Springtown, South Carolina
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1919 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the Olar census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29003. The Survey maps it on the Clear Pond quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 15 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.
- 1919 USGS Olar quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1943 USGS Olar quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Augusta quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Augusta quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Augusta quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Augusta quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Augusta quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS Barnwell quadrangle1:100000
- 1982 USGS Clear Pond quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
159 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 159 fires within 5 miles of Springtown between 1992 and 2020, burning about 760 acres in total. 3 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/undetermined | 62 |
| Debris and open burning | 61 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 16 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 9 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Smoking | 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 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 September 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 September 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 August 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 13 August 2019 | Natural | 45 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 11 August 2002 | Equipment and vehicle use | 15 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 July 1998 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 July 2016 | 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
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Springtown: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Limestone, General. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirkland Mine | Limestone, General | Producer | 1981 |
Storms near this place
8 since 2007Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Springtown in 8 storm reports between 2007 and 2024: 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Springtown | $10,000 | Sheriff reported trees down at Clear Pond road and Hwy 601. |
| March 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Springtown | $4,000 | DOT reported several trees down along Hwy 301. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Springtown | $4,000 | Sheriff reported trees down on Ehrhardt Road between Hwy 301 and Olar. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Springtown | $3,000 | Dispatch reported trees down in the area of Clear Pond Road and Hwy 601. |
| April 2007 | Tornado (EF0) | Springtown | $1,000 | An EF0 tracked across the rural roads taking down trees and a few powerlines in its path. |
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Springtown | - | Bamberg County dispatch reported a tree down over Erhardt Road near the intersection of Tabernacle Road. Time estimated by radar. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Springtown | - | SC DOT reported several trees down in the area of Clear Pond Rd, Orange Grove Rd, and Ehrhardt Rd. Time estimated. |
| May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Springtown | - | Bamberg dispatch relayed report from the public of a tree down on power lines, causing a power outage, near US Hwy 301 and the bridge over the Little Salkehatchie river. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Govan | 4.0 miles | 16 | |
| Clear Pond | 4.3 miles | 15 | |
| Luther (historical) | 4.8 miles | 15 | |
| Olar | 5.1 miles | 16 | |
| Bamberg | 6.6 miles | 15 | |
| Ott (historical) | 6.7 miles | 15 | |
| Hughes | 7.1 miles | 15 | |
| Sato | 7.4 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1230984. 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.








