Cummings, South Carolina
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1919 and the latest in 1990. It stands in the Hampton-Varnville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29944. The Survey maps it on the Cummings quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 16 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.
- 1919 USGS Cummings quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1943 USGS Cummings quadrangle1:62500
- 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 Cummings quadrangle1:24000
- 1990 USGS Walterboro quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
258 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 258 fires within 5 miles of Cummings between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,234 acres in total. 17 started naturally. 47 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 | 88 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 80 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 47 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 18 |
| Natural | 17 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 September 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 September 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 August 2004 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 August 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 31 August 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 August 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 August 2016 | Natural | 5.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 August 2009 | Natural | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
23 since 2002Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Cummings in 23 storm reports between 2002 and 2025: 20 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cummings | $30,000 | Broadcast media reported a roof ripped off a trailer and several pecan trees uprooted, near Barkerville, South Carolina. |
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cummings | $15,000 | Law enforcement reported roof damage to a business and debris deposited on railroad tracks. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cummings | $2,000 | The Hampton County 911 call center relayed a report of a power line down near Cummings. A tree was also reported down near the intersection of Savannah Highway and Hope Well Road. |
| March 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cummings | $1,000 | The South Carolina Highway Patrol reported a tree down near the intersection of Edward Mixon Road and Highway 68. |
| March 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cummings | $1,000 | The South Carolina Highway Patrol reported a tree down near the intersection of Highway 278 and Rock Spring Road. |
| April 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cummings | $1,000 | Trees down in Cummings. |
| May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cummings | $1,000 | Trees down in town. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cummings | $500 | Law enforcement reported a tree down near the intersection of Highway 278 and Pocotaligo Road. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cummings | - | The Hampton County 911 Call Center reported a tree down on Henderson Road near the intersection with Yemassee Highway. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cummings | - | The South Carolina Highway Patrol reported a tree down at Ram Horn Road and Yemassee Highway. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cummings | - | Law enforcement reported a tree down on Highway 278 near the Hampton and Jasper County line. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cummings | - | Law enforcement reported a tree down on Lowndes Lake Road. |
| December 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cummings | - | Law enforcement reported a tree down on South Carolina Highway 68 near Cummings, South Carolina. |
| April 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cummings | - | Law enforcement reported a tree down near the intersection of Pocotaligo Road and Lowndes Lake Road. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cummings | - | The South Carolina Highway Patrol reported a tree down near the intersection of Highway 278 and Rock Spring Road. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cummings | - | The South Carolina Highway Patrol reported a tree down along Pocotaligo Road. |
| April 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cummings | - | The Hampton County 911 Call Center reported a tree down on Highway 278 near Jasper County. |
| April 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cummings | - | The Department of Highways reported a tree down at the intersection of Highway 278 and Rock Spring Road. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cummings | - | South Carolina Highway Patrol reported a tree down and in the roadway in Cummings along Lownders Lake Road. |
| June 2004 | Flash Flood | Cummings | - | Thunderstorms with heavy rain flooded nearly all roads between Cummings and Early Branch. Some evacuations occurred in those areas. |
| June 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cummings | - | Thunderstorm winds knocked down trees. |
| June 2005 | Hail | Cummings | - | no account filed |
| July 2002 | Hail | Cummings | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fechtig | 1.9 miles | 16 | |
| Camp Branch | 2.4 miles | 16 | |
| Horsegall | 4.1 miles | 16 | |
| Almeda | 4.3 miles | 16 | |
| Early Branch | 4.4 miles | 19 | |
| Barkerville | 6.3 miles | 19 | |
| Hickory Hill (historical) | 6.4 miles | 16 | |
| Davidson | 6.4 miles | 19 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1221872. 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.









