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Montgomery, South Carolina

18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1904 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Camp Ground census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29203. It stands on Big Cedar Creek. The Survey maps it on the Richtex quadrangle.

Montgomery within Richland County

Topographic sheets covering this place

10 surveys from 18 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

114 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 114 fires within 5 miles of Montgomery between 1992 and 2019, burning about 442 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 14 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/undetermined49
Debris and open burning21
Arson/incendiarism14
Equipment and vehicle use10
Misuse of fire by a minor8
Railroad operations and maintenance4
Smoking3
Natural2
Fireworks2
Recreation and ceremony1

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
7 September 2014Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
6 September 2002Missing data/not specified/undetermined8.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
6 September 1997Arson/incendiarismunder an acreSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
30 September 2001Debris and open burning1.5 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
29 September 2001Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
28 September 2019Debris and open burning3.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
21 September 1992Missing data/not specified/undetermined4.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
19 September 1995Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Richland County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 17 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 17 workings within 5 miles of Montgomery: 11 past producers, 4 producers, 2 unknowns. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Clay, Granite, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Stone, Crushed/Broken, 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
Cedar Creek MineGoldPast Producer
Columbia North QuarryGranite, Stone, Crushed/BrokenProducerIgneous
Dreyfus QuarryGranite, Stone, Crushed/BrokenProducerIgneous
Dreyfus QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Harbison QuarryGranite, Stone, Crushed/BrokenPast ProducerIgneous
Harbison QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
North Columbia QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Branham MineClayUnknownSedimentary
Branham MineClayPast Producer
Harbison MineClayUnknownSedimentary

Every working recorded in Richland County

Storms near this place

27 since 2009

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Montgomery in 27 storm reports between 2009 and 2025: 25 thunderstorm wind, 1 lightning, 1 hail. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
July 2022LightningMontgomery1 hurtRichland County Emergency Manager reported a victim struck by lightning at a residence with minor injuries treated on scene.
July 2012Thunderstorm WindMontgomery$6,000Highway Patrol reported a few trees and powerlines down east of Irmo.
June 2012Thunderstorm WindMontgomery$5,000Utility Company reported power outages and a couple of lines down just east of Irmo to near I-26.
July 2010Thunderstorm WindMontgomery$4,000WIS TV reported trees down in the Foxboro subdivision in Irmo.
July 2009Thunderstorm WindMontgomery$3,000Public reported 4 trees snapped off at I-26 and Broad River road at the Cracker Barrel.
March 2023Thunderstorm WindMontgomery$500SCHP reported a tree in roadway at Riverwalk Way and Lykes Lane in Irmo. Time estimated.
June 2011Thunderstorm WindMontgomery$500Tree down on Kennerly road near US 76 reported by Highway patrol.
June 2011Thunderstorm WindMontgomery$500DOT reported a tree down on Dhreher Island road.
February 2024HailMontgomery$100NWS employee reported pea size hail on Upper Loop Way in Irmo.
February 2025Thunderstorm WindMontgomery-South Carolina Highway Patrol reported trees down on I-26 near Harbison Blvd.
May 2025Thunderstorm WindMontgomery-SC highway patrol reported a tree on the roadway on Lost Creek Dr near Broad River Rd. Time estimated by radar.
August 2025Thunderstorm WindMontgomery-SC Highway Patrol reported a tree in the roadway on Hollingshed Rd.
June 2025Thunderstorm WindMontgomery-SC DPS reported trees down on North Wingard Rd at Western Lane. Time estimated by radar.
August 2023Thunderstorm WindMontgomery-Tree and power lines down with fire on Arborgate Court.
August 2023Thunderstorm WindMontgomery-Tree on power line with fire reported along Riverwalk Way.
August 2023Thunderstorm WindMontgomery-EM reported a tree down and lightning-induced fire at this location.
August 2023Thunderstorm WindMontgomery-Tree down on power line on Woodspur Road.
July 2023Thunderstorm WindMontgomery-RCWINDS gage at Richland Co Landfill on Landfill Rd measured at peak wind gust of 63 mph.
July 2023Thunderstorm WindMontgomery-Several trees were downed, and a recycling shed and a well house was damaged, at the Richland Co Landfill on Landfill Rd.
May 2022Thunderstorm WindMontgomery-SC Highway Patrol reported tree in the roadway at the intersection of Monticello Road and Dipsy Do Road.
July 2022Thunderstorm WindMontgomery-Tree fell on a power line along Barger Cir.
June 2021Thunderstorm WindMontgomery-NWS employee reported siding damage to a home on Upper Loop Way, and multiple trees down in the vicinity. Time estimated.
January 2020Thunderstorm WindMontgomery-Reported from multiple sources of trees down on Kennerly Rd at Firetower Rd, on Lost Creek Dr, and on Piney Woods Rd. Times estimated.
May 2020Thunderstorm WindMontgomery-Tree in roadway at Foxglove Cir and Broad River Rd.
April 2018Thunderstorm WindMontgomery-Tree fell on a house in the Riverwalk neighborhood near Irmo. Photos of damage received via social media. Time estimated.
June 2018Thunderstorm WindMontgomery-Shady Lane was blocked by a fallen tree near Gaillard St and Kinley Rd.
July 2016Thunderstorm WindMontgomery-Highway Patrol reported trees down on Stamport Circle at Riverwalk Way.

Every storm recorded in Richland 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
Raintree Acres1.2 miles20
Lost Creek1.6 miles20
Dutch Village1.9 miles20
Bookman2.2 miles18
Calla (historical)2.3 miles18
The Forest3.2 miles20
Cedar Creek3.5 miles18
Bonnie Forest3.7 miles20

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1227949. 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.