Palmerville, South Carolina
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1943 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Cordesville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29453. It stands on Devils Lodge Branch. The Survey maps it on the Jamestown 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.
- 1943 USGS Jamestown quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1949 USGS Georgetown quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Georgetown quadrangle1:250000
- 1974 USGS Georgetown quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Georgetown quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
206 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 206 fires within 5 miles of Palmerville between 1992 and 2020, burning about 3,336 acres in total. 8 started naturally. 118 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 118 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 36 |
| Debris and open burning | 32 |
| Natural | 8 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 August 1999 | Natural | 4.0 acres | Francis Marion & Sumter National Forests | LIGHTNING II |
| 17 August 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 August 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Francis Marion & Sumter National Forests | PRICE |
| 24 July 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Francis Marion & Sumter National Forests | CANE SWAMP |
| 23 July 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.7 acres | Francis Marion & Sumter National Forests | BRICK HOUSE |
| 2 July 1993 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Francis Marion & Sumter National Forests | not named |
| 13 July 1998 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Palmerville: 2 unknowns, 1 producer, 1 plant, 1 past producer. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Limestone, General, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Calcium, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, Dimension. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bass Quarry | Limestone, Dimension | Past Producer | ||
| Jamestown Plant | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Plant | ||
| Wares Sante Hi Cal Lime Mine | Calcium | Producer | ||
| Schirmer Quarry | Limestone, General, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Unknown | Sedimentary | |
| Ware Quarry | Limestone, General, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Unknown | Sedimentary |
Storms near this place
1 since 2020Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Palmerville in 1 storm report in 2020: 1 tornado. 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 2020 | Tornado (EF1) | Palmerville | - | A National Weather Service Storm Survey team confirmed an EF-1 tornado with an estimated maximum wind speed of 108 mph just southwest of Jamestown, South Carolina. The damage survey along with high resolution satellite data indicated the tornado began just south of French Santee Road near Redding Lane. The tornado tracked northeast across French Santee Road near Benjys Trail, dissipating about a mile northeast of the intersection of Guilliard Lake Road and Forest Road 269 in a heavily wooded area. Many trees were snapped and uprooted along the tornado path, with some minor roof damage to one home at the corner of French Santee Road and Benjys Trail. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Simmonsville | 0.5 miles | 8 | |
| Turkey Pond | 1.1 miles | 8 | |
| Washington | 1.5 miles | 8 | |
| Tiger Corner (historical) | 2.2 miles | 8 | |
| Green Bay (historical) | 2.7 miles | 9 | |
| Jamestown | 3.2 miles | 8 | |
| Pitch Landing | 3.7 miles | 9 | |
| Price Landing | 3.8 miles | 8 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1230139. 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.




