New Ellenton, South Carolina
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1920 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the New Ellenton census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29809. The Survey maps it on the New Ellenton quadrangle. 2,210 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 410 feet above sea level.
Population over time
2 figuresNew Ellenton grew from 2,052 to 2,210 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 | 2,052 | |
| 2020 | 2,210 | +158 (+8%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 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 Talatha quadrangle1:48000
- 1921 USGS Talatha quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1943 USGS Augusta East quadrangle1:125000
- 1943 USGS Talatha 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
- 1965 USGS New Ellenton quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1982 USGS Barnwell quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
245 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 245 fires within 5 miles of New Ellenton between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,416 acres in total. 16 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 | 95 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 77 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 22 |
| Natural | 16 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 14 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 12 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 2002 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2004 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 10 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 1.5 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 September 2012 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 September 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 September 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
40 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names New Ellenton in 40 storm reports between 1996 and 2024: 28 thunderstorm wind, 10 hail, 1 tornado, 1 heavy rain. 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 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Ellenton | $14,000 | Aiken Electric reported trees and powerlines down causing outages in the New Ellenton area. A woman also reported that a microburst moved her motor home 4 feet causing some damage and that there were trees and powerlines down. |
| July 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Ellenton | $14,000 | Public reported numerous trees down in and around New Ellenton. |
| July 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Ellenton | $6,000 | Sheriff reported trees down near New Ellenton. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Ellenton | $5,000 | Sheriff reported trees down at Pine Bell Church road and Cooper Drive. |
| April 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Ellenton | $4,000 | Highway Patrol reported trees in the roadway at the intersection of Hwy 278 and Green Pond Road. |
| March 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Ellenton | $2,000 | DOT reported a half dozen trees down on Silverbluff Road south of hwy 302. |
| August 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Ellenton | $1,000 | Sheriff reported powerlines down on Whiskey Road and Risher Ave. in New Ellenton. |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Ellenton | $500 | Sheriff reported a tree down on Main St. in New Ellenton. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Ellenton | $500 | Highway Patrol reported a tree in the roadway at Woodfield Road and Independent Blvd. |
| May 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Ellenton | $200 | Public reported large branches down which damaged a fence. Dime size hail was also reported. |
| July 2017 | Heavy Rain | New Ellenton | $100 | Significant weather report submitted by a CoCoRaHS observer, about 4 miles SSW of Aiken, of 0.99 inches of rain that fell in a 30 minute period ending at 6:30 pm EDT (5:30 pm EST). |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Ellenton | - | SC Department of Public Safety reported a tree in the roadway at the intersection of Storm Branch Road and Silver Bluff Road. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Ellenton | - | SC Department of Public Safety reported a tree in roadway at the intersection of Green Pond, Road, Desoto Drive, and Dragstrip Road. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Ellenton | - | Tree fell on a house on Davenport Ln just northeast of New Ellenton. Time estimated. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Ellenton | - | SC Highway Patrol reported a tree in the roadway. Time estimated by radar. |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Ellenton | - | WRDW reported a downed tree on Georgia Ave via social media. Time estimated. |
| August 2017 | Hail | New Ellenton | - | Utility company employee reported quarter size hail in New Ellenton. |
| August 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Ellenton | - | SCHP reported power lines down near the intersection of Dry Branch Rd and Chime Bell Church Rd. |
| August 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Ellenton | - | A large branch was downed and took down a power line along Dry Branch Rd near New Ellenton. |
| August 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Ellenton | - | SCHP reported a tree down in New Ellenton at the intersection of Virginia Ave and Coffee St. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Ellenton | - | Law enforcement reported tree down at Dry Branch Road and Whiskey Road. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Ellenton | - | Law enforcement reported trees down in the Cedar Creek Development. |
| June 2015 | Hail | New Ellenton | - | Public reported quarter size hail in New Ellenton. |
| September 2014 | Hail | New Ellenton | - | Public reported via facebook that quarter size hail fell on Hwy 278 west of New Ellenton. |
| August 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Ellenton | - | Public reported large limbs down along with pea size hail. The hail only last around 2 minutes. |
| August 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Ellenton | - | Aiken Electric Cooperative reported power outages due to trees on a power line. |
| May 2014 | Hail | New Ellenton | - | Public reported half dollar size hail in New Ellenton. |
| July 2013 | Hail | New Ellenton | - | Public reported penny to nickel size hail on Cooper drive in New Ellenton. |
| July 2012 | Hail | New Ellenton | - | Public reported quarter size hail on White Pond Road. |
| September 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Ellenton | - | Beech Island Fire Department reported power lines down on Desoto Road near Hwy. 278. |
| March 2008 | Tornado (EF0) | New Ellenton | - | Storm survey found trees down along a path from New Ellenton to just southwest of Wagener. A few powerlines were also down. |
| April 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Ellenton | - | Sheriff reported trees down on Cedar Branch Road and also Windy Lane. |
| May 2005 | Hail | New Ellenton | - | Public called in a report of nickel size hail at Hollow Creek. |
| July 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Ellenton | - | Sheriff reported several trees down at the intersection of US 278 and SC HWY 19 |
| June 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Ellenton | - | Police reported trees down. |
| July 1999 | Hail | New Ellenton | - | Sheriff reported penny size hail. |
| June 1998 | Hail | New Ellenton | - | EPD reported nickel size hail. |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Ellenton | - | Utility company reported trees and powerlines down. |
| April 1998 | Hail | New Ellenton | - | SKYWARN spotter reports nickel size hail at hwys 302 and 278. |
| August 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Ellenton | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oak Hill | 1.6 miles | 18 | |
| Dry Branch | 1.9 miles | 18 | |
| Talatha | 2.1 miles | 18 | |
| Johnson Crossroads | 2.1 miles | 18 | |
| Talatha Farms | 4.2 miles | 18 | |
| Chukker Creek | 4.4 miles | 18 | |
| Hunters Glen | 4.9 miles | 18 | |
| College Acres | 5.2 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 New Ellenton | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q2333760 | 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 1231587. 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.










