Toxaway, South Carolina
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1893 and the latest in 1979. It stands in the Anderson census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29624. It stands on Depot Creek. The Survey maps it on the Anderson South quadrangle.
On record in Toxaway
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 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Kennedy Street Schoollisted 2007 · 0.8 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 14 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.
- 1893 USGS Elberton quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1954 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Anderson South quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1979 USGS Abbeville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
93 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 93 fires within 5 miles of Toxaway between 1992 and 2020, burning about 252 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 10 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 | 36 |
| Debris and open burning | 22 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 10 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 7 |
| Smoking | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 2009 | Debris and open burning | 2.5 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 2010 | Smoking | 6.1 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 August 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 14 August 1999 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 1 August 1999 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 1 August 1999 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
8 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Toxaway: 4 producers, 3 prospects, 1 unknown. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Mica, Titanium, Iron, Gemstone. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beaver Creek | Titanium, Iron | Unknown | Vein Outcrop Exposure | |
| Mcconnell Prospect | Mica, Gemstone | Prospect | ||
| Cliff Webb Prospect | Mica | Prospect | ||
| J A Jones Prospect | Mica | Prospect | ||
| Anderson Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | 1973 | |
| Anderson Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Broadway Mine | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Tribble Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | Metamorphic |
Storms near this place
13 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Toxaway in 13 storm reports between 2009 and 2025: 11 thunderstorm wind, 1 lightning, 1 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2011 | Lightning | Toxaway | $50,000 | Lightning struck an unoccupied home on High Shoals Rd, igniting a fire that destroyed the structure. |
| November 2025 | Hail | Toxaway | - | Multiple public reports of quarter to golf ball sized hail were received between Anderson and Honea Path, from the Belton Highway and Highway 252 intersection to just north of Honea Path. |
| July 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Toxaway | - | County comms reported several trees blown down along Belton Hwy. Media reported additional trees down nearby on Gilmer Rd. |
| August 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Toxaway | - | County comms reported a tree blown down on power lines at the intersection of Snow Rd and Amber Dr and another tree down at Highways 252 and 76. |
| July 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Toxaway | - | Highway Patrol reported a tree blown down at Lakeside Dr and Shirley Store Rd. Public reported another tree down just south of Belton. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Toxaway | - | County comms reported multiple trees blown down at E Calhoun St and Old Colony Rd. |
| August 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Toxaway | - | Highway Patrol reported a tree blown down at Highway 178 and Serena Cir and another tree down at Jule Martin Rd and Highway 252. |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Toxaway | - | Trees were blown down on Amity Rd, about 4 miles east of Anderson. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Toxaway | - | A tree was blown down near the intersection of Shirley Store Rd and highway 76 and another near the intersection of highways 185 and 28. |
| February 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Toxaway | - | Trees were blown down on Oak Hill Dr, about 4 miles northeast of Anderson. |
| May 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Toxaway | - | Large tree limbs were blown down on the southeast side of Anderson. |
| May 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Toxaway | - | A large canopy was blown over and a canoe picked up and tossed about 100 feet on Broadway Lake. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Toxaway | - | Trees were blown down along highway 76 south of Belton. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson Gardens | 0.8 miles | 13 | |
| Heritage Hills | 1.1 miles | 17 | |
| Anderson | 1.2 miles | 17 | |
| Highland Acres | 1.2 miles | 17 | |
| Fairfield Acres | 1.2 miles | 13 | |
| Caldwell Village | 1.3 miles | 14 | |
| Carolina Springs | 1.3 miles | 14 | |
| Williamsburg Manor | 1.3 miles | 17 |
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 Q122542350 | 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 1231870. 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.




