Bayboro, South Carolina
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1948 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the Loris census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29544. It stands on Daniel Hole Branch. The Survey maps it on the Bayboro quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 8 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1948 USGS Bayboro quadrangle1:24000
- 1949 USGS Bayboro quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Florence quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Florence quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Florence quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
257 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 257 fires within 5 miles of Bayboro between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,489 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 74 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 | 82 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 74 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 70 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 15 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 9 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.5 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 September 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | 4.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 August 2007 | Debris and open burning | 1.5 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 31 August 2010 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
16 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Bayboro in 16 storm reports between 1995 and 2019: 9 hail, 6 thunderstorm wind, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bayboro | $3,000 | Three trees were reportedly blown down on Highway 410. |
| May 2011 | Hail | Bayboro | $3,000 | Hail to the size of golf balls was reported. The time was estimated based on radar data. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bayboro | $1,500 | A large tree was reported down across Valley Forge Road, near the intersection with Green Sea Road. The time was estimated based on radar data. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bayboro | $1,000 | Large limbs were reported down. |
| July 2011 | Hail | Bayboro | $500 | Hail to the size of quarters was reported. |
| May 2019 | Hail | Bayboro | - | Quarter size hail was reported in the Bayboro Community. |
| May 2019 | Hail | Bayboro | - | Quarter size hail was reported in the Bayboro community. |
| May 2014 | Flood | Bayboro | - | Flooding was reported on Ion Rd off of State Route 19. |
| May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bayboro | - | A field of wheat about 2 feet high was flattened by the wind. The time was estimated based on radar data. |
| June 2009 | Hail | Bayboro | - | Hail to the size of nickels was reported. |
| June 2008 | Hail | Bayboro | - | Hail up to the size of pennies was reported. |
| May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bayboro | - | Trees blew down on State Rt. 45. Power lines were down on Millpond Rd. |
| May 2005 | Hail | Bayboro | - | A farm service representative reported penny size hail. |
| August 2000 | Hail | Bayboro | - | Ham radio operator reported dime size hail. |
| November 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bayboro | - | Trees and power lines were down. |
| April 1997 | Hail | Bayboro | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gurley | 1.9 miles | 9 | |
| Baker Crossroads | 2.1 miles | 9 | |
| Baxter Forks | 2.5 miles | 9 | |
| Howells | 2.6 miles | 11 | |
| Privetts | 3.0 miles | 9 | |
| Lewisville (historical) | 3.2 miles | 8 | |
| Playcards | 3.2 miles | 8 | |
| Sarvis Crossroads | 3.7 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1244989. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
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.
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.




