Causey, South Carolina
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1943 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the Floyds Crossroads census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29581. The Survey maps it on the Fair Bluff quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 10 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.
- 1943 USGS Pages Mill quadrangle1:62500
- 1953 USGS Florence quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Florence quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Fair Bluff quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Fair Bluff quadrangle1:62500
- 1976 USGS Fair Bluff quadrangle1:24000
- 1983 USGS Florence quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
161 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 161 fires within 5 miles of Causey between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,203 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 36 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 | 56 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 42 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 36 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 September 2013 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 September 2001 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 1 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 1.8 acres | North Carolina Forest Service | SWAMP FOX HWY |
| 5 August 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 August 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 August 2000 | Natural | under an acre | North Carolina Forest Service | LIGHTNING OUT WEST |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Causey: 1 plant. All of them 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitts Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Plant |
Storms near this place
6 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Causey in 6 storm reports between 2011 and 2025: 2 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 1 funnel cloud, 1 lightning. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Causey | $50,000 | There was widespread power outages due to multiple trees and power lines down. |
| July 2025 | Lightning | Causey | $5,000 | Horry County Fire Department responded to a shed set on fire by lightning on Hayloft Circle. |
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Causey | $4,000 | A large tree and power lines were reportedly down. |
| May 2012 | Hail | Causey | $1,000 | Dime to quarter size hail was reported along Highway 76. |
| May 2024 | Funnel Cloud | Causey | - | Video on social media of a funnel cloud looking northeast from Nichols. Time estimated from social media post and radar. |
| March 2012 | Hail | Causey | - | A brief period of hail to the size of quarters was reported along US 76. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Floyds Crossroads | 3.4 miles | 9 | |
| Wannamaker (historical) | 3.8 miles | 9 | |
| Duford | 5.3 miles | 9 | |
| Pitch Landing | 7.1 miles | 8 | |
| Norton (historical) | 7.4 miles | 9 | |
| Mount Olive | 8.8 miles | 9 | |
| Green Sea | 11.5 miles | 9 | |
| Ketchuptown | 11.5 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1227879. 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.






