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Walhalla, South Carolina

20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Walhalla census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29691. The Survey maps it on the Walhalla quadrangle. 4,072 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,033 feet above sea level.

Walhalla within Oconee County

On record in Walhalla

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 9 records

Surveyed buildings and structures 1 record

Population over time

2 figures

Walhalla fell from 4,263 to 4,072 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.

YearPeople Change
20104,263
20204,072-191 (-4%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 surveys from 20 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Photographs

2 photographs,

Taken for the Office of War Information and the Farm Security Administration, who photographed the country between 1935 and 1944. Works of United States government photographers, with no known restriction on use. Each opens its catalogue record.

William Richards House, Walhalla Vicinity, Oconee (historical), Oconee County, SC
William Richards House, Walhalla Vicinity, Oconee (historical), Oconee County, SC
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Chattooga River Bridge, Spanning Chattooga River on U.S. 76, Walhalla, Oconee County, SC
Chattooga River Bridge, Spanning Chattooga River on U.S. 76, Walhalla, Oconee County, SC
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress

Fires near this place

150 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 150 fires within 5 miles of Walhalla between 1992 and 2020, burning about 423 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 11 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/undetermined55
Debris and open burning53
Arson/incendiarism11
Equipment and vehicle use10
Recreation and ceremony5
Smoking5
Misuse of fire by a minor3
Natural3
Other causes2
Power generation/transmission/distribution2
Fireworks1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
7 September 2002Debris and open burning8.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
28 September 1998Debris and open burning1.5 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
27 September 2019Debris and open burning1.5 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
19 September 1999Arson/incendiarismunder an acreSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
16 September 1998Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
14 September 1999Debris and open burning5.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
9 August 1999Smokingunder an acreFrancis Marion & Sumter National ForestsTUNNEL
8 August 2011Power generation/transmission/distributionunder an acreSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Oconee County

Mines and quarries near this place

5 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Walhalla: 2 past producers, 1 prospect, 1 unknown, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Granite, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Marble, 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Marble ProspectMarble, DimensionProspect
Oconee QuarryGranite, Stone, Crushed/BrokenPast ProducerMetamorphic
Oconee Rock QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Walhalla QuarryGranite, Stone, Crushed/BrokenUnknownMetamorphic
Walhalla QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer

Every working recorded in Oconee County

Storms near this place

60 of 91 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Walhalla in 91 storm reports between 1993 and 2025: 49 thunderstorm wind, 35 hail, 3 flash flood, 2 tornado. The reports record 1 injury. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
January 1995Thunderstorm WindWalhalla1 hurt, $5,000no account filed
February 1997Thunderstorm WindWalhalla$130,000no account filed
June 2006Flash FloodWalhalla$25,000Levi Lane, Debra Lane, and Seed Farm Road were all washed out, and numerous other roads were closed due to flooding, mainly in areas from Walhalla south to between Seneca and Westminster. Most of the flooding was due to poor drainage, but some of it was likely due to flooding streams. Closed roads included E Halfway Branch, Antebellum, Avondale, Mauldin Mill, Sertoma Field, and Camp.
July 2004Thunderstorm WindWalhalla$25,000Trees were blown down in the Lake Keowee area. A number of homes were damaged by falling trees.
September 2022Flash FloodWalhalla$10,000Multiple sources reported flash flooding developed over western Oconee County after 4 to 7 inches of rain fell in around 6 hours. Impacts were generally limited to inundated roads, including Stribling Shoals Rd and Coffee Rd at the confluence of White Fork and Coneross Creeks. The Chauga River and Ramsey Creek caused significant flooding of Chau Ram Park and Ramsey Creek Rd. Multiple roads were reported flooded and closed closer to Westminster, including Clearmont Rd, which was inundated by Colonels Fork Creek.
June 2022Thunderstorm WindWalhalla$10,000Multiple trees were blown down in the Walhalla area, with one tree on a house.
January 1995Thunderstorm WindWalhalla$10,000no account filed
January 1996Thunderstorm WindWalhalla$5,000no account filed
September 2004Tornado (F0)Walhalla$2,000This weak tornado blew down numerous trees and power lines along its 5-mile track.
April 2013Thunderstorm WindWalhalla$1,000A tree was blown down on Main St, bringing down a power line that fell on a vehicle, briefly trapping an occupant.
August 2002Thunderstorm WindWalhalla$1,000A few trees and powerlines were blown down.
February 1998Thunderstorm WindWalhalla$300no account filed
May 2025Thunderstorm WindWalhalla-Law enforcement reported a few trees blown down west of Walhalla.
June 2025Thunderstorm WindWalhalla-County comms reported trees blown down at Church St and West Union Rd.
July 2023Thunderstorm WindWalhalla-Law enforcement reported a few trees blown down between Walhalla and Westminster.
August 2023Thunderstorm WindWalhalla-County comms reported trees blown down in the Walhalla area.
April 2022HailWalhalla-Sheriff deputy reported quarter size hail near Walhalla.
September 2022FloodWalhalla-Although heavy rain tapered off across Oconee County during the late morning, flooding due to the overnight and early morning rainfall persisted into the early afternoon before receding.
August 2019Thunderstorm WindWalhalla-County comms reported a few trees blown down on South Tugaloo St.
August 2018HailWalhalla-Public reported (via Social Media) penny size hail in the Walhalla area.
May 2017Thunderstorm WindWalhalla-FD reported a few trees and powerlines blown down off Highway 183 near Walhalla.
July 2017Thunderstorm WindWalhalla-County comms reported a tree blown down near Mountain Rest and another tree down near downtown Walhalla.
May 2016HailWalhalla-Public reported (via social media) quarter size hail on Sertoma Field.
July 2016Thunderstorm WindWalhalla-HAM Radio operator reported multiple power lines blown down across Oconee County, from north of Walhalla to the Westminster area.
April 2015HailWalhalla-Spotters reported penny to quarter size hail in the Walhalla area.
August 2014Thunderstorm WindWalhalla-County comms reported multiple trees and power lines blown down on South Laurel St.
August 2014Thunderstorm WindWalhalla-County comms reported a tree blown down in Walhalla and another tree down on Adams Sullivan Rd (2 SW).
June 2014HailWalhalla-Spotter reported larger than golf ball size hail.
June 2014HailWalhalla-Public reported quarter size hail.
August 2013HailWalhalla-Up to quarter size hail was reported in the Walhalla area.
August 2013Thunderstorm WindWalhalla-A few trees and power lines were blown down to the north of Walhalla, including on Rocky Noll Road at Lusk Road and Marino Lane.
January 2013Thunderstorm WindWalhalla-Multiple trees and power lines were blown down in the Walhalla area.
January 2013Thunderstorm WindWalhalla-Multiple trees were blown down, with one tree on a mobile home near Salem.
March 2012Thunderstorm WindWalhalla-A few trees were blown down in the Walhalla area.
May 2011HailWalhalla-Dime to nickel size hail fell at the intersection of Hesse Highway and Rock Crusher Rd.
June 2011Thunderstorm WindWalhalla-Multiple trees were blown down in the Walhalla area.
June 2010Thunderstorm WindWalhalla-Multiple trees were blown down in and around Walhalla.
August 2010Thunderstorm WindWalhalla-Multiple trees and power lines were blown down from the west side of Walhalla to the downtown area. One tree was blown onto a home near Muller Rd and Coffee Rd.
July 2008Thunderstorm WindWalhalla-Trees were blown down on Unity Church Rd.
July 2007Thunderstorm WindWalhalla-Several trees blown down in the Walhalla area.
August 2006Thunderstorm WindWalhalla-A couple trees blown down.
June 2005Thunderstorm WindWalhalla-Trees down and a power outage off highway 188 around Lake Keowee.
August 2005Thunderstorm WindWalhalla-Trees down.
August 2005Thunderstorm WindWalhalla-Several trees down across the county, with most of the damage concentrated along highway 183.
June 2004Thunderstorm WindWalhalla-Numerous trees were blown down.
July 2004Thunderstorm WindWalhalla-Several trees were blown down, and the tops were sheared out of several other trees in a small section of Oconee State Park. One tree fell through a tent, narrowly missing its occupants.
August 2004Thunderstorm WindWalhalla-Several trees were blown down. There were also sporadic power outages throughout the county.
November 2004Thunderstorm WindWalhalla-Trees blown down in the Friendship Community on Campbell Bridge Rd.
July 2003Thunderstorm WindWalhalla-A couple of trees were blown down.
June 2002Thunderstorm WindWalhalla-Some trees were blown down along Highway 11.
July 2002Thunderstorm WindWalhalla-A tree and several large limbs were blown down in and around Walhalla.
June 2001HailWalhalla-Storm spotter reported golfball-sized hail.
July 2001Thunderstorm WindWalhalla-Numerous trees and power lines down around Keowee Key, and as far west as West Union. One person was trapped in a car by a fallen tree. At least 100 trees were knocked down onto roads, and another 100 on private property.
July 2001HailWalhalla-Quarter-sized hail reported just outside Walhalla.
April 2012HailWalhalla-no account filed
March 2012HailWalhalla-no account filed
June 2008HailWalhalla-no account filed
June 2007HailWalhalla-no account filed
May 2006Thunderstorm WindWalhalla-no account filed
July 2006HailWalhalla-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Oconee County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Dutch Fork0.9 miles20
West Union1.2 miles20
Colonial Heights1.8 miles20
Burns Mill1.9 miles20
Springdale2.0 miles20
Oakmont2.1 miles20
Crystal Falls2.2 miles20
Eastcliff2.4 miles20

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 WalhallaAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q1993359The 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 1230451. 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.