Embree, South Carolina
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1920 and the latest in 1990. It stands in the Bamberg census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29003. It stands on South Fork Edisto River. The Survey maps it on the Midway quadrangle. It stands 108 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 18 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.
- 1920 USGS Orangeburg quadrangle1:48000
- 1921 USGS Orangeburg quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1943 USGS Orangeburg quadrangle1:62500
- 1943 USGS Orangeburg quadrangle1:125000
- 1954 USGS Augusta quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Augusta quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Augusta quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Augusta quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Augusta quadrangle1:250000
- 1979 USGS Midway quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Saint George quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS Saint George quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
171 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 171 fires within 5 miles of Embree between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,099 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 15 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 | 61 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 59 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 15 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 12 |
| Smoking | 9 |
| Natural | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 6 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
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 2008 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 September 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 September 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 September 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 3.5 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 September 2004 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 September 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.5 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Embree: 3 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Branchville #1 Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Branchville No.1 Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Deerfield Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Embree Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary |
Storms near this place
5 since 2014Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Embree in 5 storm reports between 2014 and 2016: 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2016 | Flash Flood | Embree | $5,000 | SCDOT reported Hickory Hill Road closed due to washout in the vicinity of Harrison Road. |
| June 2014 | Hail | Embree | $4,000 | Residents reported golf ball size hail during the storm. |
| August 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Embree | - | Trees reported down on roadway intersection Hick's Road at Hunter's Mill Road. |
| August 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Embree | - | Tree down, reported blocking roadway on Berea Road near the Colleton County line. Time estimated by radar. |
| August 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Embree | - | Tree and downed power line reported in roadway at intersection of Ehrhardt Road and Hunter's Chapel Road. Time estimated by radar. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Farrell Crossroads | 3.2 miles | 18 | |
| Midway | 4.9 miles | 18 | |
| Millersville (historical) | 7.2 miles | 18 | |
| Whetstone Crossroads | 7.4 miles | 18 | |
| Bamberg | 8.0 miles | 15 | |
| Bobcat Landing | 8.7 miles | 15 | |
| Clear Pond | 8.7 miles | 15 | |
| Hughes | 10.7 miles | 15 |
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 Q50413821 | 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 1247666. 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.











