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Wolfton, South Carolina

13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1946 and the latest in 1990. It stands in the North census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29112. The Survey maps it on the Wolfton quadrangle.

Wolfton within Orangeburg County

Topographic sheets covering this place

9 surveys from 13 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.

Fires near this place

374 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 374 fires within 5 miles of Wolfton between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,711 acres in total. 9 started naturally. 39 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 burning176
Missing data/not specified/undetermined84
Arson/incendiarism39
Equipment and vehicle use23
Smoking20
Misuse of fire by a minor15
Natural9
Power generation/transmission/distribution6
Recreation and ceremony1
Other causes1

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 2002Arson/incendiarism6.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
5 September 2008Debris and open burningunder an acreSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
4 September 2007Debris and open burningunder an acreSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
3 September 2017Debris and open burningunder an acreSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
3 September 2008Debris and open burningunder an acreSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
28 September 2017Power generation/transmission/distribution2.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
28 September 2005Smokingunder an acreSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
28 September 1993Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Orangeburg County

Storms near this place

23 since 2006

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Wolfton in 23 storm reports between 2006 and 2025: 15 thunderstorm wind, 4 flash flood, 3 hail, 1 flood. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
April 2013Thunderstorm WindWolfton$5,000Dispatch reported trees and powerlines down in the Wolfton area.
June 2014Thunderstorm WindWolfton$4,000Sheriff reported trees down at Woodhaven Stree and Breeze Haven Street.
July 2012Thunderstorm WindWolfton$4,000DOT reoprted trees down on Slab Landing Road near Woodhaven Street.
June 2011Thunderstorm WindWolfton$4,000Sheriff reported trees and powerlines down at Fairview and Benedict roads.
July 2010Thunderstorm WindWolfton$4,000Sheriff reported trees down near the town of North on Woodhaven Street.
July 2010Thunderstorm WindWolfton$3,000Sheriff reported trees down on Hwy 172 and Amber Road.
July 2012Thunderstorm WindWolfton$2,000Sheriff reported a tree in the roadway on Providence Road and Kennerly Road.
June 2015Thunderstorm WindWolfton$500Public reported a tree down across North Road at the intersection of Shillings Bridge Road.
July 2017HailWolfton$100Pea size hail reported along US Hwy 178.
July 2017FloodWolfton$100Heavy rain led to ponding of water on US Hwy 178, Shillings Bridge Rd, and Hwy 4. Portions of Shillings Bridge Rd were nearly impassable.
May 2025Thunderstorm WindWolfton-Orangeburg Fire dept reported trees and powerlines down in the roadway on Breezehaven Rd at North Rd. Time estimated by radar.
June 2025Thunderstorm WindWolfton-Orangeburg County EM Reported trees down at 7099 North Rd. Time estimated based on radar.
November 2024Flash FloodWolfton-Orangeburg County and SC state officials confirmed a breach of Inabinet Pond dam. No damage was reported as a result of the breach.
November 2024Flash FloodWolfton-SCDPS website reports roadway flooding at the intersection of Bull Swamp Rd and Woodhaven St.
November 2024Flash FloodWolfton-SCDPS website reports Roadway Washout on Oakmont Dr.
November 2024Flash FloodWolfton-Orangeburg County and SC state officials confirmed a breach of Sam Fogles Pond dam. No damage was reported as a result of the breach.
July 2017Thunderstorm WindWolfton-SCHP reported tree in roadway at Slab Landing Rd and Woodhaven St.
July 2017Thunderstorm WindWolfton-Public reported 2 trees down and very strong winds.
June 2014HailWolfton-Public reported a period of hail along Bull Swamp Road. The hail began as nickel up to quarter size then gradually decreased to penny size and smaller as it ended.
August 2013HailWolfton-The Public reported dime to penny size hail on Nash Road.
March 2008Thunderstorm WindWolfton-Ground and areal survey found many trees down along a path crossing hwy 692 and Magenta drive.
April 2007Thunderstorm WindWolfton-Storm survey found several trees down just north of Woodford on hwy 321.
June 2006Thunderstorm WindWolfton-Tri County Electric reported powerlines down from Wolfton to North.

Every storm recorded in Orangeburg 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
Oakmont2.2 miles13
Robin Hill Farm3.7 miles13
Greenfield4.7 miles13
Pine Tops4.8 miles13
Woodridge4.9 miles13
Forest Lake Estates4.9 miles13
Gerwil Acres5.2 miles13
Woodland5.8 miles13

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.

Wikidata item Q122594615The 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 1227689. 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.

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.