Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.
“Young Place is a historic farmhouse in Due West, Abbeville County, South Carolina. Young, a religious leader, teacher, and one of the founders of nearby Erskine College.”
Wikipedia article Young Place, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 17 National Register listings published here for Abbeville County · listed in 1974 · 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 242 fires within 5 miles of Young Place between 1992 and 2020, burning about 796 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 59 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 | 72 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 68 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 59 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 16 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 8 |
| Natural | 6 |
| Smoking | 6 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 September 2002 | Equipment and vehicle use | 21 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 September 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 September 2009 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Due West, the town this property stands in, in 24 storm reports between 1997 and 2023: 15 thunderstorm wind, 6 hail, 3 tornado. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1998 | Tornado (F0) | Due West | $30,000 | A weak short-lived tornado downed numerous large trees and blew a carport off house, and underpinning off a trailer. |
| July 2005 | Tornado (F1) | Due West | $10,000 | Tornado track near highway 185 northwest of Due West. Damage was mainly confined to numerous trees that were blown down along the three-quarter mile path. However, one home did receive some roof damage. |
| July 1997 | Tornado (F0) | Due West | $2,000 | no account filed |
| March 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Due West | $1,000 | A couple of trees were reported blown down around Due West, and several trees were blown down in Donalds. |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Due West | - | County comms reported a few trees blown down around Due West. |
| April 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Due West | - | Law enforcement reported a few trees and large limbs blown down along with tin ripped off one or two outbuildings between Honea Path and Due West. |
| May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Due West | - | NWS employee reported multiple large tree limbs snapped. |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Due West | - | County comms reported a few trees blown down from near Highway 20 to Winona Church Rd. |
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Due West | - | Several trees and tree limbs were blown down in the Due West area. |
| June 2011 | Hail | Due West | - | Penny size hail was reported at highway 20 and Willie Kay Rd. |
| August 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Due West | - | Trees were blown down, with some trees falling on cars, from the Due West area, along hwy 184 to Donalds. Other trees were blown down along highway 178 in the Donalds area. |
| March 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Due West | - | A tree down in Donalds and another tree down on highway 201 south of Due West. |
| August 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Due West | - | Several limbs up to 4 inches in diameter blown down. |
| July 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Due West | - | Two trees blown down. |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Due West | - | Some trees were blown down. |
| June 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Due West | - | A couple of trees were blown down and a pontoon boat was blown off a trailer. |
| August 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Due West | - | Some trees were blown down. |
| April 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Due West | - | Trees were blown down across state highway 185. |
| August 2009 | Hail | Due West | - | no account filed |
| March 2008 | Hail | Due West | - | no account filed |
| June 2007 | Hail | Due West | - | no account filed |
| March 2003 | Hail | Due West | - | no account filed |
| July 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Due West | - | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Hail | Due West | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Erskine College-Due West Historic District | 0.5 miles | 1982 |
 | Lindsay Cemetery | 2.5 miles | 2009 |
 | Donalds Grange No. 497 | 3.6 miles | 1995 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 74001818 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Abbeville County | All 17 listed properties in this county. |
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