Monetta, South Carolina
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1983. It lies in ZIP code area 29105. The Survey maps it on the Monetta quadrangle. 205 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 630 feet above sea level.
Population over time
2 figuresMonetta fell from 236 to 205 between 2010 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 236 | |
| 2020 | 205 | -31 (-13%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 11 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.
- 1954 USGS Augusta quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Augusta quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Augusta quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Augusta quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Augusta quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Monetta quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1983 USGS Aiken quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
130 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 130 fires within 5 miles of Monetta between 1992 and 2020, burning about 495 acres in total. 8 started naturally. 22 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 | 53 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 28 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 22 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 8 |
| Natural | 8 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2006 | Debris and open burning | 7.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 September 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 August 2007 | Debris and open burning | 2.4 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
34 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Monetta in 34 storm reports between 1995 and 2025: 16 thunderstorm wind, 10 hail, 8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 1995 | Tornado (F2) | Monetta | 1 hurt, $460,000 | Tornado completely destroyed four large poultry houses and a peach processing building. Large farm equipment also destroyed. One person had a leg and back injury. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Monetta | $14,000 | Newberry County Emergency Management reported a tree had fallen across I-26 westbound at mile marker 88. Seven cars were then involved in accident after hitting the tree with all lanes blocked. |
| May 2003 | Tornado (F1) | Monetta | $5,000 | An F1 tornado touched down on I-20 from mile marker 30 to 31 and moved northeast to Three Notch road (SC289). Numerous trees were taken down and moderate damage was done to two 12x24' sheds. |
| March 2019 | Tornado (EF1) | Monetta | $2,000 | Further examination of the March 3, 2019 severe weather event revealed an additional tornado in northwestern Aiken County. The combination of a TDS present on radar, and convergence noted in the original damage survey, led to this conclusion. The tornado began just east of US1, snapping hardwoods and uprooting pine trees as it quickly moved northeastward. It did minor roof damage to a home before quickly dissipating east of Centipede Road. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Monetta | $2,000 | Highway Patrol reported trees down south of Monetta in Aiken County. |
| August 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Monetta | $2,000 | Public reported several trees down along Peach Cider road and Fallow road southeast of Monetta. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Monetta | $2,000 | Public reported several small trees down along U.S. 1. |
| July 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Monetta | $2,000 | Sheriff reported several trees down in Monetta. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Monetta | - | Aiken EM reported multiple trees down in the Monetta area. Time estimated by radar. |
| April 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Monetta | - | Lancaster County EM reports trees and power poles down via images on NWSChat along Sunset Cir near Grace Ave, including one that fell on a house. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Monetta | - | Aiken County EM office reported a tree down at the intersection of Nazarene Rd and Wire Rd. Time estimated by radar. |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Monetta | - | SCHP reported tree in roadway on US Hwy 1 at Chinquapin Church Rd. Time estimated. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Monetta | - | Trees down along Mt. Pleasant Rd near SC 39. |
| April 2017 | Tornado (EF1) | Monetta | - | The tornado touched down near Old Shoals Road just south of Abney Rd where it snapped numerous pine trees, resulting in EF1 damage. The tornado then weakened as it moved in a general eastward direction, snapping additional pine trees as it crossed|Shealy Pond Rd and then Alberta Peach Rd before dissipating. |
| May 2008 | Tornado (EF0) | Monetta | - | NWS storm survey confirmed trees down from an EF0 on Old Shoals, Abney and other secondary roads. There were no structures along the path. |
| March 2008 | Tornado (EF0) | Monetta | - | Supercell coming out of southern Saluda county briefly touched down in northwest Aiken county taking down trees on hwy 39 and Mt Ebal roads. |
| May 2006 | Hail | Monetta | - | Fire dept. reported nickel size hail. |
| May 2006 | Hail | Monetta | - | Public reported quarter size hail. |
| May 2006 | Hail | Monetta | - | SKYWARN spotter reported quarter to half dollar size hail. |
| August 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Monetta | - | Dispatch reported several trees down on Archie Ware road. |
| September 2004 | Tornado (F0) | Monetta | - | An F0 tornado took down some trees on hwys 39 and 391. |
| December 2004 | Hail | Monetta | - | WAGT TV spotter reported 3/4 inch hail. |
| May 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Monetta | - | SKYWARN spotter reported some trees down in and around Monetta. |
| July 2003 | Hail | Monetta | - | Post Office reported 3/4 inch hail in Monetta. |
| May 2003 | Hail | Monetta | - | SKYWARN spotter reported 1 inch hail in Monetta. |
| March 2002 | Hail | Monetta | - | Spotter reported 3/4 inch hail in Monetta. |
| June 2001 | Hail | Monetta | - | Post Office reported 3/4 inch hail just south of Monetta. |
| September 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Monetta | - | EOC reported few trees down in Jones Crossroads area. |
| April 1999 | Hail | Monetta | - | A supercell storm moved southeast through Aiken county and produced hail to tennis ball size. Damage was done to homes, buildings, vehicles, and crops. |
| April 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Monetta | - | NWS Survey found scattered trees down along highway 39. |
| January 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Monetta | - | A strong downburst associated with a squall line destryoed an open end pole garage, severe damaged an outbuilding, and minor damage to roofs on poultry buildings. Several trees were also down. |
| May 1996 | Tornado (F0) | Monetta | - | no account filed |
| June 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Monetta | - | no account filed |
| June 1995 | Hail | Monetta | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jones Crossroads | 6.8 miles | 11 | |
| Camp Gravatt | 7.8 miles | 16 | |
| Oak Grove | 8.3 miles | 16 | |
| Foxtown | 9.7 miles | 16 | |
| Merritts Bridge (historical) | 11.2 miles | 16 | |
| Camp Long | 11.9 miles | 16 | |
| Plunket (historical) | 12.0 miles | 16 | |
| Barefoot | 12.3 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 Monetta | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q2032006 | 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 1224618. 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.






