Slater, South Carolina
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1907 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Slater-Marietta census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29661. It stands on Talley Creek. The Survey maps it on the Slater quadrangle. It stands 1,024 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 17 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.
- 1907 USGS Saluda quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Knoxville quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Knoxville quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1959 USGS Tigerville quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1960 USGS Knoxville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Knoxville quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Slater quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Hendersonville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
177 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 177 fires within 5 miles of Slater between 1992 and 2020, burning about 661 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 18 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 | 64 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 61 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 18 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 13 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 9 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Other causes | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 August 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 August 2017 | Debris and open burning | 65 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 July 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 July 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 July 2006 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 July 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 July 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Slater: 2 unknowns, 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Granite, Granite, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unnamed Crushed Stone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken, Granite | Unknown | Metamorphic | |
| Unnamed Crushed Stone Quarry | Granite, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | Metamorphic | |
| Hendrix Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | Sedimentary | |
| Hendrix Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
7 since 2003Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Slater in 7 storm reports between 2003 and 2023: 4 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 1 heavy rain. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Slater | - | Fire dept reported multiple trees blown down on roads in the Slater-Marietta area. |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Slater | - | Fire dept and highway patrol reported multiple trees and some power lines blown down from just east of Slater-Marietta, through Tigerville, to the Lake Robinson area. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Slater | - | Public reported multiple trees blown down in the Marietta area. |
| June 2014 | Hail | Slater | - | Spotter reported nickel size hail near Marietta. |
| August 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Slater | - | Two trees were blown down near Edwards Rd and Talley Bridge Rd. |
| July 2003 | Heavy Rain | Slater | - | Heavy rainfall resulted in minor flooding, mainly of ditches and a few roads. |
| August 2009 | Hail | Slater | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marietta | 0.8 miles | 15 | |
| Cleveland | 3.3 miles | 15 | |
| Marydell (historical) | 3.9 miles | 17 | |
| Sunny Slopes | 4.0 miles | 13 | |
| Renfrew | 4.0 miles | 13 | |
| Mayfield (historical) | 4.2 miles | 15 | |
| Bellvue | 4.5 miles | 17 | |
| Lima | 4.7 miles | 17 |
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.
| Wikidata item Q136148123 | The 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 1250927. 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.







