Deer Park, South Carolina
23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1919 and the latest in 1990. It stands in the North Charleston census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29406. The Survey maps it on the Ladson quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 23 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 Ladson quadrangle1:21120, 2 printings
- 1920 USGS Ravenels quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1943 USGS Ladson quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1944 USGS Ravenels quadrangle1:62500
- 1947 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:250000
- 1948 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Ladson quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1960 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Walterboro quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS Walterboro quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
308 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 308 fires within 5 miles of Deer Park between 1992 and 2020, burning about 915 acres in total. None started naturally. 75 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 | 99 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 75 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 65 |
| Debris and open burning | 59 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 13 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 11 September 2011 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 11 September 1999 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 August 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 August 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Deer Park: 1 unknown, 1 producer, 1 prospect. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Iron. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| C G Rowland Prospect | Iron | Prospect | ||
| Truluck Pit North | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | Sedimentary | |
| Truluck Pit North | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
10 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Deer Park in 10 storm reports between 2008 and 2018: 6 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 1 heavy rain, 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 2010 | Heavy Rain | Deer Park | $10,000 | Local media reported a 73 year old woman drowned after she drove off a parking lot into a retention pond. Witnesses say she could not see the sharp drop-off from the parking lot to the retention pond due to heavy rain at the time. The woman was transported to Roper Hospital where she was pronounced dead due to drowning. |
| August 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Deer Park | $2,000 | The public reported trees and power lines down along Highway 52 and Ladson Road. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Deer Park | $1,000 | One tree down on Deer Ridge Lane. |
| August 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Deer Park | $500 | A trained weather spotter reported a tree down on Interstate 26, near Ladson, South Carolina. |
| July 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Deer Park | - | Power lines reported down near the intersection of Rivers Avenue with Otranto Road. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Deer Park | - | A large tree limb reported down by Interstate 26 eastbound around mile marker 207. The branch was about four inches in diameter and about eight feet long. Report received through social media. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Deer Park | - | A tree was blown down and was blocking Nova Court near the Newport Place intersection. |
| August 2015 | Flash Flood | Deer Park | - | Broadcast media reported the intersection of Greenridge Road and Crossroads Drive closed due to flooding. |
| May 2011 | Hail | Deer Park | - | The public reported ping pong ball size hail along the Highway 78 and Highway 52 Connector, 2 miles east-southeast of Ladson, South Carolina. |
| August 2011 | Hail | Deer Park | - | Law enforcement reported golf ball size hail near the intersection of Tricom Street and Highway 78. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pleasant Hills | 0.3 miles | 23 | |
| Deerwood Heights | 0.9 miles | 23 | |
| Otranto | 1.3 miles | 23 | |
| Woodstock | 1.3 miles | 23 | |
| Northwood Estates | 1.6 miles | 23 | |
| Colony North | 1.6 miles | 23 | |
| Pepperhill | 2.6 miles | 23 | |
| Ashley Heights | 2.7 miles | 23 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1231217. 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.











