Travelers Rest, South Carolina
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1935 and the latest in 1991. It stands in the Travelers Rest census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29690. The Survey maps it on the Paris Mountain quadrangle. 7,788 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,096 feet above sea level.
On record in Travelers Rest
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 3 records
John H. Goodwin Houselisted 1983
George Salmon Houselisted 1988
Spring Park Innlisted 2018
Population over time
2 figuresTravelers Rest grew from 4,576 to 7,788 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 | 4,576 | |
| 2020 | 7,788 | +3,212 (+70%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 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.
- 1935 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:48000
- 1938 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:62500
- 1958 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Paris Mountain quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1984 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
122 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 122 fires within 5 miles of Travelers Rest between 1992 and 2020, burning about 363 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 15 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 | 50 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 34 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 15 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 10 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 12 September 2009 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 August 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 31 August 1998 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 August 2011 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Travelers Rest: 2 past producers, 1 unknown, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Granite, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rabun Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Crushed Stone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken, Granite | Unknown | Metamorphic | |
| Westmoreland Mine | Gold | Past Producer | Vein Some Placer Work | |
| Westmoreland Mine | Gold | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
35 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Travelers Rest in 35 storm reports between 1995 and 2026: 21 thunderstorm wind, 13 hail, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Travelers Rest | $400,000 | no account filed |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Travelers Rest | $5,000 | Public reported a large tree limb fell on and damaged the roof of a home on Kimberly Dr. |
| June 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Travelers Rest | $2,000 | no account filed |
| March 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Travelers Rest | - | Utility company reported trees blown down on power lines and causing multiple power outages between Travelers Rest and Tigerville. |
| May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Travelers Rest | - | Law enforcement and the public reported multiple trees blown down from east of Travelers Rest to the Blue Ridge community. |
| March 2017 | Hail | Travelers Rest | - | Public reported (via Social Media) 2-inch diameter hail reported off Mosteller Rd. |
| July 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Travelers Rest | - | Highway Patrol reported a tree blown down on State Park Rd and another tree down at Jackson Grove Rd and Walker Rd. |
| April 2015 | Hail | Travelers Rest | - | County comms reported quarter size hail in Travelers Rest. |
| June 2013 | Heavy Rain | Travelers Rest | - | Very heavy rain fell across northwest Greenville County during the late evening hours. An NWS employee located 3 miles south of Tigerville reported 4.63 inches of rain during the course of the evening. The heavy rain caused deep pooling of water in many locations in this mainly rural part of the county as ditches filled with water. Some roads were briefly closed and many were at least partially covered, including highways 25 and 441. |
| August 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Travelers Rest | - | Multiple trees and power lines were blown down along the highway 25/276 corridor from just south of Travelers Rest to the Furman area. |
| May 2013 | Hail | Travelers Rest | - | Quarter size hail was reported near Travelers Rest. |
| March 2012 | Hail | Travelers Rest | - | Quarter size hail fell at Southcreek Dr. |
| August 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Travelers Rest | - | A tree was blown down near the intersection of highways 25 and 276. |
| May 2010 | Hail | Travelers Rest | - | Hail up to the size of golf balls fell across the west side of Taylors. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Travelers Rest | - | Several trees were blown down near the intersection of highways 290 and 253. |
| August 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Travelers Rest | - | Numerous trees were snapped and uprooted, as well as large limbs blown down. |
| July 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Travelers Rest | - | Trees down in several areas south of Travelers Rest. |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Travelers Rest | - | A couple of trees were blown down. |
| May 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Travelers Rest | - | Numerous large tree limbs were blown down. |
| July 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Travelers Rest | - | Some trees were blown down. |
| June 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Travelers Rest | - | City and county officials reported numerous trees down in northern Greenville County. One tree damaged a fence at North Greenville College. |
| July 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Travelers Rest | - | Trees blown over onto U.S. 25. |
| July 2012 | Hail | Travelers Rest | - | no account filed |
| June 2010 | Hail | Travelers Rest | - | no account filed |
| May 2009 | Hail | Travelers Rest | - | no account filed |
| June 2009 | Hail | Travelers Rest | - | no account filed |
| July 2008 | Hail | Travelers Rest | - | no account filed |
| June 2006 | Hail | Travelers Rest | - | no account filed |
| May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Travelers Rest | - | no account filed |
| July 2003 | Hail | Travelers Rest | - | no account filed |
| May 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Travelers Rest | - | no account filed |
| June 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Travelers Rest | - | no account filed |
| June 1999 | Hail | Travelers Rest | - | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Travelers Rest | - | no account filed |
| June 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Travelers Rest | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunny Slopes | 1.2 miles | 13 | |
| Renfrew | 1.2 miles | 13 | |
| Points North | 1.3 miles | 13 | |
| Stratford Forest | 2.2 miles | 13 | |
| Little Texas | 2.4 miles | 13 | |
| Brookgreen | 2.5 miles | 13 | |
| Bellvue | 3.2 miles | 17 | |
| Richmond Hills | 3.3 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 Travelers Rest | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q2948081 | 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 1251197. 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.







