Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.
“Jones House is a historic home located at Batesburg-Leesville, Lexington County, South Carolina. It was built in 1904, and is a California bungalow form influenced weatherboard residence.”
Wikipedia article A. C. Jones House, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 56 National Register listings published here for Lexington County · listed in 1982 · 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 94 fires within 5 miles of A. C. Jones House between 1992 and 2020, burning about 396 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 8 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 | 36 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 30 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 8 |
| Natural | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
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 2018 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | 20 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 September 2001 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 12 September 2006 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 August 2002 | Natural | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 August 2011 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of A. C. Jones House: 1 past producer, 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Clay, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marlowe Creek | Clay | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Whittle Quarry | Granite, Stone, Dimension | Unknown | Igneous |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Batesburg, the town this property stands in, in 35 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 21 thunderstorm wind, 8 hail, 3 flash flood, 1 lightning. The reports record 6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Batesburg | 6 hurt | Sheriff reported trees down throughout county and damage to homes and buildings, including Airport High School where several students and faculty were injurred by flying debris. |
| June 2023 | Flash Flood | Batesburg | $500,000 | Batesburg-Leesville police reported numerous road closures with multiple stalled vehicles including Hall Street at Elizabeth Street, Liberty Street at S. Oak Street, and Railroad Ave at Fox Street. A vehicle was submerged by flood water on Bethlehem Rd.|Significant flooding along Hwy 1 near Broad St under the Railroad bridge with at least 2 feet of water crossing the road resulted in a permanent road closure until CSX railroad could come and inspect the railroad bridge due to unstable tracks from wash out. |Water was also entering 4 homes in and around Batesburg-Leesville. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Batesburg | $150,000 | Reported large trees down in Batesburg and power poles down in Leesville. Significant damage also occurred at Wiz's Southern Convenience storm and Oswald Lumber company. |
| April 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Batesburg | $36,000 | Sheriff reported trees fell on a house and parked vehicle on Madera Road between Hwys 391 and 178. |
| July 2011 | Lightning | Batesburg | $28,000 | Spotter reported a barn was completely destroyed be fire caused from a lightning strike. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Batesburg | $10,000 | EM reported numerous trees down at Hwy 178 and Fairview Road and also at I-20 exit 39. |
| July 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Batesburg | $3,000 | DOT reported several trees down in Batesburg. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Batesburg | $2,000 | Highway Patrol reported several trees down near Batesburg. |
| February 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Batesburg | $2,000 | Sheriff and SKYWARN spotters AF4VN and KE4LHS reported a shed destroyed in Batesburg and trees down in eastern portions of the county from Swansea to Chapin. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Batesburg | - | Spotter report with video. Estimated 50-60 mph winds near Batesburg. |
| June 2023 | Heavy Rain | Batesburg | - | USGS rain gage at Batesburg-Leesville Municipal Building measured 3.01 inches of rain in one hour. The two day rainfall total was 8.02 inches. |
| July 2021 | Flash Flood | Batesburg | - | Heavy rain overwhelmed a culvert along Duncan Creek causing part of Hwy 391 south of Bethlehem Rd to be closed off by law enforcement. Video sent on social media showed water along the road which was estimated to be around 2 ft deep. Time of flash flooding estimated. |
| October 2014 | Funnel Cloud | Batesburg | - | Public reported and provided video of a wall cloud and funnel cloud. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Batesburg | - | Trained spotter measured a 52 kt wind gust. |
| July 2011 | Hail | Batesburg | - | Public reported nickel to quarter size hail in Batesburg. |
| May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Batesburg | - | Public reported a couple of trees down on CR 23. |
| August 2006 | Flash Flood | Batesburg | - | Police reported several roads cclosed due to flooded waters. A couple of cars were stalled in the water with no occupants inside. |
| July 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Batesburg | - | Highway Patrol reported trees down on I-20 between mile marker 40 and 44. |
| June 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Batesburg | - | City police reported several trees down on powerlines. |
| September 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Batesburg | - | Police reported a few trees down in Batesburg around Summerland and Youman streets. |
| May 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Batesburg | - | Sheriff reported trees down at Bethany School House in Batesburg. |
| July 2003 | Hail | Batesburg | - | Police reported 3/4 inch hail. |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Batesburg | - | Police reported trees and powerlines down. |
| July 2003 | Hail | Batesburg | - | Public reported 3/4 inch hail. |
| May 2001 | Hail | Batesburg | - | Police reported dime size hail. |
| August 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Batesburg | - | Highway Maintenance reported trees down in the Batesburg area. |
| April 1999 | Hail | Batesburg | - | Sheriff reported nickel size hail at I20 and hwy 178. |
| April 1999 | Hail | Batesburg | - | Police reported dime size hail. |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Batesburg | - | Sheriff reported powerlines down. |
| June 1998 | Hail | Batesburg | - | SKYWARN spotter reported 3/4 inch hail. |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Batesburg | - | SKYWARN spotter reported trees down. |
| April 1998 | Hail | Batesburg | - | Spotter reported dime size hail. |
| July 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Batesburg | - | Sheriff reports trees down along U.S.1. |
| October 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Batesburg | - | no account filed |
| June 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Batesburg | - | no account filed |
1 paper published in this town, digitised by the Library of Congress and free to read: 261 issues, 1,630 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 Batesburg Advocate | 1901 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Southern Railway Depot | under 500 feet | 1983 |
 | Hartley House | under 500 feet | 1982 |
 | Old Batesburg Grade School | 0.2 miles | 1983 |
 | Old Batesburg-Leesville High School | 0.4 miles | 1982 |
 | Batesburg Commercial Historic District | 0.4 miles | 1982 |
 | John Jacob Rawl House | 0.4 miles | 1982 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 82003880 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Lexington County | All 56 listed properties in this county. |
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