Lakewood, South Carolina
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1937 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Myrtle Beach census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29575. The Survey maps it on the Myrtle Beach quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 14 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 Myrtle Beach quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1937 USGS Myrtle Beach quadrangle1:48000
- 1940 USGS Myrtle Beach quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1949 USGS Georgetown quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Georgetown quadrangle1:250000
- 1974 USGS Georgetown quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Myrtle Beach quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Myrtle Beach quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS Myrtle Beach quadrangle1:100000
- 1994 USGS Myrtle Beach quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
108 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 108 fires within 5 miles of Lakewood between 1992 and 2020, burning about 635 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 18 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 | 42 |
| Debris and open burning | 23 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 19 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 18 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| 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 |
| 27 September 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.8 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 2001 | Debris and open burning | 1.5 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 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Lakewood: 1 producer. All of them 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. 11 Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
14 since 2010Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Lakewood in 14 storm reports between 2010 and 2023: 5 flash flood, 4 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, 1 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 | Lakewood | $250,000 | Dick Pond Road and adjacent properties were reported flooded. |
| October 2015 | Flash Flood | Lakewood | $200,000 | The Ocean Lakes Family Campground and surrounding complex was reported flooded with water up to 2 feet deep. Higher than normal tides were also contributing to the flooding. |
| October 2015 | Flash Flood | Lakewood | $50,000 | Glenns Bay Road was reportedly flooded between U.S. 17 Business and 17 Bypass. The water was on the verge of entering South Bay Lakes Apartments. |
| May 2010 | Hail | Lakewood | $50,000 | Hail up to the size of golf balls was reported. The hail lasted for about 15 minutes and covered the ground. |
| October 2015 | Flash Flood | Lakewood | $4,000 | Flooding was reported along Dogwood Drive. |
| May 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lakewood | $3,000 | Several large campers were blown over at Lakewood Campground. |
| July 2022 | Flash Flood | Lakewood | $1,000 | Roads were impassable due to flooding in the Ocean Lakes Campground area. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lakewood | $1,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds blew the awning off of the California Dreaming restaurant in Surfside Beach. |
| May 2010 | Hail | Lakewood | $1,000 | Hail to the size of pennies was reported. |
| July 2014 | Hail | Lakewood | $750 | Golf ball size hail was reported on Holtzman Street. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lakewood | $500 | Strong winds blew down a tree and some large limbs at Wexford Court off of Hwy 544. |
| April 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lakewood | - | Large tree fell on a house off of Glenns Bay Rd in Deerfield. |
| August 2022 | Funnel Cloud | Lakewood | - | A funnel cloud was observed near Scipio Lane. |
| August 2015 | Flood | Lakewood | - | Flooding was reported on Queens Harbor Blvd. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Platt Spring | 0.2 miles | 14 | |
| Deer Track Villas | 0.5 miles | 14 | |
| Ocean Lakes | 0.5 miles | 14 | |
| Prestwick | 0.6 miles | 14 | |
| Deerfield Plantation | 0.7 miles | 14 | |
| Longleaf | 1.5 miles | 14 | |
| Surfside Beach | 1.6 miles | 14 | |
| Surf Pines | 1.6 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1231461. 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.









