Duford, South Carolina
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1949 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the Floyds Crossroads census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29581. It stands on Poplar Branch. The Survey maps it on the Duford quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 9 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.
- 1949 USGS Duford quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1953 USGS Florence quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Florence quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Florence quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
224 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 224 fires within 5 miles of Duford between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,953 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 58 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 | 81 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 64 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 58 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 11 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 September 2002 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 September 2013 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 September 2001 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 August 2007 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | 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 Duford: 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Silica. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| E.P. Pitts Sand Pit | Silica | Unknown | 1946, 1975 |
Storms near this place
12 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Duford in 12 storm reports between 2000 and 2023: 7 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, 1 flood, 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 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Duford | $2,000 | A tree was reported down on Pleasantdale Road. A motorcycle hit the downed tree, injuring two riders. The time was estimated based on radar data. |
| May 2011 | Hail | Duford | $2,000 | Hail to the size of ping pong balls was reported. |
| November 2020 | Flash Flood | Duford | $1,000 | A vehicle was overtaken by floodwaters at the intersection of Eugenes Rd. and Spring Branch Rd. A person and dog managed to escape the stranded vehicle. |
| July 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Duford | $1,000 | A tree was reported down on Highway 917. |
| October 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Duford | - | Tree down along Highway 9 in Horry County. |
| August 2014 | Flood | Duford | - | Flooding was reported on Duford Road. |
| April 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Duford | - | Several trees down on Hwy 19. |
| March 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Duford | - | A utility company reported trees down on power lines. |
| May 2003 | Hail | Duford | - | Half dollar size hail was reported. |
| April 2002 | Hail | Duford | - | A farmer reported nickel size hail. Dime size hail was also reported one mile east of Duford. |
| April 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Duford | - | Horry Electric reported numerous trees down across power lines. |
| June 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Duford | - | Spotter reported several trees uprooted at Floyds Crossroads. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wannamaker (historical) | 1.9 miles | 9 | |
| Floyds Crossroads | 2.8 miles | 9 | |
| Mount Olive | 3.5 miles | 9 | |
| Norton (historical) | 4.8 miles | 9 | |
| Causey | 5.3 miles | 10 | |
| Pitch Landing | 5.9 miles | 8 | |
| Green Sea | 6.5 miles | 9 | |
| Pleasant View | 6.8 miles | 8 |
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 Q122591065 | 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 1247569. 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.



