Montrose, South Carolina
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1942 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the Cheraw census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29520. It stands on Juniper Creek. The Survey maps it on the Wallace quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 9 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.
- 1942 USGS Rockingham quadrangle1:125000
- 1953 USGS Florence quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Florence quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Wallace quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1983 USGS Laurinburg quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
258 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 258 fires within 5 miles of Montrose between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,194 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 32 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 | 104 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 70 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 32 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 14 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 11 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 11 |
| Smoking | 7 |
| Natural | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 September 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 September 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 12 September 2013 | Debris and open burning | 1.6 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 August 2006 | Natural | 25 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 18 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 18 workings within 5 miles of Montrose: 8 unknowns, 5 past producers, 5 producers. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Clay, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Titanium, Iron, Iron, Zirconium, Thorium, Titanium. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Becker Sand and Gravel Co. | Iron, Zirconium, Thorium, Titanium | Unknown | Magnetite, Monazite, Zircon, Rutile, Ilmenite | |
| Thompson Creek | Titanium, Iron | Unknown | Placer , Modern , Fluvial | |
| Cash Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Cash Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Cash Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Pee Dee Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Unidentified Gravel Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | Sedimentary | |
| Unidentified Sand Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | Sedimentary | |
| Unidentified Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | Sedimentary | |
| Cheraw Mine | Clay | Unknown | Sedimentary |
Storms near this place
8 since 2012Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Montrose in 8 storm reports between 2012 and 2025: 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Montrose | $2,000 | Cheraw State Park Golf Course reported several trees down along with dime size hail. |
| February 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Montrose | - | Chesterfield County Dispatch reported trees and powerlines down on Hey 52 near the Cheraw State Park entrance. |
| July 2024 | Hail | Montrose | - | Broadcast media received a report of large hail in the Cash community, just south of Cheraw. |
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Montrose | - | The media reported through social media of trees and power lines downed along Highway 52. Also...large limbs down in yards and on power lines in the community of Cash. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Montrose | - | Dispatch reported a tree blocking the roadway at Highway 52 and New Zion Church Road. |
| July 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Montrose | - | Sheriff Dispatch reported trees down near Old Cash Road. |
| April 2012 | Hail | Montrose | - | Dime to penny size hail covered the ground at Cheraw State Park. |
| April 2012 | Hail | Montrose | - | Public reported nickel to quarter size hail south of Cheraw. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cash | 1.2 miles | 8 | |
| Fisher Hill | 4.2 miles | 8 | |
| McNeils (historical) | 4.3 miles | 8 | |
| Cheraw | 4.3 miles | 8 | |
| Kimberly | 4.9 miles | 8 | |
| Excelsior (historical) | 5.2 miles | 8 | |
| Windsor Park | 5.3 miles | 8 | |
| Isgett Circle | 5.6 miles | 8 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1231556. 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.




