Vaucluse, South Carolina
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1923 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the Aiken census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29801. It stands on Good Spring Branch. The Survey maps it on the Graniteville quadrangle. It stands 331 feet above sea level.
On record in Vaucluse
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 1 record
Vaucluse Mill Village Historic Districtlisted 1996
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 19 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.
- 1923 USGS Warrenville quadrangle1:62500
- 1923 USGS Warrenville quadrangle1:48000
- 1928 USGS Warrenville quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1943 USGS Warrenville 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
- 1964 USGS Graniteville quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1971 USGS Graniteville quadrangle1:24000
- 1983 USGS Aiken quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
487 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 487 fires within 5 miles of Vaucluse between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,250 acres in total. 19 started naturally. 47 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 | 155 |
| Debris and open burning | 153 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 57 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 47 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 28 |
| Natural | 19 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 9 |
| Smoking | 8 |
| Other causes | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
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 2008 | Natural | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 2013 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | 9.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 2017 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 2017 | Smoking | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 32 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 32 workings within 5 miles of Vaucluse: 18 past producers, 9 unknowns, 5 producers. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Clay, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Kaolin, Stone, Dimension. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unidentified Mine | Stone, Dimension | Past Producer | Igneous Intrusive | |
| Unnamed Granite Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Unknown | Igneous Intrusion | |
| Barden Mine | Kaolin | Unknown | ||
| Graniteville Mine | Kaolin | Producer | ||
| G.L.Williams Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gene Williams Sand & Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| McKie Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| McKie Sand Pit Number 1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | Sedimentary | |
| McKie Sand Pit Number 2 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | Sedimentary | |
| McKie Sand Pit Number 2 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
9 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Vaucluse in 9 storm reports between 2000 and 2023: 4 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, 1 flood, 1 tornado. 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 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Vaucluse | $4,000 | Highway Patrol reported trees down along Old Graniteville Road and along I-20 near Vaucluse. |
| June 2013 | Flood | Vaucluse | $2,000 | SC Highway Patrol reported a road closure on I-20 eastbound near mile marker 17. |
| March 2023 | Hail | Vaucluse | - | Dime size hail reported on Interstate 20 near mile marker 15. Time estimated. |
| July 2022 | Hail | Vaucluse | - | Nickel size hail reported on Vaucluse Road near Bridgestone. |
| February 2020 | Tornado (EF1) | Vaucluse | - | A NWS Storm Survey Team determined that an EF-1 tornado, with wind speeds up to 105 mph, occurred north of Vaucluse in Aiken County, SC on Thursday, 2/6/20. The tornado began just beyond a perimeter trail on the southwest side of Stable View Farm. The tornado continued northeast across the farm where it snapped and uprooted numerous pine trees. The tornado caused minor roof damage to a barn, overturned a detached semi trailer, and destroyed 5 stables that were constructed of aluminum and hard vinyl along Springfield Church Road. The tornado then continued |northeast, crossing Westo Road, then causing damage around a house on Smith Lane where it overturned a small equipment trailer and a small RV trailer which then landed on top of an SUV. There was minor roof damage to the house along with numerous snapped and uprooted pine trees around the property. The tornado then lifted as it crossed a field on the north side of Smith Lane. Additional straight-line wind damage in the form of a few snapped or uprooted pine trees was observed northeast along Indian Springs Road to Old Lawson Road. The tornado was on the ground for approximately 1.15 miles and had a path width of around 75 yards at its widest point. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Vaucluse | - | Trees down at Vaucluse Rd and Hancock Rd. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Vaucluse | - | Law enforcement reported trees down along Vaucluse Road and Old Vaucluse Road. |
| June 2015 | Hail | Vaucluse | - | Public reported dime to penny size hail. |
| July 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Vaucluse | - | EPD reported trees down on vehicles. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rennie (historical) | 2.3 miles | 19 | |
| Springdale | 2.4 miles | 19 | |
| Gregg Park | 2.7 miles | 19 | |
| Graniteville | 3.4 miles | 19 | |
| Rainbow Falls | 3.8 miles | 19 | |
| Madison | 3.9 miles | 19 | |
| Aiken Heights | 3.9 miles | 19 | |
| Kalmia Landing | 4.0 miles | 19 |
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 Vaucluse | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7917240 | 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 1251291. 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.











