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.
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.
Warrenville Elementary Schoollisted 2002 · 0.7 miles away
Warren Milllisted 2016 · 0.7 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 19 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.
- 1923 USGS Warrenville quadrangle1:62500
- 1923 USGS Warrenville quadrangle1:48000
- 1928 USGS Warrenville quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1943 USGS Warrenville quadrangle1:62500
- 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
- 1964 USGS Graniteville quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1971 USGS Graniteville quadrangle1:24000
- 1983 USGS Aiken quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
535 since 1992Regional 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/undetermined | 154 |
| Debris and open burning | 130 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 95 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 89 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 17 |
| Natural | 15 |
| Smoking | 10 |
| Other causes | 7 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 6 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Fireworks | 3 |
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 2008 | Natural | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 September 2020 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 September 2009 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 2017 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 2013 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 2017 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 2009 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 45 shownRegional 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unidentified Mine | Stone, Dimension | Past Producer | Igneous Intrusive | |
| Aiken Mine | Kaolin | Producer | ||
| Barden Mine | Kaolin | Unknown | ||
| Graniteville Mine | Kaolin | Producer | ||
| Langley Mine | Kaolin | Producer | ||
| Rodgers-Younce Mine | Kaolin | Unknown | ||
| Gene Williams Sand & Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| McKie Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| McKie Sand Pit Number 1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | Sedimentary | |
| McKie Sand Pit Number 2 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | Sedimentary |
Storms near this place
9 since 2013Regional 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 2019 | Flash Flood | Stiefeltown | $20,000 | A dam near Richardsons Lake Rd and Woodlake Dr burst. Multiple vehicles sustained damage and water entered a home. Times estimated. |
| January 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stiefeltown | $6,000 | Sheriff reported a few trees down on powerlines in the southwest side of town. |
| August 2025 | Flash Flood | Stiefeltown | - | Aiken County Emergency Manager reported flash flooding on Howlandville Rd near Pine Log Rd. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stiefeltown | - | SC Highway Patrol reported a tree in the roadway. Time estimated by radar. |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stiefeltown | - | Sheriff dispatch reported trees and power lines down along A P Nivens St near Gregg St in Graniteville. |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stiefeltown | - | SCHP reported a tree down blocking the roadway on Augusta Rd (SC 421). |
| May 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stiefeltown | - | SCHP reported trees down along Trolley Line Rd near Proud Pacer Dr. Time estimated. |
| April 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stiefeltown | - | Tree down Gregg Hwy and University Ln. |
| March 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stiefeltown | - | SC Highway Patrol reported multiple trees down on Dibble Rd at Westcliff Dr, and at Old Dibble Rd at Lewis Lane. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Warrenville | 0.5 miles | 19 | |
| Madison | 0.8 miles | 19 | |
| Graniteville | 1.0 miles | 19 | |
| Mixville | 1.3 miles | 19 | |
| Midland Valley | 1.3 miles | 19 | |
| Gregg Park | 1.6 miles | 19 | |
| Westcliff | 1.7 miles | 19 | |
| Rennie (historical) | 1.9 miles | 19 |
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 Q122540652 | 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 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.











