Talatha, South Carolina
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1920 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the New Ellenton census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29803. The Survey maps it on the New Ellenton quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 18 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.
- 1920 USGS Talatha quadrangle1:48000
- 1921 USGS Talatha quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1943 USGS Augusta East quadrangle1:125000
- 1943 USGS Talatha 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
- 1965 USGS New Ellenton quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1982 USGS Barnwell quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
250 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 250 fires within 5 miles of Talatha between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,364 acres in total. 22 started naturally. 22 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 | 94 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 71 |
| Natural | 22 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 22 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 15 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 13 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 6 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Other causes | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2004 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 10 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 September 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 September 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 September 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 September 2003 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 September 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
10 since 2010Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Talatha in 10 storm reports between 2010 and 2026: 9 thunderstorm wind, 1 heavy rain. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Talatha | $4,000 | Highway Patrol reported trees down along Hwy 278 near Three Runs Creek. |
| August 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Talatha | $2,000 | Sheriff reported trees down east of Jackson. |
| April 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Talatha | - | Aiken County Sheriff Office reported trees down along Hwy 278 and Boggy Gut Rd. Time estimated by radar. |
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Talatha | - | Aiken County EM reported a tree fell on a car and destroyed it on Jackson Ave. Time estimated by radar. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Talatha | - | SC Highway Patrol reports a tree down in the roadway along US 278 at SC 19. Time estimated by radar. |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Talatha | - | Sheriff dispatch reported trees down along Williston Rd near Boggy Gut Rd. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Talatha | - | Public report, via social media, of multiple trees down and minor structural damage at Three Runs Plantation near New Ellenton. Time estimated. |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Talatha | - | Tree in roadway at Boggy Gut Rd and US Hwy 278. Time estimated. |
| March 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Talatha | - | Instrument in Savannah River Site at Area A wind tower, at 200 feet above the ground, measured a wind gust of 81 MPH between 1115 PM and 1130 PM EDT. |
| June 2013 | Heavy Rain | Talatha | - | Spotter reported 3.70 inches of rain since 8am with 2 inches falling between 1:40 and 2:10pm EDT. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson Crossroads | 1.1 miles | 18 | |
| New Ellenton | 2.1 miles | 18 | |
| Dry Branch | 2.7 miles | 18 | |
| Oak Hill | 3.4 miles | 18 | |
| Hawthorne (historical) | 4.3 miles | 18 | |
| Hollow Creek | 4.5 miles | 19 | |
| Chukker Creek | 6.1 miles | 18 | |
| Talatha Farms | 6.1 miles | 18 |
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 Q122550376 | 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 1227022. 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.










