Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.
“Hagood Mill is an operational water-powered gristmill built in 1845 by James Hagood near Pickens, South Carolina. It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.”
Wikipedia article Hagood Mill, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 29 National Register listings published here for Pickens County · listed in 1972 · category: Building.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 277 fires within 5 miles of Hagood Mill between 1992 and 2020, burning about 883 acres in total. 9 started naturally. 14 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 | 114 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 95 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 19 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 15 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 14 |
| Natural | 9 |
| Smoking | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| 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 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 1997 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 September 2003 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 September 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Hagood Mill: 3 prospects. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Mica, Feldspar. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meece Mine | Feldspar, Mica | Prospect | ||
| Kirksey Prospect | Mica | Prospect | ||
| Mccomb Prospect | Mica | Prospect |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Pickens, the town this property stands in, in 73 storm reports between 1993 and 2025: 45 thunderstorm wind, 18 hail, 5 flash flood, 2 lightning. The reports record 1 death and 4 injuries. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1998 | Flash Flood | Pickens | 1 killed, 3 hurt, $50,000 | Excessive rain fell just north of Pickens causing raging water flowing into a lake to wash out a road. Two cars drove into this washout around 2300 EST and then were swept into the lake, killing one young man and injuring three other people. |
| July 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pickens | 1 hurt | no account filed |
| March 1993 | Hail | Pickens | $500,000 | no account filed |
| July 2005 | Flash Flood | Pickens | $400,000 | Flooding began around Easley during the late morning, when several roads were underwater, including Stewart Dr, Campbell Ave, and Saluda Dam Rd, where a car was swept away by flood water. Flooding became quite serious around 10 AM, when water from Georges Creek entered 8 homes in the Quail Haven s/d, forcing evacuations. Some of the homes and their contents were damaged extensively and rendered uninhabitable. At least 1 bridge was washed out. A family required rescue when their van succombed to flood water in the Oak Creek subdivision. Near Pickens, a flea market was underwater when a feeder creek of Twelvemile Creek flooded. Several roads were closed in Pickens, including City Lake and Slickum Rds. A bridge on Odom Rd in Pickens received some minor damage and a portion of Ballard Hill Rd was washed out. |
| June 2006 | Flash Flood | Pickens | $50,000 | Severe urban and poor drainage flooding and some stream flooding developed in Pickens when 8 to 10 inches fell across the county in about an 8 hour period. Several roads were closed in an around the city, including highway 178 North. Water entered several businesses along this section of 178, apparently due to flooding along Towne Creek. Other closed roads included City Lake Rd, Hollingsworth Rd, and Runymeade Rd. The Pickens flea market flooded to depths of 5 feet as rapid runoff from heavy rain collected in this low lying area. Highway 183 was also flooded near the flea market. |
| August 1994 | Hail | Pickens | $50,000 | ,,,,,,,,Thunderstorm Winds |
| March 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pickens | $30,000 | Public, HAM Radio operator, and county comms reported wind damage from the city of Pickens east through the Dacusville area. Some exterior damage occurred to a building on W Main St in Pickens, including part of a tin roof that was peeled off. Part of the roof was also torn off a well-contructed barn near the intersection of Albatross Rd and Hitt Rd. Otherwise, numerous trees and tree limbs were blown down throughout the area, with one limb through the windshield of a vehicle in the Dacusville area. |
| January 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pickens | $30,000 | no account filed |
| May 2005 | Lightning | Pickens | $16,000 | Lightning killed 16 cows. |
| April 2005 | Tornado (F1) | Pickens | $15,000 | This tornado touched down just northwest of Pickens, where 3 barns were destroyed near the intersection of Gravley Rd and Artie Rd. Numerous trees were blown down from the intersection of Red Hill and Reece Mill Rds east to highway 178. The tornado continued an intermittent ENE track, snapping off and uprooting numerous trees along an 8 mile path before lifting west of Dacusville. At least one tree fell on a house, and at least one car was damaged. Newspaper reported thousands of power outages across the county. There was also a spotter report of mothball hail in Pickens at 2:30. |
| April 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pickens | $10,000 | Divergent damage path ran from the intersection of Shady Grove and Martin School Rds to highway 178 north of Pickens. Spotter estimated 65 mph winds in Pickens. Several trees and lines down from Pickens to Liberty. At least one tree fell on a house near Liberty High School. A car was blown into another car at the Nissan plant near Liberty. |
| July 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pickens | $5,000 | Trees were blown down and an outbuilding was destroyed. |
| August 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pickens | $5,000 | no account filed |
| January 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pickens | $2,500 | no account filed |
| August 2023 | Tornado (EF0) | Pickens | $2,000 | NWS storm survey found the path of an EF0 tornado that touched down near the intersection of Shady Grove Rd and Morgan Jane Lane, moving just south of due east across Thomas Rd, Sidney Dr, Highway 183 (near the intersection of Singleton Rd before lifting in downtown Pickens. Damage was limited to multiple uprooted trees, snapped large limbs, and minor damage to outbuildings. |
| June 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pickens | $1,000 | Some trees and power lines were blown down. |
| November 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pickens | $1,000 | A number of trees and power lines were blown down along Highway 11 in the Laurel Valley community. |
| July 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pickens | $1,000 | no account filed |
| June 2025 | Hail | Pickens | - | Public reported (via Social Media) up to ping pong ball size hail with damage to a vehicle in the Pickens area. |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pickens | - | Public reported (via Social Media) multiple trees blown down just northeast of Pickens. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pickens | - | County comms reported a few trees blown down near Pickens. |
| July 2023 | Hail | Pickens | - | Public reported 3/4 inch hail. |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pickens | - | County comms reported multiple trees down east of Pickens through north of Easley. |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pickens | - | County comms reported widespread trees and power lines blown down across Pickens County, especially across the eastern half of the county. |
| April 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pickens | - | Public reported multiple trees uprooted in the area surrounding Luna Ln in Central. Ham radio operator reported multiple trees blown down in the Pickens area. |
| September 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pickens | - | County comms and high patrol reported a couple of trees blown down east of Pickens including at Glassy Mountain Church Rd and Rhymes Rhymes Ln. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pickens | - | County comms reported numerous trees and power lines blown down, mainly across the eastern half of Pickens County. |
| March 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pickens | - | Public reported multiple trees blown down in Pickens, especially off Glassy Mountain St. |
| March 2017 | Hail | Pickens | - | Public reported 3/4 inch hail in the Pickens area. |
| March 2017 | Hail | Pickens | - | Public reported (via Social Media) ping pong ball size hail in the Pickens area associated with a second storm. |
| April 2016 | Hail | Pickens | - | CoCoRahs observers, HAM Radio operators, the public, and spotters reported quarter size hail across much of central Pickens County. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pickens | - | Law enforcement reported a few trees blown down in the Pickens area. |
| May 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pickens | - | County comms reported multiple trees blown down across the eastern half of Pickens County, including the Pickens, Easley, and Dacusville area. |
| July 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pickens | - | Trees were blown down around Cove Creek Rd and Porter Rd. Additional trees were downed along highway 178 just north of town. Also, utility company reported multiple large oak trees down along highway 178 near Hagood Mill Rd. |
| April 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pickens | - | Trees and power lines were blown down near the intersection of highway 11 and 178. |
| April 2012 | Hail | Pickens | - | Penny size hail fell along Meece Mill Rd. |
| August 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pickens | - | A tree was blown down on Welborn Rd and another nearby on Ireland Rd. |
| June 2010 | Hail | Pickens | - | Quarter to golf ball size size hail fell on Fox Squirrel Rd. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pickens | - | Part of the metal roof was blown off of a car dealership and numerous trees were blown down around Pickens. Three trees were also blown down onto highway 183 3.5 miles east of Pickens. |
| August 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pickens | - | Trees and power lines were blown down on the west and north side of the city of Pickens. |
| May 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pickens | - | Numerous trees were blown down across the northern part of the county. |
| February 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pickens | - | Two trees were blown down and blocked roads in the Sunset community. |
| March 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pickens | - | Quite a few trees blown down from Lake Keowee to Easley. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pickens | - | Numerous trees were blown down in and around Pickens. |
| June 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pickens | - | Two trees blown down near the intersection of Cleo-Chapman Highway and Mill Creek Rd. |
| July 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pickens | - | Two trees blown down at the highway 178, highway 8 intersection. |
| March 2007 | Flood | Pickens | - | Flooding in Pickens County included portions of the Saluda River and Gregory Creek, which flooded the bridge over Concord Church Rd near its intersection with Massingill Memorial. Mauldin Lake Rd was also under water, apparently due to flooding along Wolf Creek. Water was also over highway 183 in several places, mainly due to poor drainage. |
| June 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pickens | - | Trees were blown down off of highway 178. |
| June 2007 | Hail | Pickens | - | Reported on Midway Rd. |
| May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pickens | - | Several trees blown down across Table Rock State Park. |
| July 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pickens | - | The top of a small oak tree was snapped off and several large limbs were downed. |
| April 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pickens | - | Spotter estimated winds of 75 to 100 mph. He counted over 100 large trees uprooted in a divergent pattern in a 25 acre area near the Keowee Mountain Estates off of highway 133 near Nine Times. |
| August 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pickens | - | A few trees down west of Liberty. |
| July 2003 | Hail | Pickens | - | Hail fell on highway 8 between Pickens and Table Rock. |
| July 2003 | Flash Flood | Pickens | - | A portion of Tiger Lane was washed out by heavy rain. |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pickens | - | Several trees were blown down along highways 8 and 178 between Pickens and Easley. |
| September 2003 | Flash Flood | Pickens | - | A strong storm system produced very heavy rainfall across portions of the Upstate, which resulted in some flooding across Pickens County. A creek flooded part of City Lake Road. Flooding of urban and poor drainage areas was fairly widespread across the county. |
| October 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pickens | - | Numerous trees and power lines were blown down in extreme northern Pickens County as a squall line moved in from the west. Some trees fell onto roads. The first area affected was north of Highway 11, west of Table Rock. |
| June 2010 | Hail | Pickens | - | no account filed |
| May 2006 | Hail | Pickens | - | no account filed |
6 papers published in this town, digitised by the Library of Congress and free to read: 4,711 issues, 26,894 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 Pickens Sentinel | 1871 to 1903 |
| The People's Journal | 1891 to 1903 |
| The Pickens Sentinel-Journal | 1903 to 1906 |
| The Pickens Sentinel | 1911 to 2016 |
| The Sentinel-Journal | 1906 to 1909 |
| The Pickens Sentinel-Journal | 1909 to 1911 |
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.
Other 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Griffin-Christopher House | 3.0 miles | 2001 |
 | Hagood-Mauldin House | 3.0 miles | 1997 |
 | Old Pickens Jail | 3.3 miles | 1979 |
| Civilian Conservation Corps Quarry No. 1 and Truck Trail | 5.4 miles | 1989 | |
 | Civilian Conservation Corps Quarry No. 2 | 5.4 miles | 1989 |
 | Oolenoy Baptist Church Cemetery | 6.5 miles | 2003 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 72001217 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Pickens County | All 29 listed properties in this county. |
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