Starr, South Carolina
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1893 and the latest in 1979. It stands in the Starr census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29684. The Survey maps it on the Anderson South quadrangle. 165 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 771 feet above sea level.
Population over time
2 figuresStarr fell from 173 to 165 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 173 | |
| 2020 | 165 | -8 (-5%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 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.
- 1893 USGS Elberton quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1954 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Anderson South quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1979 USGS Abbeville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
134 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 134 fires within 5 miles of Starr between 1992 and 2020, burning about 442 acres in total. 2 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 53 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 48 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 11 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Fireworks | 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 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 2003 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 August 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 August 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 August 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 August 2011 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 August 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 21 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Starr: 2 unknowns. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Thorium, Titanium, Zirconium. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Generostee Creek | Thorium, Titanium, Zirconium | Unknown | Placer-Modern-Fluvial | |
| Big Mountain Creek | Thorium, Titanium, Zirconium | Unknown | Alluvial Placer |
Storms near this place
34 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Starr in 34 storm reports between 1995 and 2025: 26 thunderstorm wind, 7 hail, 1 lightning. The reports record 1 death and 7 injuries. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Starr | 1 killed | Department of Natural Resources reported a man and woman were thrown from their boat by a strong thunderstorm wind gust on Lake Hartwell near the Singing Pines recreation area. While the woman was quickly rescued by other boaters, the 54-year-old man was presumed drowned, as his body was never recovered. |
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Starr | 7 hurt | A camping trailer was overturned on Campers Way, with minor injuries to seven occupants. Another trailer at this site was knocked off its supporting jack. |Numerous trees were blown down in the area as well, with one tree on a vehicle. |
| May 1996 | Lightning | Starr | $5,000,000 | no account filed |
| April 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Starr | $100,000 | EM and other sources reported widespread downed trees and power lines and light to moderate damage to structures. While the swath of damaging winds impacted practically the entire county, the worst damage was found from Starr and Iva to the Honea Path area. |
| August 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Starr | $100,000 | A cabinet shop was blown apart and strewn across a highway. Its contents which were valued at $75K were destroyed. |
| November 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Starr | $1,000 | County reported a mobile home and utility building damaged. A car was reportedly moved by wind at 1109 Secton Gin Rd. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Starr | - | Public reported several trees blown down in the Starr area and a couple of trees down around Iva. |
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Starr | - | County comms reported multiple trees blown down across the southern part of the county from Starr to near Honea Path. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Starr | - | Public reported numerous trees and large limbs blown down and a flag pole bent to the ground in the area just east of Sadlers Creek State Park. |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Starr | - | County comms reported trees blown down in the Starr and Iva areas. |
| April 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Starr | - | Media reported multiple trees blown down in Starr. |
| May 2017 | Hail | Starr | - | Media relayed multiple reports of penny to nickel sized hail near Starr. |
| May 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Starr | - | Highway Patrol reported multiple trees blown down from Starr to near Belton. |
| April 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Starr | - | Trees were blown down on Trotter Rd at highway 29 and on Travis Rd about 4.5 miles north of Starr. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Starr | - | Two trees were blown down in the Starr area. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Starr | - | Multiple trees were blown down between Starr and Iva. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Starr | - | A tree was blown down on highway 29 at the state line. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Starr | - | A tree was blown down on Good Hope Church Rd near highway 81. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Starr | - | Trees and power lines were blown down near the junction of highways 187 and 29. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Starr | - | Large tree limbs were blown down. |
| August 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Starr | - | Several trees blown down along highway 187 south of Starr. |
| May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Starr | - | Estimated 60 mph winds and numerous tree limbs down along highway 29 south of Holland Store. |
| July 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Starr | - | Several trees down. |
| August 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Starr | - | Several trees were blown down and a stack of lumber was blown around. |
| March 2008 | Hail | Starr | - | no account filed |
| July 2008 | Hail | Starr | - | no account filed |
| December 2005 | Hail | Starr | - | no account filed |
| July 2003 | Hail | Starr | - | no account filed |
| July 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Starr | - | no account filed |
| August 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Starr | - | no account filed |
| July 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Starr | - | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Starr | - | no account filed |
| June 1996 | Hail | Starr | - | no account filed |
| May 1995 | Hail | Starr | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deans | 1.8 miles | 14 | |
| Flat Rock | 4.0 miles | 14 | |
| Chambert Forest | 4.5 miles | 14 | |
| Mountain Creek | 4.8 miles | 14 | |
| Allendale | 4.9 miles | 15 | |
| Meadow Fields | 5.1 miles | 14 | |
| Iva | 5.2 miles | 14 | |
| Gluck | 5.4 miles | 14 |
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.
| Wikipedia article on Starr | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q2013800 | 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 1251028. 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.




