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Stateburg, South Carolina

14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1943 and the latest in 1990. It stands in the Shaw AFB-Horatio census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29154. The Survey maps it on the Wedgefield quadrangle. 1,593 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 305 feet above sea level.

Stateburg within Sumter County

On record in Stateburg

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 2 records

Surveyed buildings and structures 12 of 21 shown

Every surveyed structure in Sumter County

Population over time

3 figures

Stateburg grew from 1,264 to 1,593 between 2000 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.

YearPeople Change
20001,264
20101,380+116 (+9%)
20201,593+213 (+15%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

9 surveys from 14 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.

Photographs

8 of 20 photographs shown,

Taken for the Office of War Information and the Farm Security Administration, who photographed the country between 1935 and 1944. Works of United States government photographers, with no known restriction on use. Each opens its catalogue record.

Borough House, Dependency, State Route 261 & Garners Ferry Road, Stateburg, Sumter County, SC
Borough House, Dependency, State Route 261 & Garners Ferry Road, Stateburg, Sumter County, SC
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Gen. Thomas Sumter Tomb, Stateburg, Sumter County, SC
Gen. Thomas Sumter Tomb, Stateburg, Sumter County, SC
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Borough House, Hooper Tombs, State Route 261 & Garners Ferry Road, Stateburg, Sumter County, SC
Borough House, Hooper Tombs, State Route 261 & Garners Ferry Road, Stateburg, Sumter County, SC
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Borough House, West Side State Route 261, about .1 mile south side of junction with old Garners Ferry Road, Stateburg, Sumter County, SC
Borough House, West Side State Route 261, about .1 mile south side of junction with old Garners Ferry Road, Stateburg, Sumter County, SC
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Borough House, Kitchen-Storehouse, State Route 261 & Garners Ferry Road, Stateburg, Sumter County, SC
Borough House, Kitchen-Storehouse, State Route 261 & Garners Ferry Road, Stateburg, Sumter County, SC
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Brookland Plantation House, Old Charleston Road (State Route 261), Stateburg, Sumter County, SC
Brookland Plantation House, Old Charleston Road (State Route 261), Stateburg, Sumter County, SC
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Borough House, Dr. Anderson's Office, State Route 261 & Garners Ferry Road, Stateburg, Sumter County, SC
Borough House, Dr. Anderson's Office, State Route 261 & Garners Ferry Road, Stateburg, Sumter County, SC
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Borough House, Hay Barn, State Route 261 & Garners Ferry Road, Stateburg, Sumter County, SC
Borough House, Hay Barn, State Route 261 & Garners Ferry Road, Stateburg, Sumter County, SC
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress

Every photograph of Sumter County

Fires near this place

272 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 272 fires within 5 miles of Stateburg between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,177 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 28 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 burning124
Missing data/not specified/undetermined81
Arson/incendiarism28
Misuse of fire by a minor17
Equipment and vehicle use8
Smoking7
Natural3
Power generation/transmission/distribution2
Other causes2

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
8 September 2000Debris and open burning4.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
5 September 2014Other causesunder an acreSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
25 September 2019Debris and open burning2.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
25 September 2010Debris and open burning3.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
25 September 1996Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
24 September 2019Debris and open burning1.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
24 September 2010Debris and open burningunder an acreSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
19 September 2008Arson/incendiarism3.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Sumter County

Mines and quarries near this place

5 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Stateburg: 2 unknowns, 2 prospects, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Clay, Iron, Iron, Zirconium, Thorium, Titanium. 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
Wateree RiverIron, Zirconium, Thorium, TitaniumUnknownPlacer , Modern , Fluvial (Gravel Bar)
H M Mclaurin ProspectIronProspect
Victor Moise ProspectIronProspect
Wedgefield MineClayUnknownSedimentary
Wedgefield Waterree PitClayProducer

Every working recorded in Sumter County

Storms near this place

15 since 2003

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Stateburg in 15 storm reports between 2003 and 2025: 12 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 1 tornado, 1 flash flood. 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
September 2024Tornado (EF0)Stateburg$45,000A brief, but wide, EF-0 tornado associated with Hurricane Helene |began near Squaw Valley Road north of Wedgefield in Sumter County |at 532 AM. The tornado uprooted multiple trees and snapped large|branches as it moved north across Cane Savannah Rd and eventually|Route 76/378. It continued into a neighborhood causing additional|large tree damage, with a tree falling across Brookland Drive.|One home on Brookland Drive suffered damage from a large|tree falling on it, while other yards had multiple large limbs|snapped and/or trees uprooted. The tornado continued northwest|causing a large tree to uproot and fall across powerlines and|North Kings Highway which caused traffic delays. The tornado|turned slightly more northward where it uprooted trees and|snapped large limbs near the Beech Creek Golf Club before it|lifted around 538 AM.
June 2025Flash FloodStateburg$10,000Sumter Sheriff office reported multiple stalled vehicles over the past hour on Hwy 261 near Raccoon Rd where Beech Creek had flowed out of its banks across the road.
April 2015Thunderstorm WindStateburg$5,000Highway Patrol reported trees down at the intersection of Hwy 261 and Deveaux Road.
July 2010Thunderstorm WindStateburg$4,000Sheriff reported trees down near Racoon and Sam Gillespie roads.
June 2009Thunderstorm WindStateburg$2,000SKYWARN spotter reported powerlines down near hwys 378 and 261.
June 2018HailStateburg$100Pea to dime size hail was reported between Wedgefield and Shaw AFB. Time estimated.
June 2025Thunderstorm WindStateburg-Sumter Fire Dept reported a tree on power lines at the intersection of Hwy 261 and Mine Hill Rd. Time estimated by radar.
May 2024Thunderstorm WindStateburg-Sumter County dispatch reports a tree down along 378 and North Kings Highway. Time estimated by radar.
June 2023Thunderstorm WindStateburg-A tree fell on US Hwy 378 and Hwy 261 just west of Shaw AFB. Time estimated.
June 2022Thunderstorm WindStateburg-Trees down on US Hwy 378 and Foxville Rd near Stateburg. Time estimated.
June 2022Thunderstorm WindStateburg-A tree was downed and was blocking a roadway near Stateburg and Shaw AFB. Time estimated.
July 2020Thunderstorm WindStateburg-SCHP reported tree down on Squaw Valley Rd at Hwy 261 and another tree down on Bronco Rd at Cane Savannah Rd. Time estimated.
May 2017Thunderstorm WindStateburg-SCHP reported trees down on Hwy 378 at Patriot Pkwy.
June 2008Thunderstorm WindStateburg-DOT reported large branches down on secondary roads in the Oakland and Statesburg area.
July 2003Thunderstorm WindStateburg-SKYWARN spotter reported trees down from Stateburg to Wedgefield.

Every storm recorded in Sumter 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
The Ruins0.5 miles14
Claremont1.7 miles14
Marden Ranchettes2.0 miles17
General Sumter Estates2.2 miles17
Dixie Crossing2.3 miles14
Springbank Hills3.0 miles14
Oakland3.0 miles17
Sanders Corner3.1 miles19

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 StateburgAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q2961609The 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 1251031. 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.