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Centerville, South Carolina

15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1919 and the latest in 1990. It stands in the James Island census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29412. It lies near James Island. The Survey maps it on the James Island quadrangle.

Centerville within Charleston County

Topographic sheets covering this place

8 surveys from 15 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

29 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 29 fires within 5 miles of Centerville between 1992 and 2015, burning about 150 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 6 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 burning10
Missing data/not specified/undetermined8
Arson/incendiarism6
Natural3
Recreation and ceremony1
Misuse of fire by a minor1

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
26 September 1998Arson/incendiarismunder an acreSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
12 September 1999Arson/incendiarism4.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
9 August 1999Natural4.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
16 July 2015Natural75 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
11 July 1996Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
1 July 2015Natural1.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
13 June 2002Debris and open burning5.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
12 May 2001Misuse of fire by a minor1.0 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

9 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of Centerville: 4 producers, 3 unknowns, 1 past producer, 1 plant. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, Clay, REE. 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
(Facility) Charleston SmelterChromiumPlant
Airco AlloysIronUnknown
Brinson PitSand and Gravel, Construction, ClayUnknownSedimentary
Brinson PitSand and Gravel, Construction, ClayProducer
Charleston County MineREE, ThoriumProducer
Cross Country MineSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Cross Creek MineSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Edmondson Hauling Pit 1Sand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Edmondson Hauling Pit 2Sand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknownSedimentary

Every working recorded in Charleston County

Storms near this place

15 since 2008

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Centerville in 15 storm reports between 2008 and 2022: 7 thunderstorm wind, 4 flash flood, 3 hail, 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
September 2022Flash FloodCenterville$100,000Local broadcast media reported that flood waters entered several homes on Shoreham Road. Also, a video shared via Twitter showed flood waters entering a detached garage structure at a home located at 1149 Landsdowne Drive. Flooding at both locations was due to heavy rainfall associated with Hurricane Ian.
July 2017LightningCenterville$5,000A residential structure fire started by lightning was reported on Old Summer House Road.
June 2019Thunderstorm WindCenterville$1,250The Charleston County Dispatch reported a power line down on Valley Forge Drive.
April 2011Thunderstorm WindCenterville$1,250Law enforcement reported trees and powerlines down near the intersection of Camp Road and Fort Johnson Road.
July 2019Thunderstorm WindCenterville$500South Carolina Highway Patrol reported a tree down at Crestwood Place and Kentwood Circle.
June 2008Thunderstorm WindCenterville$500A 3 foot diameter tree was knocked down by strong winds at 1056 Aruba Circle in James Island, South Carolina.
January 2021HailCenterville-Two reports of nickel sized hail in the vicinity of Walmart on Folly Road were passed along by local media.
January 2021HailCenterville-Nickel sized hail was reported on James Island.
January 2021HailCenterville-Penny sized hail reported on James Island.
September 2017Thunderstorm WindCenterville-A trained spotter reported a large tree down in the 900 block of Folly Road on James Island.
June 2016Thunderstorm WindCenterville-The Charleston County 911 Call Center reported several trees down along Riverland Drive.
July 2015Thunderstorm WindCenterville-South Carolina Department of Transportation reported a tree down on Secessionville Road.
March 2013Flash FloodCenterville-The public reported 2 blocks on Folly Road closed due to water on the roadway.
August 2012Flash FloodCenterville-The broadcast media relayed a report of fire rescue responding to a stranded vehicle on Hunley Avenue near Folly Road.
June 2008Flash FloodCenterville-The Charleston county Warning Point reported ongoing flooding on Folly Road near Camp Road in James Island, South Carolina.

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
McCalls Corner0.3 miles15
Tidalview0.3 miles15
Jamestown Estates0.3 miles15
Camp Road Estates0.4 miles15
Riverpoint0.4 miles15
Lee Jackson Estates0.5 miles15
Bayfront0.6 miles15
Lynnwood0.7 miles15

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1221482. 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.