning | Marietta | $25,000 | NWS employee reported lightning struck a mobile home, igniting a fire. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marietta | $10,000 | Numerous public reports were received of trees and power lines blown down throughout northern and central Greenville County. One tree was blown down on a house on Notchwood Ct in the Berea area. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marietta | $10,000 | A gas station had significant wind damage and trees and large limbs were blown down. |
| November 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marietta | $10,000 | A few trees were blown down. One fell on a truck. |
| June 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marietta | $5,000 | no account filed |
| November 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marietta | $1,000 | A large limb, 3 to 4 inches thick and 10 feet long, was blown off a tree and fell through the windshield of a minivan. The limb speared the van, landing between the two front seat occupants. |
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marietta | - | Utility company reported several trees blown down on power lines in the Marietta area. |
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marietta | - | Utility company reported trees blown down on power lines in the Marietta area. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marietta | - | FD reported four trees blown down in the Slater-Marietta area. |
| April 2015 | Hail | Marietta | - | HAM radio operator reported penny size hail. |
| October 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marietta | - | Highway Patrol reported multiple trees blown down in the Marietta/Cleveland/ Tigerville area. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marietta | - | Spotter reported multiple trees and power lines blown down in the Marietta area. |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marietta | - | Trees were blown down at the intersection of highways 276 and 414 and on Mountain View Rd near Tigerville. |
| June 2013 | Hail | Marietta | - | Nickel size hail was reported near Marietta. |
| August 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marietta | - | A tree was blown down on highway 288, about 1.5 miles west of Marietta. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marietta | - | Numerous trees were blown down from highway 186 at the Pickens County line to Marietta. |
| March 2011 | Hail | Marietta | - | Penny size hail was reported on highway 186 near the Pickens County line. |
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marietta | - | A tree was blown down near the intersection of highway 414 and highway 276. |
| May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marietta | - | Multiple trees were blown down along Freeman Bridge Rd. Some trees fell on power lines and one tree fell on a house. The metal roof was also blown off a barn. |
| August 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marietta | - | Three trees were blown down on Valley Rd a little over three miles northwest of Travelers Rest. |
| June 2007 | Hail | Marietta | - | Reported at Caesars Head State Park. |
| July 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marietta | - | Store relayed reports of several customers with trees down. |
| July 2002 | Hail | Marietta | - | Hail covered the ground. |
| July 2009 | Hail | Marietta | - | no account filed |
| June 2009 | Hail | Marietta | - | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marietta | - | no account filed |
| July 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marietta | - | no account filed |
| June 1994 | Hail | Marietta | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slater | 0.8 miles | 17 | |
| Renfrew | 3.6 miles | 13 | |
| Sunny Slopes | 3.7 miles | 13 | |
| Mayfield (historical) | 3.7 miles | 15 | |
| Cleveland | 3.8 miles | 15 | |
| Marydell (historical) | 4.5 miles | 17 | |
| Bellvue | 4.6 miles | 17 | |
| Travelers Rest | 4.8 miles | 13 |
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.
| Wikidata item Q136148102 | 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 1224310. 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.







