Lobeco, South Carolina
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1918 and the latest in 1990. It stands in the Sheldon census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29940. It stands on Huspa Creek. The Survey maps it on the Dale quadrangle. 292 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 16 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 18 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.
- 1918 USGS Green Pond quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1943 USGS Green Pond quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1947 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:250000
- 1948 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1960 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Walterboro quadrangle1:100000
- 1988 USGS Dale quadrangle1:24000
- 1990 USGS Walterboro quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
534 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 534 fires within 5 miles of Lobeco between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,379 acres in total. None started naturally. 196 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 | 196 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 186 |
| Debris and open burning | 139 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 9 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 September 2003 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 13 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 August 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 August 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 August 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 7.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 July 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 July 2000 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 July 2007 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 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 Lobeco: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Phosphorus-Phosphates, Uranium, Fluorine-Fluorite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coosawhatchee Region Deposits | Phosphorus-Phosphates, Uranium, Fluorine-Fluorite | Past Producer | 1963 |
Storms near this place
9 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Lobeco in 9 storm reports between 1997 and 2024: 7 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 1 tornado. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lobeco | $10,000 | Powerlines down |
| July 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lobeco | $500 | Fire Department personnel reported that a tree was blown down by strong thunderstorm winds in Lobeco, South Carolina. |
| September 2024 | Tornado (EF0) | Lobeco | - | A National Weather Service storm survey team confirmed that a brief EF-0 tornado with estimated peak winds of 70 mph and associated with the outer bands of Helene, impacted portions of Gardens Corner. The tornado began just southeast of Washington Farm Road, where a few trees were uprooted and snapped. The tornado then traveled toward the northwest and snapped and uprooted some trees along Stroban Road near Daniels Drive. As the tornado approached Highway 17, it uprooted and snapped a few trees roughly between Dairy Farm Road and Cherry Oak Mews. The tornado then dissipated over a marshy area just north of Highway 17. |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lobeco | - | The Beaufort County 911 Call Center reported a tree down near the intersection of Morgan Road and John Meeks Road. |
| April 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lobeco | - | A Beaufort County emergency manager reported a tree down at the intersection of Stuart Point Road and Gillison Loop. |
| April 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lobeco | - | A Beaufort County emergency manager reported a tree down near the intersection of John Meeks Road and Morgan Road. |
| January 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lobeco | - | Local law enforcement reported multiple trees down near the intersection o Trask Parkway and Jasmine Hall Road. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lobeco | - | Beaufort County dispatch reported a large tree down on a house on Cornelius Drive. |
| April 2006 | Hail | Lobeco | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coosaw | 1.7 miles | 19 | |
| Seabrook | 2.1 miles | 19 | |
| Dale | 2.9 miles | 18 | |
| Briars | 3.1 miles | 18 | |
| Fairview | 3.2 miles | 19 | |
| Gardens Corner | 3.4 miles | 19 | |
| Chisolms | 4.1 miles | 18 | |
| Grays Hill | 4.1 miles | 19 |
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.
| Wikipedia article on Lobeco | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q6663614 | 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 1246446. 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.









