Wallaceville, South Carolina
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1904 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Winnsboro South census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29180. It stands on Freshley Branch. The Survey maps it on the Chapin quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 16 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.
- 1904 USGS Columbia quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 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 Chapin quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1986 USGS Newberry quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
116 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 116 fires within 5 miles of Wallaceville between 1992 and 2019, burning about 442 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 5 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 | 53 |
| Debris and open burning | 22 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 16 |
| Natural | 6 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Other causes | 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 2005 | Smoking | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 September 2019 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 1997 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 September 1997 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Wallaceville: 4 past producers, 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Clay, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sand | |
| Mcmeekin Mine | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Mcmeekin Shale Pit | Clay | Past Producer | Metamorphic | |
| Richtex Mine | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Richtex Mine | Clay | Unknown | Metamorphic |
Storms near this place
2 since 2019Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Wallaceville in 2 storm reports between 2019 and 2024: 1 thunderstorm wind, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 2024 | Tornado (EF0) | Wallaceville | - | An EF-0 tornado with peak winds of 75 mph that began near Old Hilton Rd east of Chapin in Richland County continued into Fairfield County after crossing the Broad River near Wateree Creek. The tornado moved generally northeast likely causing damage in an inaccessible area north of the river. Additional tree damage began again along Highway 215. The tornado began turning more easterly, causing additional tree damage near Landis Rd and Highway 269 before dissipating. |
| September 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wallaceville | - | SCHP reported trees in roadway on SC 215 (Monticello Rd). Time estimated. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock Hill | 2.7 miles | 15 | |
| Alston | 4.0 miles | 16 | |
| Richtex | 4.2 miles | 18 | |
| Jenkinsville | 4.3 miles | 15 | |
| Jennings | 5.5 miles | 18 | |
| Parr | 5.6 miles | 15 | |
| Rion | 9.4 miles | 14 | |
| Sueville (historical) | 9.4 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1237100. 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.







