Grahamville, South Carolina
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1937 and the latest in 1990. It stands in the Conway East census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29526. It stands on Tilly Swamp. The Survey maps it on the Nixonville quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 11 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.
- 1937 USGS Nixonville quadrangle1:62500
- 1937 USGS Nixonville quadrangle1:48000
- 1942 USGS Nixonville quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1949 USGS Georgetown quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Georgetown quadrangle1:250000
- 1974 USGS Georgetown quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Nixonville quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Myrtle Beach quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS Myrtle Beach quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
139 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 139 fires within 5 miles of Grahamville between 1992 and 2017, burning about 21,969 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 38 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 | 43 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 38 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 37 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 10 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Fireworks | 3 |
| Natural | 3 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2013 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 13 September 2013 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 August 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 6.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 July 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.5 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 July 2011 | Fireworks | 1,155 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | HORNET FIRE |
| 21 July 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 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 Grahamville: 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pit No. 3 Route 90 | Sand | Unknown | Sedimentary |
Storms near this place
6 since 2010Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Grahamville in 6 storm reports between 2010 and 2025: 3 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 1 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 2010 | Hail | Grahamville | $3,000 | Hail to the size of ping pong balls was reported. |
| November 2012 | Hail | Grahamville | $2,000 | Hail to the size of quarters was reported on Birnamwood Court. |
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grahamville | $1,000 | A tree was reported uprooted on Highway 90. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grahamville | - | A tree downed on Old Altman Rd in Conway, off of Highway 90, knocking out power to local residents. |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grahamville | - | Fence partially blown down and minor damage to a couple homes on Country Pine Drive east of us-501 northwest of Myrtle Beach, SC. Time provided by reporter. |
| May 2012 | Flood | Grahamville | - | Standing water was reported at the intersection of Serenity Place and Hwy 90. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nixonville | 1.6 miles | 11 | |
| Vina | 3.0 miles | 11 | |
| Jaluco | 4.6 miles | 11 | |
| Wilson Landing | 4.9 miles | 9 | |
| Hickory Grove | 5.0 miles | 11 | |
| Fairtraid | 5.1 miles | 11 | |
| University Forest | 5.2 miles | 9 | |
| Myrtle Trace | 5.3 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1222806. 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.








