Gilmania, South Carolina
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1918 and the latest in 1990. It stands in the Ridgeland census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29945. The Survey maps it on the Coosawhatchie quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 19 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.
- 1918 USGS Yemassee quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1943 USGS Yemassee quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1947 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:250000
- 1948 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1960 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Walterboro quadrangle1:100000
- 1988 USGS Coosawhatchie quadrangle1:24000
- 1990 USGS Walterboro 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 Gilmania between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,146 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 48 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 | 80 |
| Debris and open burning | 60 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 48 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 15 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 7 |
| Natural | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2003 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 September 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 31 August 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 August 2007 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 August 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
10 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Gilmania in 10 storm reports between 2011 and 2023: 8 thunderstorm wind, 2 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 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gilmania | $1,000 | The Jasper County 911 Call Center reported a tree down near the intersection of Coosaw|Scenic Drive and Roseland Plantation Drive. |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gilmania | $1,000 | The South Carolina Department of Highways reported a tree down near the intersection of Bees Creek Road and Coosaw Scenic Drive. |
| March 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gilmania | $1,000 | The Jasper County 911 Call Center reported a tree down near Coolers Grocery on Coosaw Scenic Drive. |
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gilmania | $1,000 | Law enforcement reported one tree down near the intersection of North Knowles Island Road and South Carolina Highway 462. |
| July 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gilmania | $500 | Highway Patrol reported a tree down at the intersection of Coosaw Scenic Drive and Spanish Moss Road. |
| March 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gilmania | - | South Carolina Highway Patrol reported a tree down near the intersection of Bees Creek Road and Highway 462. |
| June 2016 | Flash Flood | Gilmania | - | The Jasper County Fire and Rescue Department reported the following roads closed around Ridgeland due to flooding: Carson Road, Meredith Road, Jim Nettles Lane, Chelsea Lane, Gale Lane, Courtney Lane, Driggers Lane, Spanish Moss Road, Clover Circle, Myrtle Place, Grover Park Lane, Tammy Drive, Auburn Hills Road, Wellington Loop, Forest Street, Nimmer Court and Beaver Dam Road. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gilmania | - | Jasper County dispatch reported a tree down on Knowles Island Road near Palm Key. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gilmania | - | Multiple trees reported down on Coosaw Scenic Drive. One tree was across the roadway at the intersection of Coosaw Scenic Drive and Deloss Point Road. |
| July 2013 | Flash Flood | Gilmania | - | Warning Point reported flooding on Knowles Island Road and was impassable. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coosawhatchie | 1.8 miles | 19 | |
| Kress | 2.6 miles | 19 | |
| Pocotaligo | 3.1 miles | 19 | |
| Bashan | 4.6 miles | 19 | |
| Gillisonville | 4.9 miles | 16 | |
| Possum Corner | 6.1 miles | 19 | |
| Ricetown | 7.2 miles | 19 | |
| Grays | 7.2 miles | 16 |
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 Q122567386 | 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 1231317. 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.
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.









