Spring Hill, South Carolina
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1904 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Dutch Fork census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29036. The Survey maps it on the Chapin quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 16 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.
- 1904 USGS Columbia quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 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
- 1971 USGS Chapin quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1986 USGS Newberry quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
120 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 120 fires within 5 miles of Spring Hill between 1992 and 2019, burning about 187 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 7 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/undetermined | 56 |
| Debris and open burning | 29 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 11 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 1997 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 September 1997 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 September 2005 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 September 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 September 2001 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 September 2011 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 Spring Hill: 3 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Clay, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unidentified Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sand | |
| Mcmeekin Mine | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Mcmeekin Shale Pit | Clay | Past Producer | Metamorphic |
Storms near this place
9 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Spring Hill in 9 storm reports between 2008 and 2025: 7 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2008 | Tornado (EF1) | Spring Hill | $10,000 | The EF3 that hit Prosperity gradually weakened as it moved east into Northwest Richland county. Many trees were down and a few mobile homes had moderate damage. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Spring Hill | $3,000 | Sheriff reported several trees down. |
| January 2024 | Hail | Spring Hill | $100 | Pea size hail fell in the Portrait Hill neighborhood near Chapin Middle School. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Spring Hill | - | SC Highway Patrol reports a tree down along Pet Sites Rd. Time estimated by radar. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Spring Hill | - | SS Department of Public Safety reported a tree down in the roadway. Time estimated based on radar. |
| May 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Spring Hill | - | Downburst winds from a severe thunderstorm continued to move east across Richland County. Numerous trees were snapped and uprooted in the Portrait Hill neighborhood near Chapin. Further east, trees were downed at Freshly Mill Rd and Carrie Shealy Rd, 2800 Kennerly Rd, Pineway Rd and Friendly Woods Rd, Muller Rd and Pinegrove Rd, Muddy Ford Rd and Wash Lever Rd, and along Interstate 77 north of Exit 28 (Blythewood Rd). |
| April 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Spring Hill | - | SC Highway Patrol reported trees down on Broad River Rd and Mike Stuck Rd. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Spring Hill | - | SCHP reported tree in roadway on Broad River Rd at Miller Eleazer Rd. Time estimated. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Spring Hill | - | Trees and power lines downed along Wash Lever Rd. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| White Rock | 2.2 miles | 16 | |
| Summerville | 2.6 miles | 16 | |
| Hilton | 2.8 miles | 16 | |
| Ballentine | 4.4 miles | 20 | |
| Ballentine Landing | 4.9 miles | 20 | |
| East Lake | 5.9 miles | 20 | |
| Littleton | 5.9 miles | 18 | |
| Calla (historical) | 6.8 miles | 18 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1251002. 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.







