Singleton, South Carolina
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1946 and the latest in 1990. It stands in the St. Matthews census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29135. The Survey maps it on the Fort Motte quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 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.
- 1946 USGS Elloree 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
- 1986 USGS Sumter quadrangle1:100000
- 1987 USGS Fort Motte quadrangle1:24000
- 1990 USGS Sumter quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
141 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 141 fires within 5 miles of Singleton between 1992 and 2019, burning about 439 acres in total. 5 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 burning | 71 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 36 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 14 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 September 2001 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 13 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 12 September 2009 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 11 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 11 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 1 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 August 2011 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Singleton: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roof Pit | Clay | Producer |
Storms near this place
7 since 2007Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Singleton in 7 storm reports between 2007 and 2024: 4 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Singleton | $1,000 | Public reported a couple of trees down on a farm just off hwy 601. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Singleton | - | SC Dept of Transportation reported individual trees down at the following locations: intersection of Bridge St and Sikes Rd (power line down also), intersection of Hemlock Rd and Colonel Thompson Hwy (Hwy 601), and near the intersection of Stiffmire Rd and Old Number Six Hwy. |
| September 2020 | Tornado (EF0) | Singleton | - | A National Weather Service storm survey team confirmed an EF-0 tornado, with peak wind speeds of 75 mph, east of St. George in Calhoun County, SC. The weak tornado uprooted several hardwood trees and snapped large tree limbs in the vicinity of Longstreet Rd and Darby Rd. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Singleton | - | SC Highway Patrol reported 2 trees down at 2175 Col Thomson Highway. |
| July 2009 | Hail | Singleton | - | Public reported penny size hail just off of hwy 601 outside of St. Matthews. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Singleton | - | Highway Department reported trees down on Longstreet Road. |
| July 2007 | Hail | Singleton | - | Penny size hail was reported by Tri County Electric COOP near Lone Star. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Matthews | 3.2 miles | 13 | |
| Wiles Crossroads | 3.5 miles | 13 | |
| Fort Motte | 3.8 miles | 13 | |
| Wertz Crossroads | 4.8 miles | 13 | |
| Totness | 5.1 miles | 13 | |
| Riley | 6.1 miles | 13 | |
| Weeks Landing | 6.9 miles | 13 | |
| Hammond Crossroads | 7.7 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1231801. 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.








