Gresham, South Carolina
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1946 and the latest in 1990. It stands in the Brittons Neck census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29546. The Survey maps it on the Gresham quadrangle. It stands 52 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 8 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.
- 1946 USGS Johnsonville quadrangle1:62500
- 1949 USGS Georgetown quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Georgetown quadrangle1:250000
- 1974 USGS Georgetown quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Kingstree quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1990 USGS Gresham quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
206 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 206 fires within 5 miles of Gresham between 1992 and 2019, burning about 1,177 acres in total. 7 started naturally. 52 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 | 67 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 60 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 52 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 9 |
| Natural | 7 |
| Smoking | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | 4.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 September 2001 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 August 1999 | Smoking | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 August 2016 | Natural | 50 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 August 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 August 2010 | Natural | 1.5 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 13 August 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 July 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | 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 Gresham: 2 producers, 1 unknown, 1 past producer. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Britton's Neck Mine | Sand | Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Kingsbury Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Salem Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | Sedimentary | |
| Salem Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
11 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Gresham in 11 storm reports between 1997 and 2023: 8 thunderstorm wind, 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gresham | $2,000 | A tree was reported down on a vehicle on Oakridge Road. |
| April 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gresham | $1,000 | A tree was reported down along Highway 41. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gresham | $1,000 | A large tree was reportedly down near the intersection of Highway 41 and Andy Ct. The time was estimated based on radar data. |
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gresham | $1,000 | A tree was reported down across Highway 9. |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gresham | - | Power lines down in Gresham. |
| January 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gresham | - | Tree down in road on Thomson Court. |
| April 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gresham | - | SC Highway Patrol reported a tree down on the road at Highway 9 and Snow Ct. |
| March 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gresham | - | Five pine trees blown down across State Route 41. Report received via amateur radio network. |
| May 2007 | Hail | Gresham | - | Nickel size hail fell just south of the mouth of Jeffries Creek, along the Florence/Marion county line. |
| June 2007 | Hail | Gresham | - | Penny to quarter size hail was reported. |
| April 1997 | Hail | Gresham | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daviston | 3.5 miles | 8 | |
| Brittons Neck | 3.9 miles | 8 | |
| Eulonia | 4.2 miles | 8 | |
| Catfish Landing | 4.5 miles | 8 | |
| Friendship | 6.1 miles | 7 | |
| Centenary | 7.6 miles | 8 | |
| Davis Landing | 8.7 miles | 8 | |
| Tabernacle | 9.0 miles | 7 |
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 Gresham | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q27988771 | 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 1222903. 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.





