BlockBefore

Jamison, South Carolina

13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1946 and the latest in 1990. It stands in the Orangeburg census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29118. The Survey maps it on the Orangeburg North quadrangle.

Jamison within Orangeburg County

Topographic sheets covering this place

9 surveys from 13 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

325 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 325 fires within 5 miles of Jamison between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,032 acres in total. 7 started naturally. 16 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 burning170
Missing data/not specified/undetermined66
Equipment and vehicle use29
Misuse of fire by a minor17
Arson/incendiarism16
Smoking13
Natural7
Railroad operations and maintenance3
Power generation/transmission/distribution3
Fireworks1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
6 September 2010Arson/incendiarismunder an acreSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
29 September 2019Misuse of fire by a minorunder an acreSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
28 September 2019Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
17 September 2001Debris and open burningunder an acreSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
16 September 1997Arson/incendiarism2.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
31 August 1993Missing data/not specified/undetermined3.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
30 August 2006Debris and open burningunder an acreSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
29 August 2001Debris and open burningunder an acreSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Orangeburg County

Mines and quarries near this place

4 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Jamison: 2 producers, 1 unknown, 1 past producer. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Clay. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Gifford-Hill Clay PitClayUnknownSedimentary
Gifford-Hill Clay PitClayPast Producer
Jamison Clay MineClayProducerSedimentary
Jamison Clay PitClayProducer

Every working recorded in Orangeburg County

Storms near this place

16 since 2010

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Jamison in 16 storm reports between 2010 and 2025: 14 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
August 2011Thunderstorm WindJamison$54,000Emergency Manager reported a mobile home in the Jamison community damaged/destroyed by a falling tree during the storm warning timeframe last night. Single wide mobile home with a tree through the middle of it. Fire department responded to assist with getting people out but no injuries. Trees were also down off North St. Matthews Road near Hwy 601.
April 2013Thunderstorm WindJamison$8,000Dispatch reported trees and powerlines down in the Jamison area.
May 2012Thunderstorm WindJamison$4,000Sheriff reported trees down in the Jamison Community.
April 2015Thunderstorm WindJamison$2,000Highway Patrol reported trees down off of I-26 at mile marker 149.
September 2010Thunderstorm WindJamison$2,000Sheriff reported large limbs down on powerlines causing outages in the Jamison area.
May 2025Thunderstorm WindJamison-Orangeburg Fire dept reported trees and powerlines down in the roadway on Sunshine Ln at Waterspring Rd. Time estimated by radar.
June 2025Thunderstorm WindJamison-Orangeburg County EM reports trees down at 3791 Belleville Road. Time estimated by radar.
January 2024Thunderstorm WindJamison-A tree was downed on Waterspring Rd.
August 2024Thunderstorm WindJamison-SCDPS reports a tree down over Till Road near the intersection of Cameron Road due to a severe thunderstorm embedded within Tropical Storm Debby.
November 2024Flash FloodJamison-Orangeburg County and SC state officials confirmed a breach of Strickland Pond dam. No damage was reported as a result of the breach.
May 2022Thunderstorm WindJamison-SCHP reported tree in roadway along I-26 at mile marker 143.
June 2022Thunderstorm WindJamison-Trees down on Hwy 33 and Till Rd. Time estimated.
August 2021Tornado (EF1)Jamison-The National Weather Service storm survey confirmed a low-end EF1|tornado just north-northwest of the City of Orangeburg. The tornado|had a path length just under 1 mile, a width that ranged from 25 to|50 yards, peak winds of 88 mph, and was on the ground for approximately|3 minutes.||The tornado touched down along Virginia Drive, just off of Columbia Road,|and moved north. The tornado snapped two small pine trees about 20 feet|off of the ground. The tornado continued northward toward the intersection|of Farnum Road and Columbia Road. The tornado downed several large limbs,|uprooted a couple of trees and removed a few shingles and some flashing|from Bethel Church. The tornado then uprooted a couple of trees and downed|a few large branches at a farm along the northbound side of Columbia Road.|Some of the large branches damaged a vinyl fence along the roadway. The|strong winds from the tornado removed some of the fence caps and blew them|across the highway to the southbound side. The tornado continued northward|and snapped a small tree and downed multiple small and large limbs at the|intersection of Columbia Road and New Hope Road. The tornado dissipated|after crossing New Hope Road before reaching Widgeon Road. Other than the|minor damage to the church and fencing, there was no damage to any|structures along the path.
July 2017Thunderstorm WindJamison-Tree and power line downed on Farmstead Lane near the intersection of Langley Rd. Time estimated based on radar.
July 2016Thunderstorm WindJamison-A tree was reported down on a power line near Water Spring Road one mile from Pasture Lane.
June 2014Thunderstorm WindJamison-County Dispatch reported trees down along Highway 21.

Every storm recorded in Orangeburg County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Greenbriar3.3 miles13
Stilton3.3 miles13
Creekmoor3.5 miles13
Turkey Hill3.5 miles13
Hilldale3.7 miles13
Wren Village3.8 miles13
Rosewood3.8 miles13
Lawton Acres3.9 miles13

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1246152. 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.