Yenome, South Carolina
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1919 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the Kline-Snelling census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29812. It stands on Riley Mill Branch. The Survey maps it on the Barnwell quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 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.
- 1919 USGS Allendale quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1943 USGS Allendale quadrangle1:62500
- 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
- 1979 USGS Barnwell quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1982 USGS Barnwell quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
237 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 237 fires within 5 miles of Yenome between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,233 acres in total. 9 started naturally. 16 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 | 90 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 81 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 19 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 16 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 13 |
| Natural | 9 |
| Smoking | 6 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 1999 | Natural | 15 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 2009 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.5 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 September 2019 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 September 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 10 September 2002 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 1 September 2011 | 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 Yenome: 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highway 27 Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | Sedimentary |
Storms near this place
8 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Yenome in 8 storm reports between 2011 and 2025: 6 thunderstorm wind, 2 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 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Yenome | $3,000 | The County Dispatch reported trees down along Hwy 3 near Red Oak Road. |
| April 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Yenome | $2,000 | Sheriff reported trees down on Hwy 300 and Annie Laurie Drive. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Yenome | $500 | Highway Patrol reported a tree down across the road at SC 300 and Emerald Lane. |
| July 2017 | Hail | Yenome | $100 | Public reported one half inch size hail on Henry Dr. |
| March 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Yenome | - | Barnwell dispatch reported trees down along Highway 278 near Red Oak Road. Time estimated via radar. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Yenome | - | Trees down along Patterson Mill Rd. Time estimated. |
| September 2011 | Hail | Yenome | - | Public reported quarter size hail on Strawberry Rd. 4 miles NNE of Kline. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Yenome | - | Sheriff's Dispatch reported trees down at Hwy 64 and Mulberry Rd. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hagoods Mill | 2.7 miles | 16 | |
| Owens Crossroad | 3.4 miles | 16 | |
| Kline | 4.0 miles | 16 | |
| Hells Half Acre | 4.0 miles | 16 | |
| Barnwell | 4.3 miles | 16 | |
| Happy Bottom | 4.5 miles | 16 | |
| Boiling Springs | 5.6 miles | 16 | |
| Yale (historical) | 6.8 miles | 16 |
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 Q122550753 | 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 1231942. 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.








