New Holland, South Carolina
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1944 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Wagener census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29164. The Survey maps it on the Seivern quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 12 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.
- 1944 USGS Seivern quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 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
- 1983 USGS Aiken quadrangle1:100000
- 1986 USGS Seivern quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
249 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 249 fires within 5 miles of New Holland between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,594 acres in total. 21 started naturally. 30 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/undetermined | 76 |
| Debris and open burning | 74 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 30 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 23 |
| Natural | 21 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 8 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 8 |
| Other causes | 4 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2018 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 2017 | Arson/incendiarism | 12 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 1997 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 September 2018 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
9 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of New Holland: 3 producers, 3 unknowns, 3 past producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Clay, Kaolin, Sand. 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 | Sand | Unknown | Sedimentary | |
| Bell Kaolin Mine | Kaolin | Producer | ||
| Aiken County Mine Number 2 | Clay | Unknown | Sedimentary | |
| Aiken County Mine Number 2 | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Bell Kaolin Mine | Clay | Producer | Sedimentary Kaolin | |
| Laughlin Mine | Clay | Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Unidentified Mine | Clay | Past Producer | Sedimentary Kaolin | |
| Unidentified Mine | Clay | Past Producer | Sedimentary Kaolin | |
| Unidentified Prospects | Clay | Unknown | Sedimentary Kaolin |
Storms near this place
9 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names New Holland in 9 storm reports between 1999 and 2022: 5 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, 1 lightning. The reports record 3 injuries. 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 2002 | Lightning | New Holland | 3 hurt | Three men in a metal shed were struck and injured by lightning, none seriously. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Holland | $16,000 | NWS and Emergency Manager found numerous trees down with minor damage to a couple of homes. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Holland | $500 | Highway Patrol reported a tree down across the road at the intersection of Camp Rawls Road and Magpie Street. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Holland | $500 | Highway Patrol reported a tree in the roadway at Kennedy Pond Road and Trotter Road. |
| April 2022 | Hail | New Holland | $10 | Pea size hail reported at New Holland VFD at New Holland Rd and Cooks Bridge Rd. |
| August 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Holland | - | Tree down in roadway intersection of Poplar Springs Road and Bass Pond Road. |
| July 2003 | Hail | New Holland | - | Sheriff reported one and a half inch hail on hwy 39 near New Holland. |
| July 2002 | Hail | New Holland | - | Sheriff reported 3/4 inch hail in New Holland. |
| May 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Holland | - | Sheriff reported trees down and damage to homes and mobile homes in New Holland and at hwys 694/695. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Holland Crossroads | 0.7 miles | 12 | |
| Barefoot | 0.9 miles | 12 | |
| Camp Rawls | 2.8 miles | 12 | |
| Oak Grove | 4.2 miles | 16 | |
| Foxtown | 4.4 miles | 16 | |
| Seivern | 4.5 miles | 12 | |
| Chaffee (historical) | 4.8 miles | 12 | |
| Earle (historical) | 4.9 miles | 16 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1249807. 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.







