Montmorenci, South Carolina
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1920 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the New Ellenton census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29803. The Survey maps it on the Aiken quadrangle. It stands 482 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 18 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.
- 1920 USGS Aiken quadrangle1:48000
- 1921 USGS Aiken quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1943 USGS Aiken quadrangle1:62500
- 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 Aiken quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1983 USGS Aiken quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
292 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 292 fires within 5 miles of Montmorenci between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,121 acres in total. 19 started naturally. 23 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 | 99 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 99 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 25 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 23 |
| Natural | 19 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 17 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 6 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 1999 | Natural | 3.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 2019 | Natural | 29 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 2002 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | 15 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 2008 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Montmorenci: 3 past producers, 2 unknowns, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Clay, Kaolin. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aiken Mine | Kaolin | Producer | ||
| Rodgers-Younce Mine | Kaolin | Unknown | ||
| Aiken County Pit East | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Chaingang Kaolin Mine | Clay | Past Producer | Sedimentary Kaolin | |
| Unidentified Mine | Clay | Unknown | Sedimentary | |
| Unidentified Mine | Clay | Past Producer | Sedimentary Kaolin |
Storms near this place
11 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Montmorenci in 11 storm reports between 1996 and 2023: 8 thunderstorm wind, 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Montmorenci | $2,000 | Sheriff reported trees down on hwy 421. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Montmorenci | - | Aiken Dispatch reported a tree and power lines down at Old Dibble Rd and Banks Mill Rd. Time Estimated. |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Montmorenci | - | Tree down in roadway at Old Dribble Rd and Woodward Dr. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Montmorenci | - | Multiple trees down on Old Barnwell Rd near Express Ln. Time estimated. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Montmorenci | - | Law enforcement reported trees down at Martin Hollow Road and Toolbeck Road. |
| April 2012 | Hail | Montmorenci | - | Public reported dime size hail near Aiken. |
| August 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Montmorenci | - | Public reported several trees down. |
| August 2007 | Hail | Montmorenci | - | Public reported 1 inch hail near the intersection of Old Tory and Charles Ford roads. |
| August 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Montmorenci | - | Public reported a few trees down near the intersection of Old Tory and Charles Ford roads. |
| March 2012 | Hail | Montmorenci | - | no account filed |
| June 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Montmorenci | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nicholson Village | 2.1 miles | 18 | |
| Roseland | 2.3 miles | 18 | |
| Couchton | 2.4 miles | 15 | |
| Barclay Park | 2.5 miles | 18 | |
| Ansley Park | 2.5 miles | 18 | |
| Quail Hollow | 2.7 miles | 18 | |
| Oakwood | 2.8 miles | 15 | |
| Gatewood | 3.3 miles | 18 |
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 Montmorenci | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q30621931 | 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 1246715. 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.









