Newtonville, South Carolina
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1942 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the McColl census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29570. The Survey maps it on the Bennettsville North quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 8 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
- 1972 USGS Bennettsville North quadrangle1:24000
- 1983 USGS Laurinburg quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
296 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 296 fires within 5 miles of Newtonville between 1992 and 2020, burning about 817 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 66 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 | 107 |
| Debris and open burning | 85 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 66 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 16 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 8 |
| Smoking | 6 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | North Carolina Forest Service | ROSS STREET |
| 23 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | North Carolina Forest Service | LAUCH BLUE FIRE #2 |
| 22 September 2008 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 13 September 1992 | 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
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Newtonville: 1 unknown, 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turner Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Turner's Paving Contractors Sand Pit #1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | Sedimentary |
Storms near this place
2 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Newtonville in 2 storm reports between 2011 and 2014: 2 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Newtonville | $5,000 | Large trees were blocking the road near the intersection of Bradley Road and Highway 385. The time was estimated based on radar data. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Newtonville | $1,000 | A tree was reported down on Highway 38 near the intersection with Bruton Fork Church Road. The time was estimated based on radar data. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brutons Fork | 1.6 miles | 8 | |
| Boykin | 1.7 miles | 8 | |
| Lester | 2.1 miles | 8 | |
| Fletcher | 2.3 miles | 10 | |
| Adamsville Crossroads | 2.7 miles | 10 | |
| Burnt Factory (historical) | 2.9 miles | 8 | |
| Breeden | 4.0 miles | 8 | |
| Tatum | 5.2 miles | 10 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1231590. 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.




