Jaluco, 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 29579. 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
200 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 200 fires within 5 miles of Jaluco between 1992 and 2019, burning about 24,484 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 62 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 | 62 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 50 |
| Debris and open burning | 36 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 28 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Fireworks | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 2013 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 September 2013 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.5 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 1 September 2018 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.5 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 August 1999 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 August 1997 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Jaluco: 2 producers, 1 unknown. 2 still produce. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Godwin Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | Sedimentary | |
| Godwin Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Plant Number 9 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
15 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Jaluco in 15 storm reports between 2009 and 2025: 8 hail, 4 thunderstorm wind, 2 lightning, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2015 | Flash Flood | Jaluco | $25,000 | Minsteris Drive was reportedly impassable due to flood waters. |
| August 2019 | Lightning | Jaluco | $5,000 | Lightning struck an apartement complex southeast of Conway, causing a small fire. No injuries were reported, and damage was minor. |
| November 2012 | Hail | Jaluco | $2,000 | Hail to the size of quarters was reported at the Legends Golf Resort. |
| November 2012 | Hail | Jaluco | $2,000 | Hail to the size of quarters was reported at the Tanger Outlet Mall on Highway 501. |
| July 2023 | Lightning | Jaluco | $1,000 | Lightning struck a tree at the Man O' War Golf Club in Myrtle Beach, catching it on fire. The strike traveled down the trunk and underground, where it damaged golf course irrigation water lines. No injuries or other damage. |
| July 2014 | Hail | Jaluco | $1,000 | Golf ball size hail was reported. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jaluco | $1,000 | A tree was reported in the roadway on Highway 544. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jaluco | $1,000 | A tree was reported down across Highway 544. |
| September 2011 | Hail | Jaluco | $1,000 | Hail to the size of quarters was reported at Conway Hospital. |
| September 2011 | Hail | Jaluco | $1,000 | Hail to the size of quarters was reported in the Carolina Forest subdivision. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jaluco | $1,000 | Trees were reported down in the Woodwind Mobile Home Park located adjacent to SC-544. Two homes were damaged by fallen trees. |
| September 2011 | Hail | Jaluco | $250 | Hail to the size of nickels was reported at the intersection of Highway 544 and Singleton Ridge Road. The time was estimated based on radar data. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jaluco | - | A hardwood tree was uprooted. |
| April 2011 | Hail | Jaluco | - | Hail to the size of nickels was reported near Highway 501. |
| August 2010 | Hail | Jaluco | - | Small hail fell along Carolina Forest Boulevard. The public report was relayed through local television media. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Myrtle Trace | 1.3 miles | 11 | |
| Coastal Heights | 2.0 miles | 9 | |
| Burning Ridge | 2.1 miles | 9 | |
| College Park | 2.3 miles | 9 | |
| Westwood Estates | 2.5 miles | 14 | |
| Crosswinds | 2.7 miles | 9 | |
| University Forest | 2.8 miles | 9 | |
| Pine Valley Estates | 2.9 miles | 9 |
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 Q122552221 | 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 1227922. 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.








