South Lynchburg, South Carolina
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1941 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Lynchburg census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29080. The Survey maps it on the Lynchburg quadrangle.
On record in South Lynchburg
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 1 record
Lynchburg Presbyterian Churchlisted 2004
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 14 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.
- 1941 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1953 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1960 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1963 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1973 USGS Lynchburg quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Camden quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Camden South quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
570 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 570 fires within 5 miles of South Lynchburg between 1992 and 2020, burning about 5,576 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 166 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 | 188 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 183 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 166 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 14 |
| Smoking | 8 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 2007 | Debris and open burning | 1.6 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 2015 | Debris and open burning | 7.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 2014 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of South Lynchburg: 2 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lee Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Rhinehart No. 1 Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Smith Paving Co Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary |
Storms near this place
5 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names South Lynchburg in 5 storm reports between 2011 and 2021: 4 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2021 | Hail | South Lynchburg | - | Trained spotter reported hail up to golf ball size in the town of Lynchburg. Time estimated. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | South Lynchburg | - | SCHP reported trees down at SC 341 and US Hwy 76 in Lynchburg. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | South Lynchburg | - | Sheriff's Dispatch reported a tree down along Hwy. 76 just outside of the town of Lynchburg. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | South Lynchburg | - | Lynchburg Post Office reported trees down on the south side of Lynchburg off Hwy 341. One tree was on a house. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | South Lynchburg | - | Post Office reported large limbs down across several roadways. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lynchburg | 0.8 miles | 14 | |
| Atkins | 3.1 miles | 14 | |
| Dunlape Crossroads | 4.0 miles | 15 | |
| Wells Crossroads | 5.5 miles | 15 | |
| Elliott | 6.6 miles | 15 | |
| Rhodes Crossroads | 6.8 miles | 15 | |
| Saint Charles | 8.4 miles | 15 | |
| English Crossroads | 9.6 miles | 15 |
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 Q122554116 | 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 1226763. 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.







