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.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 13 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.
- 1946 USGS St. Matthews quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 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
- 1986 USGS Sumter quadrangle1:100000
- 1988 USGS Wolfton quadrangle1:24000
- 1990 USGS Sumter quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
374 since 1992Regional 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 burning | 176 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 84 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 39 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 23 |
| Smoking | 20 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 15 |
| Natural | 9 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | 6.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 2017 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 2017 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 2005 | Smoking | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
23 since 2006Regional 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wolfton | $5,000 | Dispatch reported trees and powerlines down in the Wolfton area. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wolfton | $4,000 | Sheriff reported trees down at Woodhaven Stree and Breeze Haven Street. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wolfton | $4,000 | DOT reoprted trees down on Slab Landing Road near Woodhaven Street. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wolfton | $4,000 | Sheriff reported trees and powerlines down at Fairview and Benedict roads. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wolfton | $4,000 | Sheriff reported trees down near the town of North on Woodhaven Street. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wolfton | $3,000 | Sheriff reported trees down on Hwy 172 and Amber Road. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wolfton | $2,000 | Sheriff reported a tree in the roadway on Providence Road and Kennerly Road. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wolfton | $500 | Public reported a tree down across North Road at the intersection of Shillings Bridge Road. |
| July 2017 | Hail | Wolfton | $100 | Pea size hail reported along US Hwy 178. |
| July 2017 | Flood | Wolfton | $100 | Heavy 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 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wolfton | - | Orangeburg Fire dept reported trees and powerlines down in the roadway on Breezehaven Rd at North Rd. Time estimated by radar. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wolfton | - | Orangeburg County EM Reported trees down at 7099 North Rd. Time estimated based on radar. |
| November 2024 | Flash Flood | Wolfton | - | Orangeburg County and SC state officials confirmed a breach of Inabinet Pond dam. No damage was reported as a result of the breach. |
| November 2024 | Flash Flood | Wolfton | - | SCDPS website reports roadway flooding at the intersection of Bull Swamp Rd and Woodhaven St. |
| November 2024 | Flash Flood | Wolfton | - | SCDPS website reports Roadway Washout on Oakmont Dr. |
| November 2024 | Flash Flood | Wolfton | - | 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 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wolfton | - | SCHP reported tree in roadway at Slab Landing Rd and Woodhaven St. |
| July 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wolfton | - | Public reported 2 trees down and very strong winds. |
| June 2014 | Hail | Wolfton | - | 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 2013 | Hail | Wolfton | - | The Public reported dime to penny size hail on Nash Road. |
| March 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wolfton | - | Ground and areal survey found many trees down along a path crossing hwy 692 and Magenta drive. |
| April 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wolfton | - | Storm survey found several trees down just north of Woodford on hwy 321. |
| June 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wolfton | - | Tri County Electric reported powerlines down from Wolfton to North. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oakmont | 2.2 miles | 13 | |
| Robin Hill Farm | 3.7 miles | 13 | |
| Greenfield | 4.7 miles | 13 | |
| Pine Tops | 4.8 miles | 13 | |
| Woodridge | 4.9 miles | 13 | |
| Forest Lake Estates | 4.9 miles | 13 | |
| Gerwil Acres | 5.2 miles | 13 | |
| Woodland | 5.8 miles | 13 |
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 Q122594615 | 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 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.








