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Bennett, South Carolina

25 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1919 and the latest in 1990. It stands in the North Charleston census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29418. It stands on Church Creek. The Survey maps it on the Johns Island quadrangle.

Bennett within Charleston County

Topographic sheets covering this place

12 surveys from 25 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

24 since 1993

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 24 fires within 5 miles of Bennett between 1993 and 2020, burning about 98 acres in total. None started naturally. 5 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 burning9
Missing data/not specified/undetermined6
Arson/incendiarism5
Misuse of fire by a minor3
Recreation and ceremony1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
4 August 1999Arson/incendiarismunder an acreSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
29 August 1998Debris and open burningunder an acreSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
5 July 2011Arson/incendiarism2.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
3 July 1998Debris and open burningunder an acreSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
29 July 1998Debris and open burningunder an acreSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
4 June 1999Arson/incendiarism5.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
1 June 2007Debris and open burning1.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
9 April 2002Misuse of fire by a minor2.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Charleston County

Mines and quarries near this place

6 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Bennett: 2 unknowns, 2 producers, 1 plant, 1 past producer. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Mt Pleasant PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
North Charleston PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionPlant
Truluck Pit NorthSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknownSedimentary
Truluck Pit NorthSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Ware Brothers PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknownSedimentary
Ware Brothers PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working recorded in Charleston County

Storms near this place

10 since 2010

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Bennett in 10 storm reports between 2010 and 2025: 8 thunderstorm wind, 1 lightning, 1 flash 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
September 2013LightningBennett$6,000The Charleston County 911 call center reported a tree was hit by lightning and fell on a car.
August 2010Thunderstorm WindBennett$1,000An off duty National Weather Service employee reported a tree down on the ramp at exit 17 on Interstate 526.
July 2019Thunderstorm WindBennett$500A NWS employee discovered a tree down on S Aviation Avenue just south of International Boulevard. The event occurred when the ASOS at the Charleston International Airport (KCHS) measured a 45 knot wind gust.
August 2025Flash FloodBennett-The public reported International Boulevard flooded and impassable heading into the Charleston International Airport in front of the terminals.
April 2019Thunderstorm WindBennett-Law enforcement reported a tree down near the intersection of International Boulevard and Firestone Road.
July 2016Thunderstorm WindBennett-Numerous reports received through social media of a very large tree down across Interstate 526 at International Boulevard.
July 2016Thunderstorm WindBennett-South Carolina Highway Patrol reported a tree down and in the roadway on Dorchester Road near Interstate 526.
July 2016Thunderstorm WindBennett-North Charleston Police Department reported a tree down blocking traffic on Mall Drive between Lacross Road and Rivers Avenue.
July 2015Thunderstorm WindBennett-A National Weather Service employee reported a 50 foot tree down across parts of South Aviation Avenue near Boeing.
July 2015Thunderstorm WindBennett-An off duty National Weather Service employee reported a large metal sign bent by strong winds along Interstate 26 west just south of the Montague Avenue exit.

Every storm recorded in Charleston County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Green Grove0.5 miles25
Bon Aire0.6 miles25
Joshua0.8 miles25
Glyn Terrace0.8 miles25
Oak Ridge0.8 miles25
Brentwood0.9 miles25
Wando Woods0.9 miles25
Wando Gardens1.0 miles25

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1231048. 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.

Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

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.