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Sharon, South Carolina

15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1907 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Hickory Grove census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29742. The Survey maps it on the Sharon quadrangle. 462 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 653 feet above sea level.

Sharon within York County

On record in Sharon

Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.

On the National Register 3 records

Population over time

3 figures

Sharon grew from 421 to 462 between 2000 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.

YearPeople Change
2000421
2010494+73 (+17%)
2020462-32 (-6%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

8 surveys from 15 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

66 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 66 fires within 5 miles of Sharon between 1992 and 2020, burning about 414 acres in total. None started naturally. 5 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 burning28
Missing data/not specified/undetermined25
Arson/incendiarism5
Equipment and vehicle use4
Other causes1
Recreation and ceremony1
Misuse of fire by a minor1
Smoking1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
23 September 2007Debris and open burning4.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
18 September 1993Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
17 September 2010Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
17 September 2001Missing data/not specified/undetermined3.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
16 September 2010Debris and open burning2.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
14 September 2012Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
14 September 1992Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
1 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undetermined30 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in York County

Mines and quarries near this place

3 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Sharon: 2 unknowns, 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Copper. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Brown MineGold, CopperUnknown1904
Tate MineGoldUnknownVein
Thunderhead ProspectGoldPast Producer

Every working recorded in York County

Storms near this place

30 since 1996

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Sharon in 30 storm reports between 1996 and 2022: 21 thunderstorm wind, 7 hail, 1 lightning, 1 flash flood. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
August 2010Thunderstorm WindSharon$20,000Multiple large trees were uprooted and others snapped near the intersection of Hord Rd and Old Pinckney Rd. One tree fell on and significantly damaged a home.
June 2018Thunderstorm WindSharon$5,000County comms reported numerous trees blown down in the southern and western part of York County, especially in the McConnells area. Public also reported damage to some outbuildings along Steele Village Rd south of Rock Hill.
November 2002Thunderstorm WindSharon$3,000Numerous trees and power lines were blown down.
December 2015Flash FloodSharon$2,000County comms and an automated stream gauge indicated minor flash flooding developed across southern York County after as much as 2 inches of rain fell in a couple of hours. Wilson Chapel Rd was flooded, possibly due to Mitchell Branch overflowing its banks. Gunsmoke Rd was also flooded, possibly due to a tributary to Conrad Creek, and Stallcup Rd was flooded due to a tributary to Stony Fork. Additionally, a stream gauge on Wildcat Creek near Rock Hill exceeded established flood stage, indicating flooding of portions of McConnells Highway and Saluda Rd.
May 2022HailSharon-Public reported quarter size hail in the Sharon area.
June 2022Thunderstorm WindSharon-Emergency manager reported trees blown down in Sharon and in McConnells.
October 2019Thunderstorm WindSharon-Fire dept reported multiple trees and power lines blown down in the Sharon area.
June 2018Thunderstorm WindSharon-County comms reported numerous trees blown down across York County.
April 2017Thunderstorm WindSharon-County comms reported scattered trees blown down across the county.
June 2013Thunderstorm WindSharon-A building sustained roof damage near Sharon.
January 2013Thunderstorm WindSharon-Two trees were blown down in Sharon.
July 2012Thunderstorm WindSharon-Multiple trees were blown down from Sharon to York.
August 2012Thunderstorm WindSharon-A tree was blown down on Sharon Rd about 4.5 miles southwest of York.
March 2012Thunderstorm WindSharon-Trees were blown down power lines on Burris Rd about 4 miles south of Sharon.
August 2011Thunderstorm WindSharon-At least two trees were blown down in the Sharon area.
June 2010Thunderstorm WindSharon-Several trees were blown down just southwest of York.
May 2009Thunderstorm WindSharon-Trees and large limbs were blown down across Sharon, including on Ramsey and Hord Roads.
November 2006Thunderstorm WindSharon-Large limbs down on highway 49 near Sharon.
September 2011HailSharon-no account filed
April 2011HailSharon-no account filed
August 2010HailSharon-no account filed
March 2010HailSharon-no account filed
April 2010HailSharon-no account filed
April 2003HailSharon-no account filed
June 1998Thunderstorm WindSharon-no account filed
August 1997Thunderstorm WindSharon-no account filed
May 1996Thunderstorm WindSharon-no account filed
June 1996Thunderstorm WindSharon-no account filed
May 1996Thunderstorm WindSharon-no account filed
May 1996LightningSharon-no account filed

Every storm recorded in York County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Blairsville2.5 miles15
Sutton Spring (historical)3.4 miles15
Hickory Grove4.6 miles16
Hoodtown4.8 miles16
Hopewell5.6 miles16
Delphia5.9 miles15
York6.0 miles15
Forest Hills6.0 miles15

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 SharonAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q2606561The 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 1226537. 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.