Leo, South Carolina
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1946 and the latest in 1990. It stands in the Lake City-Scranton census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29560. It stands on Gum Branch. The Survey maps it on the Prospect Crossroads quadrangle.
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 Hyman 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 Prospect Crossroads quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
352 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 352 fires within 5 miles of Leo between 1992 and 2020, burning about 3,394 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 114 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 | 116 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 114 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 89 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 16 |
| Natural | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 25 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 10 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 September 2009 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 14 September 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 12 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 25 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
5 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Leo in 5 storm reports between 2011 and 2015: 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Leo | $4,000 | Several trees were reported down on Johnsonville Highway, near the intersection with old Georgetown Road. |
| October 2015 | Flash Flood | Leo | $2,000 | Portions of Old Georgetown Road were reported flooded. |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Leo | $1,000 | A tree was reported in the roadway along Huggins Road. The time was estimated based on radar data. |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Leo | $1,000 | A tree was reported down in the 100 block of N Old Georgetown Road. The time was estimated based on radar data. |
| July 2011 | Hail | Leo | - | Hail to the size of nickels 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prospect Crossroads | 3.2 miles | 8 | |
| Lee Crossroads | 3.8 miles | 8 | |
| Half Moon (historical) | 3.9 miles | 8 | |
| Hannah | 3.9 miles | 8 | |
| Burkett Landing | 5.3 miles | 8 | |
| Poston Crossroads | 6.1 miles | 8 | |
| Martha Law Estates | 6.3 miles | 8 | |
| Bass Crossroads | 6.7 miles | 8 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1227935. 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.





