Midland Park, South Carolina
23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1919 and the latest in 1990. It stands in the North Charleston census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29406. The Survey maps it on the Ladson quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 23 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.
- 1919 USGS Ladson quadrangle1:21120, 2 printings
- 1920 USGS Ravenels quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1943 USGS Ladson quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1944 USGS Ravenels quadrangle1:62500
- 1947 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:250000
- 1948 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Ladson quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1960 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Walterboro quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS Walterboro quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
106 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 106 fires within 5 miles of Midland Park between 1992 and 2020, burning about 351 acres in total. None started naturally. 21 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 |
|---|---|
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 28 |
| Debris and open burning | 27 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 25 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 21 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 11 September 2011 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 August 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 August 2014 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 14 August 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 14 August 1999 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 4.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 14 August 1999 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 July 2012 | Fireworks | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Midland Park: 2 unknowns, 2 producers. 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Truluck Pit North | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | Sedimentary | |
| Truluck Pit North | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Ware Brothers Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | Sedimentary | |
| Ware Brothers Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
13 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Midland Park in 13 storm reports between 2008 and 2015: 6 thunderstorm wind, 5 hail, 2 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 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Midland Park | $5,000 | One tree was blown down onto a Mobile Home on Orvin Street. |
| May 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Midland Park | $1,500 | Television media relayed a report of trees down in Hanahan, South Carolina. |
| July 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Midland Park | $1,500 | Law Enforcement dispatch reported trees down along Black Stall Road in North Charleston, South Carolina. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Midland Park | $500 | An Amateur Radio operator reported that the Railroad crossing arms were blown down at the Railroad crossing on Stokes Avenue, 4 miles south of Goose Creek, South Carolina. |
| August 2015 | Flash Flood | Midland Park | - | The Charleston County 911 Call Center reported Rivers Avenue closed between Eagle Drive and Midland Park Road due to flooding. |
| November 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Midland Park | - | A trained spotter reported a tree blown down onto power lines near the intersection of Midland Park Road and Townsend Road. |
| June 2014 | Hail | Midland Park | - | The public reported quarter size hail on Hawthorne Drive. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Midland Park | - | A National Weather Service employee estimated wind gusts of 60 mph at the Tanner Plantation in Hanahan, South Carolina. |
| December 2009 | Flash Flood | Midland Park | - | A fire department reported roads block off by standing water along Brookside Drive and Smithfield Road. |
| March 2009 | Hail | Midland Park | - | The media relayed a report of quarter size hail in Hanahan, South Carolina. |
| May 2008 | Hail | Midland Park | - | A trained weather spotter reported penny size hail in Hanahan, South Carolina. |
| May 2008 | Hail | Midland Park | - | A trained weather spotter reported nickel size hail in Hanahan, South Carolina. |
| May 2008 | Hail | Midland Park | - | Penny size hail was reported in Hanahan, South Carolina. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pinewood Vista | 0.1 miles | 23 | |
| Forestdale | 0.4 miles | 23 | |
| Wilsonville | 0.5 miles | 23 | |
| Wildwood | 0.7 miles | 23 | |
| Ashley Heights | 1.1 miles | 23 | |
| Oak Grove | 1.8 miles | 23 | |
| Tenmile | 1.9 miles | 23 | |
| Pepperhill | 2.0 miles | 23 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1231541. 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.











