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Canadys, South Carolina

18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1920 and the latest in 1990. It stands in the Walterboro census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29488. It stands on Redbank Drain. The Survey maps it on the Canadys quadrangle. It stands 82 feet above sea level.

Canadys within Colleton County

Topographic sheets covering this place

13 surveys from 18 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

374 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 374 fires within 5 miles of Canadys between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,034 acres in total. 8 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 burning165
Missing data/not specified/undetermined108
Arson/incendiarism59
Equipment and vehicle use18
Natural8
Misuse of fire by a minor6
Smoking4
Power generation/transmission/distribution3
Other causes2
Fireworks1

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
9 September 1997Arson/incendiarism2.1 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
8 September 2009Arson/incendiarism1.5 acresSouth Carolina Forestry CommissionTHREE MILE ROAD
7 September 2009Arson/incendiarismunder an acreSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
30 September 2007Arson/incendiarismunder an acreSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
30 September 1994Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
29 September 2007Arson/incendiarism7.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry CommissionCARTER
28 September 2017Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
27 September 2013Debris and open burningunder an acreSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Colleton County

Mines and quarries near this place

1 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Canadys: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. 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
Janet PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary

Every working recorded in Colleton County

Storms near this place

53 since 2002

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Canadys in 53 storm reports between 2002 and 2025: 46 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 2 flood, 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
August 2023FloodCanadys$25,000A Colleton County emergency manager reported a portion of Chisolm Road washed out where the paved section of the road meets the dirt portion. The roadway is expected to undergo repairs.
March 2025Thunderstorm WindCanadys$15,000Colleton County Emergency Management reported a tree down on a residence at 147 Wayside Lane.
May 2011Thunderstorm WindCanadys$4,000The Colleton county state park reported several trees down on the park property and 3 trees down at the park entrance along Jeffries Highway in Canadys, South Carolina.
May 2009Thunderstorm WindCanadys$3,000A amateur radio operator traveling south on Interstate 95 near mile marker 68 observed a strong wind gust knocking down several pine trees.
June 2011Thunderstorm WindCanadys$2,000Law enforcement reported trees down due to thunderstorm winds.
June 2009Thunderstorm WindCanadys$2,000A trained weather spotter reported several large trees down around Highway 15 North and Red Bank Road near Canadys, South Carolina.
July 2007Thunderstorm WindCanadys$1,500Several trees were reported down in and around Canadys.
July 2024Thunderstorm WindCanadys$1,000Colleton County Emergency Management reported a tree down at the 8700 block of Augusta Highway.
August 2024Thunderstorm WindCanadys$1,000Colleton County Emergency Management reported a tree down near the intersection of Round O Road and Sidneys Road. The tree was blocking both lanes of the roadway.
June 2023Thunderstorm WindCanadys$1,000Colleton County dispatch reported a tree down in the 8900 Block of August Highway.
June 2023Thunderstorm WindCanadys$1,000A Colleton County emergency manager reported a tree down and blocking both lanes along the 7700 Block of Pleasant Grove Road.
June 2022Thunderstorm WindCanadys$1,000The South Carolina Highway Patrol reported a tree down near the intersection of Augusta Highway and Jefferies Highway.
April 2018Thunderstorm WindCanadys$1,000The South Carolina Highway Patrol reported a tree down in the 200 block of Augusta Highway.
October 2011Thunderstorm WindCanadys$1,000South Carolina Highway Patrol reported 1 tree down and in the roadway at the intersection of Maple Ridge Road and Weans Road.
August 2011Thunderstorm WindCanadys$1,000Law enforcement reported one tree down at Maple Ridge Road and Red Bank Road.
May 2006Thunderstorm WindCanadys$1,000Trees down along Highway 61.
July 2016Thunderstorm WindCanadys$500South Carolina Department of Transportation reported a tree down on the 1800 block of Can City Road.
November 2012Thunderstorm WindCanadys$500South Carolina Highway Patrol reported a tree down on Round O Road, south of State Road 61.
August 2012Thunderstorm WindCanadys$500South Carolina Highway Patrol reported a tree down on Highway 61 at Interstate 95.
August 2012Thunderstorm WindCanadys$500South Carolina Highway Patrol reported a tree down on Cannon Road at Round O Road.
July 2011Thunderstorm WindCanadys$500The public reported thunderstorm winds blew down a tree along Hughes Drive, 6 miles north of Round O, South Carolina.
October 2011Thunderstorm WindCanadys$500Law enforcement reported 1 tree down near Pleasant Grove Church on Jeffries Highway.
July 2009Thunderstorm WindCanadys$500Numerous large tree limbs were reported down along with pea size hail by Fire Department personnel in Canadys, South Carolina.
May 2009Thunderstorm WindCanadys$500Law enforcement reported one tree down near the intersection of Highway 61 and Byrd Farm Road 3 miles east of Canadys, South Carolina.
January 2024Thunderstorm WindCanadys-Colleton County Emergency Management reported a tree down on Sidneys Road.
August 2024Thunderstorm WindCanadys-Law enforcement reported a tree down and blocking both lanes in the 3500 Block of Pleasant Grove Road.
July 2023Thunderstorm WindCanadys-Colleton County Emergency Management reported a tree down along the 19500 block of Augusta Highway.
June 2022Thunderstorm WindCanadys-A Colleton County emergency manager reported a tree down near the intersection of Maple Ridge Road and Weans Road.
March 2021HailCanadys-The Canadys Fire Department reported quarter sized hail.
May 2021Thunderstorm WindCanadys-Colleton County Emergency Management reported a tree down at Pleasant Grove Road and Maple Ridge Road.
August 2021Thunderstorm WindCanadys-The South Carolina Highway Patrol reported a tree down near the intersection of Augusta Highway and Byrd Farm Road.
April 2019Thunderstorm WindCanadys-A Colleton County emergency manager reported a tree down on Sidneys Road.
April 2019Thunderstorm WindCanadys-A Colleton County emergency manager reported a tree down on Rehoboth Road.
April 2019Thunderstorm WindCanadys-A Colleton County emergency manager reported two trees down on Augusta Highway near Canadys.
June 2019Thunderstorm WindCanadys-The South Carolina Highway Patrol reported a tree down near the intersection of Rehoboth Road and Augusta Highway.
March 2018Thunderstorm WindCanadys-South Carolina Highway Patrol reported 2 trees down near the intersection of Highway 61 and Arrowhead lane.
June 2018Thunderstorm WindCanadys-The Colleton County 911 Call Center reported two trees down along with power lines and hail of unknown size along Sidney's Road.
June 2018Thunderstorm WindCanadys-The South Carolina Highway Patrol reported a tree down at Augusta Highway and Round O Road.
August 2018Thunderstorm WindCanadys-Law enforcement reported a tree down on Highway 61 near Interstate 95.
May 2017Tornado (EF1)Canadys-A National Weather Service storm survey team confirmed an EF1 tornado that touched down in Colleton County near Canadys and continued into Dorchester County where it eventually dissipated. The tornado touched down just north of Highway 61 and west of Sandy Landing Lane where it snapped off, uprooted, and damaged trees. The tornado then moved to the north-northeast and crossed the Edisto River into Dorchester County.
June 2016Thunderstorm WindCanadys-The South Carolina State Highway Patrol reported a tree down near the intersection of Burlington Road and Creekbed Lane.
June 2016Thunderstorm WindCanadys-The South Carolina State Highway Patrol reported a tree down on Augusta Highway near the intersection with Sidney's Road.
June 2016Thunderstorm WindCanadys-The South Carolina State Highway Patrol reported a tree down near the intersection of Burlington Road and Pleasant Grove Road.
June 2015Thunderstorm WindCanadys-Law enforcement reported a tree down and blocking Interstate 95 near mile marker 67.5.
June 2014Thunderstorm WindCanadys-Law enforcement reported power lines down on Augusta Highway at Interstate 95.
June 2014Thunderstorm WindCanadys-Law enforcement reported power lines down near the intersection of Maple Ridge Road and Highway 61.
July 2013FloodCanadys-Law Enforcement reported that Sandy Landing Lane was impassable due to the Edisto River flood.
July 2013Funnel CloudCanadys-Highway Patrol reported a rotating thunderstorm with several small funnel clouds over a 15 minute period.
April 2006HailCanadys-Hail as large as quarter size fell for 10 minutes on a small island in the Edisto River. The ground was completely covered by the hail.
August 2005Thunderstorm WindCanadys-Thunderstorms winds knocked down trees.
September 2004Thunderstorm WindCanadys-Thunderstorm winds knocked down trees and large limbs.
February 2003Thunderstorm WindCanadys-Several trees and large limbs were down.
August 2002Flash FloodCanadys-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Colleton 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
Weeks0.7 miles18
Red Bank (historical)1.8 miles18
Springtown4.2 miles18
Sidney4.8 miles17
Hiotts6.7 miles17
Metz Store (historical)8.2 miles17
Rhodes Crossroads8.2 miles17
Stokes8.7 miles17

Elsewhere

Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.

Wikipedia article on CanadysAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q27988792The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0).

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1251831. 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.