Hemingway, South Carolina
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1946 and the latest in 1990. It stands in the Hemingway census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29554. The Survey maps it on the Johnsonville quadrangle. 504 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 52 feet above sea level.
Population over time
3 figuresHemingway fell from 573 to 504 between 2000 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 573 | |
| 2010 | 459 | -114 (-20%) |
| 2020 | 504 | +45 (+10%) |
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 Johnsonville quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
465 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 465 fires within 5 miles of Hemingway between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,268 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 108 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 | 222 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 108 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 105 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 11 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 September 2009 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 August 2008 | Debris and open burning | 8.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 August 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 August 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 August 2003 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 August 2009 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 August 2007 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 13 August 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
24 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hemingway in 24 storm reports between 1997 and 2025: 12 thunderstorm wind, 7 hail, 2 lightning, 1 tornado. The reports record 3 injuries. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2003 | Tornado (F1) | Hemingway | 3 hurt, $320,000 | A National Weather Service storm survey determined an F1 tornado touched down approximately 2.5 miles west of Hemingway. The tornado overturned two singlewide mobile homes and tore the roof off another, dropping it on a vehicle and causing damage. The damage estimate in this area was $100K. Two people were hospitalized. The tornado continued east southeast, weakening somewhat, and caused F0 damage, snapping pine trees. The trees fell on a singlewide and doublewide mobile home and two vehicles. One person was hopitalized, and the damage in this area totaled $120K. The tornado strengthened, causing F1 damage once again one mile south of Hemingway. It destroyed a tobacco warehouse and damaged a farm supply building, with $100K damage. The tornado turned slightly northeast, and caused F0 damage to trees and a wheat field before finally dissipating. The spotty damage path length was 3.8 miles. |
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hemingway | $100,000 | Widespread wind damage to include tree damage was reported across the town of Hemingway. |
| June 2010 | Flood | Hemingway | $50,000 | A storm survey by a NWS employee revealed extensive flooding in downtown Hemingway. The back parking lot of the Post Office flooded, with water reaching the floorboards of several vans. A dumpster floated to the other side of the parking lot. Water flooded the Masonic Temple, despite sandbags. Flood waters also entered the Town Hall. |
| June 2010 | Lightning | Hemingway | $25,000 | Lightning struck a tree, which fell on a trailer, causing extensive damage. |
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hemingway | $5,000 | Roofs were reportedly blown off of two buildings on Circle Drive. |
| August 1999 | Hail | Hemingway | $5,000 | Nickle size hail covered the ground, and a large oak tree was downed, knocking out power. |
| April 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hemingway | $5,000 | ROOF DAMAGE, NUMEROUS TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hemingway | $4,000 | Several trees were reported down near the intersection of Highway 41/51 and Highway 261. |
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hemingway | $3,000 | A large tree reportedly fell onto power lines on S Lee St. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hemingway | $1,000 | A large tree was reported down along Rufus Road. The time was estimated based on radar data. |
| June 2017 | Hail | Hemingway | $100 | Penny size hail was reported. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hemingway | - | Emergency Management reported numerous trees down near the Hemingway area. |
| June 2008 | Hail | Hemingway | - | A farmer in Muddy Creek reported dime to nickel size hail damaged his tobacco crop. Estimates of any monetary loss were not available. |
| May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hemingway | - | Trees down. |
| May 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hemingway | - | 911 reported trees down. |
| August 2005 | Heavy Rain | Hemingway | - | The Myrtle Beach Sun News reported flooding on Hwy 51 near the Georgetown/Williamsburg county line. |
| May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hemingway | - | Law enforcement had to remove a large limb that blew across Rt 261. |
| August 2004 | Hail | Hemingway | - | Penny size hail was reported. |
| July 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hemingway | - | Williamsburg 911 reported trees and power lines down. |
| July 2002 | Lightning | Hemingway | - | Ebeneizer Baptist Church was struck by lightning. No significant damage reported. |
| May 2001 | Hail | Hemingway | - | Spotter reported dime size hail. |
| June 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hemingway | - | Hemingway police department reported several trees down. Several trees were also reported down across county roads just outside of Hemingway. |
| November 1997 | Hail | Hemingway | - | Reported by Hemingway Police |
| June 1998 | Hail | Hemingway | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brunson Crossroads | 1.6 miles | 8 | |
| Poplar Hill | 1.9 miles | 8 | |
| Ard Crossroads | 2.2 miles | 8 | |
| Muddy Creek Crossroads | 2.6 miles | 8 | |
| Saint Johns Crossroads | 3.0 miles | 8 | |
| Stuckey | 3.8 miles | 8 | |
| Outland | 4.4 miles | 9 | |
| Gordonville | 4.6 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 Hemingway | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q1984173 | 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 1245951. 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.





