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Smallwood, South Carolina

15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1941 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Ridgeway census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29130. The Survey maps it on the Ridgeway quadrangle.

Smallwood within Fairfield County

Topographic sheets covering this place

9 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

190 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 190 fires within 5 miles of Smallwood between 1992 and 2020, burning about 705 acres in total. 4 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/undetermined79
Debris and open burning45
Equipment and vehicle use25
Misuse of fire by a minor12
Arson/incendiarism11
Smoking9
Natural4
Railroad operations and maintenance3
Power generation/transmission/distribution1
Other causes1

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
7 September 2005Misuse of fire by a minorunder an acreSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
4 September 1999Debris and open burning1.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
25 September 2007Equipment and vehicle use1.5 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
10 September 1993Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
8 August 2007Equipment and vehicle use4.5 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
6 August 1998Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
4 August 2002Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.5 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
2 August 2008Missing data/not specified/undetermined4.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Fairfield 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 Smallwood: 1 occurrence, 1 producer, 1 plant. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Silver, Copper, Arsenic, Molybdenum. 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
Ridgeway MineGold, Silver, Copper, Arsenic, MolybdenumProducer1969, 1988
Pp/2k Or I-77 ProspectGoldOccurrence
Ridgeway MineGoldPlant1969, 1989

Every working recorded in Fairfield County

Storms near this place

8 since 2017

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Smallwood in 8 storm reports between 2017 and 2025: 7 thunderstorm wind, 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
March 2025Thunderstorm WindSmallwood-SC Department of Public Safety reported a tree down blocking the road on Smallwood Road near Summer Road.
June 2025Thunderstorm WindSmallwood-SC Dept of Public Safety reported a tree in the roadway along Commerce Blvd. Time estimated by radar.
May 2024Tornado (EF1)Smallwood-A National Weather Service storm survey team confirmed an EF-1 tornado with peak winds of 100 mph in southeastern Fairfield County during the early morning hours of May 9th. The tornado likely began west of Interstate 77 near Exit 32. The tornado|moved generally southeast producing downed large limbs along|Cook Road and Boney Road, intensifying as it moved into a|wooded area along Cedar Rock Road. The area of most significant|tree damage was observed along a creek bed north of Cedar|Rock Road with numerous uprooted and snapped trees. One tree|landed on a home on Cedar Rock Road causing roof, siding, and|gutter damage. The tornado continued along Cedar Rock Road causing|intermittent tree damage. The tornado continued beyond the road and|into a wooded area behind The Farm at Ridgeway where additional|tree damage occurred near a pond on the property. The tornado likely|lifted on the property prior to reaching Highway 21.
May 2024Thunderstorm WindSmallwood-Trained spotter reported numerous trees down along Hood Rd. through the intersection with Boney Road. Time estimated from radar.
May 2024Thunderstorm WindSmallwood-Trained spotter reported trees down and heavy damage between Ridgeway and the county line. Time estimated by radar.
May 2021Thunderstorm WindSmallwood-SCHP reported tree down blocking roadway at Interstate 77 northbound at Exit 32 (E Peach Rd). Time estimated.
July 2017Thunderstorm WindSmallwood-Fairfield Co dispatch reported trees down on Hwy 21 S at Macedonia Church Rd.
July 2017Thunderstorm WindSmallwood-Trees down along Interstate 77 near the Richland/Fairfield Co line.

Every storm recorded in Fairfield 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
Ridgeway1.8 miles15
Simpson5.3 miles15
Longtown7.5 miles15
Rockton8.5 miles15
Flint Hill8.6 miles16
Winnsboro Mills9.0 miles15
Rion9.4 miles14
Winnsboro9.9 miles15

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1226679. 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.