Coosawhatchie, South Carolina
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1918 and the latest in 1990. It stands in the Ridgeland census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29912. It stands on Little Bees Creek. The Survey maps it on the Coosawhatchie quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 19 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.
- 1918 USGS Yemassee quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1943 USGS Yemassee quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1947 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:250000
- 1948 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1960 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Walterboro quadrangle1:100000
- 1988 USGS Coosawhatchie quadrangle1:24000
- 1990 USGS Walterboro quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
292 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 292 fires within 5 miles of Coosawhatchie between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,390 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 68 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 103 |
| Debris and open burning | 88 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 68 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 14 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 7 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 6 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2003 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 September 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 August 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 31 August 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 August 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
14 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Coosawhatchie in 14 storm reports between 1999 and 2024: 11 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Coosawhatchie | $1,500 | The Jasper County Warning Point reported trees down along I-95 at exit 28 near Coosawhatchie, South Carolina. |
| July 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Coosawhatchie | $1,500 | A few Trees were reported down at the 26 mile marker of Northbound Interstate 26. |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Coosawhatchie | $1,000 | The South Carolina Department of Highways reported a tree down near mile marker 26 north bound on Interstate 95. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Coosawhatchie | - | South Carolina Highway Patrol reported a tree down on Coosaw Scenic Drive. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Coosawhatchie | - | The South Carolina Highway Patrol reported a tree down along Interstate 95 near mile marker 28. |
| July 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Coosawhatchie | - | South Carolina Highway Patrol reported a tree down on Coosaw Scenic Drive. |
| April 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Coosawhatchie | - | Law enforcement reported a tree down on Coosaw Scenic Drive. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Coosawhatchie | - | The South Carolina Highway Patrol reported a tree down. |
| August 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Coosawhatchie | - | The Jasper County 911 Call Center reported two trees down along Interstate 95 at mile marker 26 and 33. |
| August 2012 | Hail | Coosawhatchie | - | Law enforcement officer reported quarter sized hail on Interstate 95 near mile marker 28. |
| May 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Coosawhatchie | - | Several trees and large limbs were down. |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Coosawhatchie | - | Trees and large limbs were knocked down. |
| May 2004 | Hail | Coosawhatchie | - | no account filed |
| April 1999 | Hail | Coosawhatchie | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gilmania | 1.8 miles | 19 | |
| Bashan | 2.8 miles | 19 | |
| Gillisonville | 4.3 miles | 16 | |
| Kress | 4.4 miles | 19 | |
| Pocotaligo | 4.8 miles | 19 | |
| Ricetown | 5.4 miles | 19 | |
| Knowles | 6.6 miles | 19 | |
| Possum Corner | 7.1 miles | 19 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1221749. 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.









