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Smyrna, South Carolina

20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1906 and the latest in 1991. It stands in the Hickory Grove census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29743. It stands on Saltlick Branch. The Survey maps it on the Kings Creek quadrangle.

Smyrna within York County

Topographic sheets covering this place

9 surveys from 20 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

113 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 113 fires within 5 miles of Smyrna between 1992 and 2019, burning about 431 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 9 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/undetermined49
Debris and open burning28
Equipment and vehicle use9
Arson/incendiarism9
Smoking5
Misuse of fire by a minor5
Other causes4
Recreation and ceremony2
Natural1
Power generation/transmission/distribution1

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 2010Debris and open burningunder an acreSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
5 September 2007Equipment and vehicle use5.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
3 September 2015Misuse of fire by a minor1.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
14 September 1993Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
14 September 1993Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
5 August 2002Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
20 August 1993Missing data/not specified/undetermined3.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
16 August 1993Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.0 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

10 of 106 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 106 workings within 5 miles of Smyrna: 50 unknowns, 40 past producers, 9 prospects, 4 occurrences. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Barium-Barite, Sulfur, 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
Almathea MineGold, CopperUnknown1913
Broad River Sericite MinesMicaPast Producer
Carroll and Ross MineGold, Sulfur, CopperPast Producer
Castles ProspectGold, Lead, SilverUnknown1952
Castles ProspectGold, Lead, Silver, SulfurProspect
Dewitt Blanton PropertyManganeseProspect
Hull Prospect and PlacerGold, Tellurium, BismuthUnknown1960
Industrial Minerals MineBoron-BoratesPast Producer
Kings Creek Barite Southwest AreaBarium-Barite, Copper, Lead, ZincUnknown1900
Kings Creek ConcentratorBarium-Barite, MicaPlant

Every working recorded in York County

Storms near this place

14 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Smyrna in 14 storm reports between 1994 and 2023: 9 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 1 heavy rain, 1 lightning. 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
May 2021Tornado (EF1)Smyrna$350,000Nws storm survey found the path of a weak tornado along Highway 55 in far western York County. The tornado touched down in an open field just east of Clark Fork, before moving east northeast through a cluster of outbuildings at a farm site. One of these was completely destroyed, and two others severely damaged. 4000 turkeys housed here were killed. Two other buildings lost metal roof panels, and roof debris was carried along the path of the tornado. The only damage along the remainder of the path was numerous snapped and/or uprooted trees and downed limbs. The tornado lifted about one half mile west of the intersection of Highway 55 and Enon Church Rd.
August 2008Heavy RainSmyrna$100,000Elevated stream levels on Wolf Creek caused a debris dam to form beneath a bridge on River Road, damaging the pilings and eventually causing it to collapse.
August 2011LightningSmyrna$50,000Lightning struck a home on Mason Montgomery Rd, starting a fire that destroyed most of the home's interior.
March 1994Thunderstorm WindSmyrna$50,000Trees Down, power outages, and considerable other minor damage.
January 2023Thunderstorm WindSmyrna$10,000County comms reported numerous trees and power lines blown down across York County, especially between Clover and York. One tree was blown down on a house on Briarwood Dr in Clover.
May 2022Thunderstorm WindSmyrna-Public reported multiple large tree limbs snapped and power poles blown down.
June 2022HailSmyrna-Public reported penny size hail on Cedar Grove Rd.
June 2013Thunderstorm WindSmyrna-Several trees were blown down on C E Stewart Rd.
July 2012Thunderstorm WindSmyrna-A few trees were blown down near the intersection of Burns Rd and highway 5.
July 2012Thunderstorm WindSmyrna-County comms reported multiple trees blown down in the Smyrna area.
July 2010Thunderstorm WindSmyrna-A tree was blown down near the intersection of McGill Rd and McKnight Rd and power lines were blown at the intersection of Thomas Rd and Faulkner Rd. A tree, power lines and numerous large limbs were blown down, and the roof was torn off a well house, along Ridge Rd.
July 2010Thunderstorm WindSmyrna-A tree was down on Biggers Rd and several large tree limbs blocked Ramah Church Rd in the same area.
July 2009HailSmyrna-Hail was reported on Old Seine Rd.
August 2001Thunderstorm WindSmyrna-A couple of trees and some power lines blown down from Smyrna to York.

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
Piedmont Springs2.3 miles20
Hickory Grove4.1 miles16
Beersheba4.6 miles18
Sharon7.2 miles15
Zadok (historical)7.2 miles18
Bethany7.4 miles18
Sutton Spring (historical)7.4 miles15
Filbert8.1 miles18

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1231809. 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.