Sedalia, South Carolina
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1941 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Cross Keys census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29379. The Survey maps it on the Sedalia quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 13 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.
- 1941 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1953 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1960 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1963 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1969 USGS Sedalia quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
55 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 55 fires within 5 miles of Sedalia between 1992 and 2017, burning about 322 acres in total. 8 started naturally. 11 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 | 18 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 11 |
| Natural | 8 |
| Debris and open burning | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Other causes | 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 2003 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 September 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 August 1998 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 August 2007 | Natural | 5.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 August 1997 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 12 August 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 July 2002 | Natural | 5.0 acres | Francis Marion & Sumter National Forests | BLACK ROCK |
| 23 July 2008 | Natural | 4.8 acres | Francis Marion & Sumter National Forests | TREE STAND |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Sedalia: 3 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Limestone, General, Gold, Vermiculite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gregory Quarry | Limestone, General | Past Producer | 1908 | |
| Vance | Vermiculite | Past Producer | Metamorphosed Igneous Intrusion | |
| West Mine | Gold | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
4 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Sedalia in 4 storm reports between 1996 and 2018: 2 hail, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sedalia | - | County comms reported numerous trees blown down across the southern part of Union County. |
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sedalia | - | At least one tree was blown down on power lines near the intersection of Sardis Rd and Old Buncombe Rd. A tree was also blown down on Whitmire Highway, with at least four trees down on Lee Cemetery Rd. |
| June 2005 | Hail | Sedalia | - | no account filed |
| March 1996 | Hail | Sedalia | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cross Keys | 3.4 miles | 15 | |
| Shady Grove (historical) | 3.9 miles | 13 | |
| Bishop Town (historical) | 4.1 miles | 12 | |
| Wildcat (historical) | 6.1 miles | 15 | |
| Sardis | 6.7 miles | 12 | |
| Black Jack Valley (historical) | 7.0 miles | 15 | |
| Red Town (historical) | 8.3 miles | 12 | |
| South Hills | 8.5 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1231787. 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.






