Woodward, South Carolina
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1941 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Winnsboro North census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29014. The Survey maps it on the Blackstock quadrangle.
On record in Woodward
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 within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Concord Presbyterian Churchlisted 1984 · 0.2 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 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.
- 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
- 1968 USGS Blackstock quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
84 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 84 fires within 5 miles of Woodward between 1992 and 2017, burning about 343 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 9 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 | 37 |
| Debris and open burning | 18 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 9 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 9 |
| Natural | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 2017 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 2009 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 September 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 September 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 September 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 56 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 September 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Woodward: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gold. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peay Mine | Gold | Past Producer | Gold |
Storms near this place
18 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Woodward in 18 storm reports between 1996 and 2021: 14 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Woodward | $10,000 | DOT reported trees down on Highways 32 and 52. |
| July 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Woodward | $4,000 | DOT reported several trees down on secondary roads south of Blackstock. |
| May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Woodward | $2,000 | DOT reported trees down in northwest Fairfield county on several county roads. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Woodward | $500 | Highway Patrol reported a tree down on Lewis Store Road near Old Douglas Road near the community of Blackstock. |
| March 2021 | Hail | Woodward | - | Public reported, via social media, one inch hail along Old Douglas Rd. Time estimated. |
| March 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Woodward | - | Public reported several trees down on Ashford Rd. Time estimated. |
| March 2021 | Hail | Woodward | - | Public reported nickel size hail on Ashford Rd. Time estimated. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Woodward | - | Several large limbs down along Dawkinsville Rd near the Blackstock community. |
| March 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Woodward | - | Tree in roadway on Old Douglass Rd near the Chester County line. |
| March 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Woodward | - | SC Highway Patrol reported trees down on Blackstock Rd at US Hwy 321. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Woodward | - | Trees down along Hwy 321 near the county line. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Woodward | - | Numerous trees down in the Blackstock area with several roads blocked. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Woodward | - | Trees down Red Hill Church Rd. |
| April 2012 | Hail | Woodward | - | Public reported penny to quarter size hail in and around Blackstock. |
| June 2009 | Hail | Woodward | - | Golf ball size hail reported on Blackstock Rd. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Woodward | - | Trees down on Blackstock Rd and also on Lewisville Rd. |
| July 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Woodward | - | State Law Endorcement reports trees and powerlines down. |
| March 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Woodward | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| White Oak | 4.7 miles | 15 | |
| Douglass | 6.3 miles | 14 | |
| Adger | 6.7 miles | 14 | |
| Lebanon | 8.2 miles | 14 | |
| Stover | 8.2 miles | 13 | |
| Gladden Grove (historical) | 8.6 miles | 13 | |
| Old Buckhead | 8.7 miles | 14 | |
| Salem Crossroads | 9.9 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1251513. 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.






