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Stiefeltown, South Carolina

19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1923 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the North Augusta census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29851. It stands on Sand River. The Survey maps it on the Graniteville quadrangle.

Stiefeltown within Aiken County

On record in Stiefeltown

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 within a mile 2 records

The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.

Topographic sheets covering this place

12 surveys from 19 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.

Fires near this place

535 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 535 fires within 5 miles of Stiefeltown between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,290 acres in total. 15 started naturally. 95 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/undetermined154
Debris and open burning130
Arson/incendiarism95
Misuse of fire by a minor89
Equipment and vehicle use17
Natural15
Smoking10
Other causes7
Power generation/transmission/distribution6
Railroad operations and maintenance5
Recreation and ceremony4
Fireworks3

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
9 September 2008Natural2.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
9 September 1998Arson/incendiarismunder an acreSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
8 September 2020Power generation/transmission/distribution2.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
8 September 2009Misuse of fire by a minor2.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
7 September 2017Misuse of fire by a minor1.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
6 September 2013Debris and open burning2.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
5 September 2017Misuse of fire by a minor2.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
4 September 2009Debris and open burning2.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Aiken County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 45 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 45 workings within 5 miles of Stiefeltown: 22 past producers, 12 unknowns, 11 producers. 11 still produce. What was taken out: Clay, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Kaolin, Stone, Dimension. 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
Unidentified MineStone, DimensionPast ProducerIgneous Intrusive
Aiken MineKaolinProducer
Barden MineKaolinUnknown
Graniteville MineKaolinProducer
Langley MineKaolinProducer
Rodgers-Younce MineKaolinUnknown
Gene Williams Sand & Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
McKie Sand PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
McKie Sand Pit Number 1Sand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknownSedimentary
McKie Sand Pit Number 2Sand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknownSedimentary

Every working recorded in Aiken County

Storms near this place

9 since 2013

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Stiefeltown in 9 storm reports between 2013 and 2025: 7 thunderstorm wind, 2 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
December 2019Flash FloodStiefeltown$20,000A dam near Richardsons Lake Rd and Woodlake Dr burst. Multiple vehicles sustained damage and water entered a home. Times estimated.
January 2013Thunderstorm WindStiefeltown$6,000Sheriff reported a few trees down on powerlines in the southwest side of town.
August 2025Flash FloodStiefeltown-Aiken County Emergency Manager reported flash flooding on Howlandville Rd near Pine Log Rd.
May 2022Thunderstorm WindStiefeltown-SC Highway Patrol reported a tree in the roadway. Time estimated by radar.
July 2022Thunderstorm WindStiefeltown-Sheriff dispatch reported trees and power lines down along A P Nivens St near Gregg St in Graniteville.
July 2022Thunderstorm WindStiefeltown-SCHP reported a tree down blocking the roadway on Augusta Rd (SC 421).
May 2021Thunderstorm WindStiefeltown-SCHP reported trees down along Trolley Line Rd near Proud Pacer Dr. Time estimated.
April 2018Thunderstorm WindStiefeltown-Tree down Gregg Hwy and University Ln.
March 2017Thunderstorm WindStiefeltown-SC Highway Patrol reported multiple trees down on Dibble Rd at Westcliff Dr, and at Old Dibble Rd at Lewis Lane.

Every storm recorded in Aiken 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
Warrenville0.5 miles19
Madison0.8 miles19
Graniteville1.0 miles19
Mixville1.3 miles19
Midland Valley1.3 miles19
Gregg Park1.6 miles19
Westcliff1.7 miles19
Rennie (historical)1.9 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.

Wikidata item Q122540652The 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 1231831. 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.