Trinity, South Carolina
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1941 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Newberry census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29108. The Survey maps it on the Silverstreet quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 12 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.
- 1941 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1953 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1960 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1963 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Silverstreet quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Newberry quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
64 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 64 fires within 5 miles of Trinity between 1992 and 2017, burning about 269 acres in total. 7 started naturally. 1 was 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 | 34 |
| Debris and open burning | 10 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 9 |
| Natural | 7 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 2003 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 September 2008 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 September 2014 | Debris and open burning | 6.5 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 14 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 31 August 2007 | Natural | 17 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 August 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | 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 Trinity: 3 past producers, 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Clay, Granite, Granite, Stone, Dimension, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abney Clay Pit | Clay | Past Producer | Sedimentary Clay | |
| Newberry Quarry | Granite | Unknown | Igneous | |
| Newberry Quarry | Granite, Stone, Dimension | Past Producer | Igneous | |
| Newberry Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
14 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Trinity in 14 storm reports between 2008 and 2024: 10 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado, 1 flash flood, 1 hail. The reports record 2 injuries. 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 2008 | Tornado (EF3) | Trinity | 2 hurt | NWS Storm Survey found an EF3 tornado touched down near Silverstreet and continued east through Prosperity then crossed into Richald county where it dissipated. Many homes in Prosperity were heavily damaged. Numerous trees and powerlines were down. There were 2 injuries. |
| February 2011 | Tornado (EF1) | Trinity | $120,000 | Storm Survey with Sheriff found numerous trees down from a microburst and an EF1 tornado from the northwest to northeast side of Silverstreet. One mobile home was destroyed, one was severely damaged, and there were no injuries. |
| February 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Trinity | $4,000 | Sheriff reported trees down on Island Ford road and verified by storm survey as a microburst. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Trinity | $3,000 | Highway Patrol reported trees down on Green Tree Road. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Trinity | $3,000 | Sheriff reported trees down at the intersection of Island Ford and Bellfast roads. |
| June 2015 | Flash Flood | Trinity | $2,000 | Dispatch reported flash flooding closing the intersection of Island Ford Road and Sandy Creek Road. Several streams were out of their banks flooding areas along side several other roads. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Trinity | - | Newberry County dispatch reported a tree down on Sandy Run Creek Rd. No cross street given. Time estimated by radar. |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Trinity | - | Newberry County Dispatch reported tree down near the intersection of Belfast Road and Harry Longshore Road. |
| September 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Trinity | - | SC Department of Transportation reported trees down on Belfast Road north of Silverstreet, SC. Time estimated by radar. |
| April 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Trinity | - | SC DOT reported multiple trees down on Trinity Springs Rd. Time estimated. |
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Trinity | - | SCHP reported a tree down on Belfast Rd at Trinity Church Rd. Time estimated. |
| July 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Trinity | - | Several trees were downed at Island Ford Rd, Green Tree Rd at Stoney Battery Rd, Belfast Rd at Stoney Battery Rd, and Timmerman Rd at Green Tree Rd. Time estimated. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Trinity | - | Report received via social media of multiple trees down in the Belfast Rd area. Time estimated. |
| April 2017 | Hail | Trinity | - | Media, via social media, posted image of 1 inch hail in Newberry. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Longshore | 1.8 miles | 13 | |
| Smyrna | 2.2 miles | 13 | |
| Silverstreet | 2.4 miles | 12 | |
| Spearman (historical) | 2.6 miles | 12 | |
| Deadfall Crossroads | 3.4 miles | 12 | |
| Bush River | 5.2 miles | 13 | |
| Helena | 5.5 miles | 13 | |
| Oldtown (historical) | 5.8 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1230422. 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.






