Summerton, South Carolina
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1990. It stands in the Summerton census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29148. It stands on Scott Branch. The Survey maps it on the Summerton quadrangle. 814 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 138 feet above sea level.
On record in Summerton
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 4 records
James Buildinglisted 2007
Senn's Grist Mill-Blacksmith Shop-Orange Crush Bottling Plantlisted 2000
Summerton High Schoollisted 1994- Scott's Branch High Schoollisted 2023
Population over time
2 figuresSummerton fell from 1,000 to 814 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 | 1,000 | |
| 2020 | 814 | -186 (-19%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 13 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.
- 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
- 1971 USGS Summerton quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1979 USGS Summerton quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Sumter quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS Sumter quadrangle1:100000
Photographs
8 of 13 photographs shown, 1939Taken 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.
Wolcott, Marion Post, 1939. Library of Congress
Wolcott, Marion Post, 1939. Library of Congress
Wolcott, Marion Post, 1939. Library of Congress
Wolcott, Marion Post, 1939. Library of Congress
Wolcott, Marion Post, 1939. Library of Congress
Wolcott, Marion Post, 1939. Library of Congress
Wolcott, Marion Post, 1939. Library of Congress
Wolcott, Marion Post, 1939. Library of Congress
Every photograph of Clarendon County
Fires near this place
683 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 683 fires within 5 miles of Summerton between 1992 and 2020, burning about 4,063 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 163 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 | 273 |
| Debris and open burning | 206 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 163 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 24 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2018 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | 6.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
53 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Summerton in 53 storm reports between 1995 and 2025: 32 thunderstorm wind, 19 hail, 1 tornado, 1 lightning. The reports record 1 death. 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 2000 | Lightning | Summerton | 1 killed | Lightning struck a tree and vehicle parked under it. One man was killed when he was getting out of the vehicle during the incident. |
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Summerton | $160,000 | Black River Electric Coop reported trees and powerlines down in Summerton. |
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Summerton | $16,000 | Black River Electric Coop reported trees and powerlines down in Summerton. |
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Summerton | $7,000 | Powerlines down and outages in and around Summerton. |
| May 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Summerton | $4,000 | County dispatch reported trees down on powerlines on Mood St. in Summerton. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Summerton | $4,000 | DOT reported several trees down in the Summerton area. |
| May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Summerton | $3,000 | Highway Patrol reported trees down near mile markers 108 and 110 on I-95. |
| August 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Summerton | $3,000 | Dispatch reported a couple of trees down on I-95 south at mile marker 109 and DOT reported a couple of trees down on Malin Drive in Summerton. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Summerton | $2,000 | Sheriff reports trees down on Bingle Pond Road. |
| May 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Summerton | $2,000 | DOT reported trees down east of Summerton on SC Hwys 40, 64, and 226. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Summerton | $1,000 | Sheriff reported medium to large limbs down on Jacks Creek Road. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Summerton | - | Clarendon dispatch reported a tree downed blocking the roadway on South Cantey St. in Summerton. Time estimated by radar. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Summerton | - | Spotter reported trees down on his property. Time estimated by radar. |
| January 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Summerton | - | A tree was downed onto the roadway near 2697 Governor Richardson Rd in Summerton. | Time estimated. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Summerton | - | SC Highway Patrol reported a tree down in roadway on I-95, east of Summerton. Time estimated by radar. |
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Summerton | - | Clarendon County 911 Dispatch reports multiple trees down just outside Summerton. |
| July 2015 | Hail | Summerton | - | Public reported penny size hail around Summerton. The fire department also estimated wind gusts of 45mph. |
| May 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Summerton | - | Highway Patrol reported trees down along I-95 between mile markers 107 and 109. |
| April 2011 | Hail | Summerton | - | Sheriff reported 1 inchf hail on Furse Road. |
| July 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Summerton | - | Public reported large branches down in and around Summerton. |
| June 2008 | Hail | Summerton | - | Public reported penny size hail in the Summerton area. |
| June 2008 | Hail | Summerton | - | Carolina King Park reported penny size hail. |
| March 2008 | Hail | Summerton | - | Sheriff reported nickel size hail on Governors Richardson road. |
| July 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Summerton | - | Sheriff reported several trees down on I-95 from Summerton to Manning. |
| May 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Summerton | - | Highway dept reported a few trees down on hwy 403 just off I-95. |
| June 2007 | Hail | Summerton | - | Post Office reported nickel size hail which started to cover the ground. |
| June 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Summerton | - | EM reported powerlines down in Summerton. |
| June 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Summerton | - | Black River Electric Coop reported trees down at Jacks Creek Marina. |
| April 2006 | Hail | Summerton | - | Marina reported nickel size hail. |
| July 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Summerton | - | Sheriff reported a few trees down on Rogers road. |
| May 2006 | Hail | Summerton | - | Public reported 1 inch hail. |
| June 2006 | Hail | Summerton | - | Panola Recycling Center reported 3/4 inch hail. |
| March 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Summerton | - | City police reported several trees down. |
| October 2005 | Hail | Summerton | - | Sheriff reported golf ball size hail in Summerton. |
| June 2004 | Hail | Summerton | - | Goat Island Resort reported 3/4 inch hail. |
| June 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Summerton | - | Goat Is. Resort reported several trees down in the area and very heavy rain. |
| May 2003 | Hail | Summerton | - | Emergency manager reported 3/4 inch hail in Summerton. |
| October 2003 | Hail | Summerton | - | Polly's Landing Marina reported 3/4 inch hail. |
| July 2002 | Hail | Summerton | - | Sheriff reported 3/4 inch hail in Summerton. |
| May 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Summerton | - | Sheriff reported trees down. |
| February 1999 | Hail | Summerton | - | City police reported 1 inch hail. |
| August 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Summerton | - | Highway Dept. reported a couple of trees down on highways. |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Summerton | - | EPD reported pontoon boat destroyed and one blown across bay at Camp Bob Cooper. |
| June 1998 | Hail | Summerton | - | Sheriff reported 3/4 inch hail. |
| May 1998 | Hail | Summerton | - | Spotter reported 3/4 inch hail at Jack's Creek Marina. |
| July 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Summerton | - | Summerton Police reported trees down on Francis Marion road. |
| July 1997 | Hail | Summerton | - | Police report quarter size hail along I-95. |
| July 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Summerton | - | Police report trees down along route 102. |
| November 1995 | Tornado | Summerton | - | Tornado touched down in a grove of trees and took them down. |
| November 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Summerton | - | Power lines down from thunderstorm winds. |
| June 1996 | Hail | Summerton | - | no account filed |
| July 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Summerton | - | no account filed |
| July 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Summerton | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belser Crossroads | 2.3 miles | 15 | |
| Davis Crossroads | 2.9 miles | 13 | |
| Saint Paul | 3.1 miles | 15 | |
| Panola | 4.6 miles | 14 | |
| Davis Station | 4.6 miles | 13 | |
| Silver | 4.8 miles | 14 | |
| Halleytown | 5.7 miles | 14 | |
| Rodgers | 6.1 miles | 13 |
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 Summerton | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q2275962 | 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 1251072. 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.
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.








