Galivants Ferry, South Carolina
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1948 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the Aynor census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29544. The Survey maps it on the Galivants Ferry quadrangle. It stands 43 feet above sea level.
On record in Galivants Ferry
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 1 record
Galivants Ferry Historic Districtlisted 2001
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 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.
- 1948 USGS Galivants Ferry quadrangle1:24000
- 1950 USGS Galivants Ferry quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1953 USGS Florence quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Florence quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Florence quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
138 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 138 fires within 5 miles of Galivants Ferry between 1992 and 2019, burning about 1,134 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 44 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 44 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 40 |
| Debris and open burning | 38 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 4.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 September 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 September 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 September 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 11 September 2002 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 August 2008 | Natural | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 August 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.5 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 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
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Galivants Ferry: 1 unknown, 1 past producer. None of them 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asphalt Products Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | Sedimentary | |
| Asphalt Products Pit No. 7 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
16 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Galivants Ferry in 16 storm reports between 1996 and 2023: 11 thunderstorm wind, 5 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Galivants Ferry | $3,000 | Trees were reported down near the intersection of Highway 917 and Marsh Lake Road. The report was relayed by a Meteorologist with WBTW. |
| August 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Galivants Ferry | $2,000 | Two trees were reported down on a farm just off of Wolf Pit Bay Rd. The time was estimated based on radar data. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Galivants Ferry | $1,000 | Several trees down on Pee Dee Hwy near Galivants Ferry. |
| May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Galivants Ferry | $1,000 | There were two large trees blown down in Galivants Ferry. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Galivants Ferry | $1,000 | A tree was reported down near the intersection of Highway 308 and Page Road. |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Galivants Ferry | $1,000 | A tree was reported down at the intersection of US Highway 501 and Highway 129. The time was estimated based on radar data. |
| January 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Galivants Ferry | $500 | no account filed |
| April 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Galivants Ferry | - | Large tree down across the road near Lake Swamp Road and Pee Dee Highway North. |
| June 2009 | Hail | Galivants Ferry | - | Hail to the size of pennies was reported. |
| May 2006 | Hail | Galivants Ferry | - | Nickel size hail was reported. |
| August 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Galivants Ferry | - | Horry county electric reported numerous trees down. |
| May 2001 | Hail | Galivants Ferry | - | Spotter reported dime size hail. |
| September 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Galivants Ferry | - | A tree was downed along Highway U.S. 501 between Galivants Ferry and Aynor. |
| April 2006 | Hail | Galivants Ferry | - | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Hail | Galivants Ferry | - | no account filed |
| April 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Galivants Ferry | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Polecat Landing | 2.0 miles | 9 | |
| Cartwheel Landing | 3.0 miles | 9 | |
| Pages (historical) | 3.3 miles | 8 | |
| Red Hill | 4.0 miles | 8 | |
| Aynor | 4.6 miles | 8 | |
| McQueen Crossroads | 5.6 miles | 9 | |
| Ketchuptown | 5.8 miles | 9 | |
| Rehobeth | 6.3 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.
| Wikipedia article on Galivants Ferry | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5518774 | 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 1247861. 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.




