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One of 37 National Register listings published here for Newberry County · listed in 2004 · category: District.
Sources: the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
Newberry Historic District (Boundary Increase)
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.
The listing
- Address. Along sections of Main, Lindsay and Wilson Sts., Newberry, 29108
- When was it listed? June 2004
- Category. district
- Also known as. Newberry MRA
- Census division. Newberry
- National Register reference number. 04000617 - the number the National Park Service assigned this property when it was listed, and the key its nomination file is catalogued under at the National Archives.
Fires near this property
195 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 195 fires within 5 miles of Newberry Historic District (Boundary Increase) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 483 acres in total. 7 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 | 118 |
| Debris and open burning | 39 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Natural | 7 |
| Smoking | 6 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| 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 2005 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 September 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 August 2007 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 August 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
Mines and quarries near this property
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Newberry Historic District (Boundary Increase): 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Granite, Stone, Dimension. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unnamed Granite Quarry | Granite, Stone, Dimension | Past Producer | Igneous |
Storms near this property
60 of 72 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Newberry, the town this property stands in, in 72 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 46 thunderstorm wind, 21 hail, 2 tornado, 1 flash 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Newberry | $75,000 | Sheriff reported trees down on 3 homes. |
| August 2008 | Flash Flood | Newberry | $20,000 | Sheriff departments widespread flooding along secondary roads where streams overflowed. The fire department reported the highway 34 bridge closed from flooding at the county line. Columbia police reported several roads under 2 to 3 feet of water. Lexington reported a couple of secondary road closures from flooding. Newberry reported four roads closed due to flooding from Scotts Creek. |
| June 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Newberry | $16,000 | DOT reported a tree on a home in Newberry along with other trees down along Hillbrook Lane. |
| July 2005 | Tornado (F1) | Newberry | $15,000 | Storm Survey found an F! tornado completely destroyed a modular building and took down trees and powerlines at SC121 and Belfast road. A wheat field was also laid flat by the tornado. |
| September 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Newberry | $12,000 | Sheriff reported multiple trees and powerlines down around Newberry College. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Newberry | $10,000 | Dispatch reported numerous trees down countywide, including the city of Newberry. |
| January 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Newberry | $8,000 | Dispatch reported trees down county wide with power outages in Newberry. |
| May 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Newberry | $6,000 | Sheriff dispatch reported trees down near Smith and Radio roads. |
| August 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Newberry | $5,000 | Sheriff reported power outages in Newberry with street flooding and some trees down in Prosperity. |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Newberry | $3,000 | COOP observer reported trees down on Belfast Road and a roof partially torn off a shop behind a home. |
| March 2019 | Lightning | Newberry | $2,000 | Lightning strike to a home on Main St in Newberry caused chimney damage. No injuries. Time estimated. |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Newberry | $2,000 | Sheriff reported a tree fell on powerlines and a large limb caught fire. |
| November 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Newberry | $2,000 | Sheriff reported trees down on Hwy 76 and Beaver Dam Creek Road. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Newberry | $1,000 | Dispatch reported trees down on Evans Street and McDowell Street in Newberry. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Newberry | $500 | Sheriff Dispatch reported a tree down in the town of Newberry. |
| June 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Newberry | $500 | Sheriff reported a tree down on Glenn Street. |
| June 2021 | Hail | Newberry | $10 | Public reported pea sized hail in downtown Newberry. Time estimated. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Newberry | - | Public reports widespread tree and powerline damage throughout Newberry County. Time estimated by radar. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Newberry | - | A tree was reported downed in the city of Newberry. Exact location not given. Time estimated. |
| January 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Newberry | - | A tree fell on a house at Hunt St and Main St in Newberry. Time estimated. |
| August 2019 | Hail | Newberry | - | Multiple hail reports received, the largest of which being golf ball size, reported by Newberry Co dispatch. Time estimated. |
| August 2019 | Hail | Newberry | - | Public reported quarter size hail in downtown Newberry. Time estimated. |
| June 2012 | Funnel Cloud | Newberry | - | Funnel Cloud spotted in the area of the Newberry County Airport and Lewis Road. |
| April 2008 | Hail | Newberry | - | SKYWARN spotter reported quarter size hail in Newberry. |
| April 2008 | Hail | Newberry | - | Sheriff reported nickel size hail. |
| August 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Newberry | - | Sheriff reported trees down on Jolly Street and Roof Bottom Road. |
| October 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Newberry | - | Sheriff reported trees down on I-26 near the 75 mile marker. |
| March 2008 | Hail | Newberry | - | Public reported penny size hail on the northeast side of Newberry. |
| March 2008 | Hail | Newberry | - | Sheriff reported quarter size hail in Newberry. |
| March 2008 | Hail | Newberry | - | Public reported quarter size hail in downtown Newberry. |
| March 2008 | Hail | Newberry | - | Public reported nickel size hail. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Newberry | - | Emergency Manager reported numerous trees and powerlines down in town from a microburst. |
| June 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Newberry | - | Sheriff reported several trees down on the southeast side of town. |
| April 2006 | Hail | Newberry | - | Sheriff reported 3/4 inch hail. |
| April 2006 | Hail | Newberry | - | Emergency ops center reported 3/4 inch hail. |
| April 2006 | Hail | Newberry | - | SKYWARN spotter reported 1 inch hail in Newberry. |
| May 2006 | Hail | Newberry | - | SKYWARN spotter reported quarter size hail in Newberry. |
| May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Newberry | - | Sheriff reported trees and powerlines down |
| May 2006 | Hail | Newberry | - | Fire dept reported penny size hail on Wilson St. |
| July 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Newberry | - | Sheriff reported many trees down in and around Newberry. |
| July 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Newberry | - | NWS employee reported several trees down on I-26. |
| September 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Newberry | - | Sheriff reported trees down just north of the city. |
| March 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Newberry | - | Sheriff reported several trees down. |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Newberry | - | Highway Dept. reported trees down along I-26 from exits 72-74. |
| August 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Newberry | - | Sheriff reported trees down. |
| August 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Newberry | - | Sheriff reported trees down in Newberry. |
| June 2004 | Hail | Newberry | - | Emergency manager reported 3/4 inch hail at Dreher Island. |
| June 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Newberry | - | Sheriff reported powerlines down on Holly Point road. |
| July 2004 | Hail | Newberry | - | Sheriff reported 3/4 inch hail in Newberry. |
| September 2004 | Tornado (F1) | Newberry | - | Roof torn off home with 4 other homes damaged. Several outbuildings destroyed. Damage was on SC34, US 176, and BIg Pine road. |
| November 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Newberry | - | Sheriff reported large branches and powerlines down. |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Newberry | - | SKYWARN spotter reported trees down in Dreher Island State Park. |
| January 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Newberry | - | Sheriff reported trees down on secondary roads. |
| June 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Newberry | - | Sheriff reported trees down on hwy 76 between Newberry and Prosperity. |
| July 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Newberry | - | Sheriff and public reported a few trees down along I-26 and in Newberry. |
| June 2000 | Hail | Newberry | - | Sheriff reported 3/4 inch hail. |
| June 2000 | Hail | Newberry | - | Sheriff reported 3/4 inch hail. |
| August 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Newberry | - | Sheriff reported trees down. |
| July 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Newberry | - | Newspaper reported a few trees and powerlines fell in Newberry. |
| November 1999 | Hail | Newberry | - | Spotter reported 3/4 inch hail along I-26 at exit 82. |
Newspapers printed here
28,609 digitised pages4 papers published in this town, digitised by the Library of Congress and free to read: 4,789 issues, 28,609 pages. Every page is searchable, so a name or a street can be looked for directly in what the town printed about itself at the time.
| Newspaper | Published |
|---|---|
| The Newberry Herald | 1865 to 1884 |
| The Tri-Weekly Herald | 1865 |
| The Newberry Herald and News | 1884 to 1903 |
| The Daily Herald Bulletin | 1879 |
Map coverage status
No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.
Listed places nearby
6 within 8 milesOther National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.
| Photograph | Property | Distance | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newberry Historic District (Boundary Increase) | under 500 feet | 1980 | |
 | Francis B. Higgins House | 0.2 miles | 1980 |
 | Old Courthouse | 0.2 miles | 1971 |
 | Coateswood | 0.2 miles | 1975 |
 | Wells Japanese Garden | 0.3 miles | 1980 |
 | Caldwell Street Historic District | 0.3 miles | 1980 |
Sources for this property
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 04000617 in Record Group 79. |
| Newberry County | All 37 listed properties in this county. |
Provenance
- Listing record. National Park Service National Register of Historic Places, listed-properties dataset, current to 2026-05-22.
- Map join. Address geocoded through the United States Census geocoder, then tested against the published boundary of every sheet in the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection.
- How this page is made. Listing fields come from federal records; map-sheet coverage is a labelled coordinate-to-boundary calculation, not a source-field claim.
- 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.