DuBose, South Carolina
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1941 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Sumter Northeast census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29153. The Survey maps it on the Oswego quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 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.
- 1941 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1953 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Ashwood quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1960 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1963 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Camden quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Camden South quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1988 USGS Oswego quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
277 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 277 fires within 5 miles of DuBose between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,824 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 41 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 | 126 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 76 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 41 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 17 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 8 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2018 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 2018 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 2017 | Debris and open burning | 1.5 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2009 | Debris and open burning | 6.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
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 DuBose: 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Francis Moise Prospect | Iron | Prospect |
Storms near this place
9 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names DuBose in 9 storm reports between 2009 and 2025: 5 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 1 tornado, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dubose | $6,000 | EM reported trees and powerlines down near US 15 and Dubose Siding road. |
| September 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dubose | $4,000 | Highway Patrol reported trees down at Westbury Mill Road at Dubose Siding Road. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dubose | $4,000 | Highway Patrol reported trees down at US 15 and Dubose Siding road. |
| July 2010 | Tornado (EF0) | Dubose | $4,000 | NWS and EM found tornado damage to trees and powerlines as a weak EF0 intermittently touched down along its path. |
| June 2025 | Flash Flood | Dubose | - | Sumter Sheriff office reported multiple stalled vehicles on Hwy 441 near Cotton Acres Rd. |
| March 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dubose | - | SC Highway Patrol reported trees down along Hwy 15 near the Lee Co line. |
| July 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dubose | - | Tree down on Biddle Rd near US Hwy 15. |
| July 2010 | Hail | Dubose | - | SCHP reported golf ball size hail at Hwy 441 and Cotton Acres Road. |
| May 2009 | Hail | Dubose | - | Cotton Acres Mart reported penny size hail. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brent | 2.7 miles | 16 | |
| Burrows Crossroads | 3.3 miles | 16 | |
| Quinns Crossroad | 4.4 miles | 16 | |
| Oswego | 4.4 miles | 16 | |
| Gaillard Crossroads | 4.7 miles | 16 | |
| Ranchland Ranchettes | 4.8 miles | 16 | |
| Whites Pond Crossroad | 5.0 miles | 16 | |
| Swinton | 5.1 miles | 17 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikidata item Q122562693 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1247564. 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.








