Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.
“The Chamberlain-Kay House is located in Belton, a city in Anderson County, South Carolina. The house was built around 1854 as a residence for Charles C.”
Wikipedia article Chamberlain-Kay House, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 26 National Register listings published here for Anderson County · listed in 1980 · 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 103 fires within 5 miles of Chamberlain-Kay House between 1992 and 2020, burning about 373 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 7 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 | 50 |
| Debris and open burning | 30 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2009 | Debris and open burning | 2.5 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 10 September 2013 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 1 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | 6.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 August 2002 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Chamberlain-Kay House: 2 producers, 2 past producers, 1 unknown, 1 prospect. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Mica, Kyanite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Piedmont Kyn Belt | Kyanite | Occurrence | STRATABOUND | |
| Broadway Mine | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Cooper Sand Co. Piedmont Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Patton Mine | Mica | Past Producer | ||
| Piedmont Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | Sedimentary | |
| Tribble Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | Metamorphic | |
| Welborn Prospect | Mica | Prospect |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Belton, the town this property stands in, in 40 storm reports between 1993 and 2024: 22 thunderstorm wind, 12 hail, 3 flash flood, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 1993 | Tornado (F1) | Belton | $500,000 | no account filed |
| July 2014 | Hail | Belton | $200,000 | A slow moving, but persistent severe thunderstorm produced up to golf ball size hail in the Belton area for at least 15 minutes. |
| November 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Belton | $10,000 | A home was reportedly knocked off its foundation along Highway 247. Also, a tree was blown down, and fell through a home. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Belton | $5,000 | Public reported a large tree was blown down on a vehicle in the Belton area. |
| August 2003 | Lightning | Belton | $1,000 | Lightning struck Belton High School. |
| July 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Belton | $1,000 | Trees and powerlines were blown down. |
| June 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Belton | $1,000 | Some powerlines were blown down. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Belton | - | County comms reported several trees and power lines blown down across the city of Belton. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Belton | - | County comms reported several trees blown down in the Belton area. |
| April 2017 | Hail | Belton | - | Public reported larger than quarter size hail in Belton. Spotter reported half dollar size hail between Belton and Honea Path. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Belton | - | Utility company reported a few trees and tree limbs blown down on power lines in the Belton area. |
| July 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Belton | - | Public reported large tree limbs blown down. |
| July 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Belton | - | A tree was blown down on Wright School Rd and another in the same area on Bethany|Church Rd. Both locations are about 6.5 miles south of Belton. |
| August 2013 | Flash Flood | Belton | - | Clamp Drive was flooded near Hencoop Creek. |
| August 2013 | Flash Flood | Belton | - | Blake Dairy Road was flooded at Broad Mouth Creek. |
| April 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Belton | - | Two trees were blown down on Oneal St on the east side of Belton. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Belton | - | Trees were blown down over much of the eastern part of the county, centered over Belton were several trees were blown down. A tree was also blown down on Simpson Rd 7 miles west of Belton, and another on Rocky Ford Rd 4 miles east of town. |
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Belton | - | Large tree limbs were blown down along highway 247 on the east side of town. |
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Belton | - | Multiple trees were blown down in and around Belton. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Belton | - | Several trees blown down in and near town. |
| June 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Belton | - | Trees and power lines down in several locations around Belton. |
| May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Belton | - | Numerous trees split and large limbs down. |
| May 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Belton | - | Numerous trees down around Belton. |
| August 2003 | Heavy Rain | Belton | - | Several streets were covered with 4 to 8 inches of water due to heavy rainfall. |
| March 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Belton | - | Two trees were blown down. |
| August 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Belton | - | Eight to ten inch diameter trees were blown down. |
| June 2008 | Hail | Belton | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Hail | Belton | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Hail | Belton | - | no account filed |
| April 2006 | Hail | Belton | - | no account filed |
| April 2006 | Hail | Belton | - | no account filed |
| March 2005 | Hail | Belton | - | no account filed |
| July 2002 | Hail | Belton | - | no account filed |
| July 2002 | Hail | Belton | - | no account filed |
| July 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Belton | - | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Hail | Belton | - | no account filed |
| April 1998 | Hail | Belton | - | no account filed |
| August 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Belton | - | no account filed |
| April 1998 | Flash Flood | Belton | - | no account filed |
| July 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Belton | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Belton Standpipe | under 500 feet | 1987 |
 | Belton Depot | 0.2 miles | 1979 |
 | Obediah Shirley House | 6.6 miles | 1999 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 80003652 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Anderson County | All 26 listed properties in this county. |
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