BlockJamestown, South Carolina
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1943 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Myrtle Beach census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29576. The Survey maps it on the Brookgreen quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 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.
- 1943 USGS Brookgreen quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1949 USGS Georgetown quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Georgetown quadrangle1:250000
- 1974 USGS Georgetown quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Kingstree quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
126 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 126 fires within 5 miles of Jamestown between 1992 and 2019, burning about 1,241 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 14 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 | 79 |
| Debris and open burning | 20 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 14 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 10 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 10 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 18 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 11 September 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | 30 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 August 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 August 1998 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 August 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | 20 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 August 1997 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 August 2016 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
6 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Jamestown in 6 storm reports between 2008 and 2016: 3 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, 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 2016 | Flash Flood | Jamestown | $1,000,000 | U.S. 701 and U.S. 501 near Conway were closed due to high water. Numerous adjacent roadways and structures were also impacted by the flood waters. |
| August 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jamestown | $6,000 | Trees were reported down along Janette Street and 4th Avenue. The time of occurrence was estimated based on radar data. |
| September 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jamestown | $2,000 | Power lines were reported in the roadway at the intersection of Janette Street and Highway 701. The time was estimated based on radar data. |
| June 2015 | Hail | Jamestown | $1,000 | Hail to the size of quarters was reported along Highway 378. |
| July 2014 | Hail | Jamestown | $1,000 | Hail to the size of golf balls was reported. |
| June 2008 | Hail | Jamestown | - | Penny size hail was reported. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windjammer Village | 0.3 miles | 11 | |
| Seabreeze | 0.4 miles | 11 | |
| Ocean Pines | 0.4 miles | 11 | |
| Pirate Cove | 0.4 miles | 11 | |
| Garden City | 0.5 miles | 11 | |
| Jensens | 0.9 miles | 11 | |
| Mount Gilead | 0.9 miles | 11 | |
| Garden City Beach | 0.9 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1243791. 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.