BlockMiley, South Carolina
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1918 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Hampton-Varnville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29924. It stands on Hog Branch. The Survey maps it on the Crocketville quadrangle. It stands 79 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 16 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 Varnville quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1944 USGS Varnville quadrangle1:62500
- 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
- 1981 USGS Sylvania quadrangle1:100000
- 1988 USGS Crocketville quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
157 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 157 fires within 5 miles of Miley between 1992 and 2019, burning about 960 acres in total. 8 started naturally. 30 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 | 65 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 42 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 30 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 9 |
| Natural | 8 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 September 2015 | Debris and open burning | 20 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 11 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 August 2002 | Natural | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 August 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
18 since 2004Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Miley in 18 storm reports between 2004 and 2024: 17 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood. The reports record 1 injury. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Miley | 1 hurt | A tree was knocked down onto a car resulting in a minor injury. |
| August 2024 | Flash Flood | Miley | $100,000 | A Hampton County emergency manager reported two homes flooded along Willard Street in the town of Hampton, South Carolina. In addition, several roads were washed out or flooded across the county. |
| March 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Miley | $5,000 | The public reported several trees uprooted and a few snapped off about 15 feet above the ground in Miley, South Carolina. |
| February 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Miley | $1,000 | A tree was reported down near the intersection of Salkehatchie Highway and Bamberg Highway. |
| January 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Miley | $1,000 | SC Highway Patrol reported a tree down on US 601 North, near Colleton County line. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Miley | $1,000 | Law enforcement reported a tree down on a power line near the intersection of Salkehatchie Highway and Walterboro Highway, 4 miles south-southeast of Miley, South Carolina. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Miley | $1,000 | A trained weather spotter reported two trees down. One was an oak tree measuring 30 to 36 inches in diameter at the base. The second was a pine tree measuring 10 to 12 inches in diameter. |
| June 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Miley | $1,000 | Two trees were reported down on Sandy Run Road. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Miley | $500 | South Carolina Department of Transportation reported a tree down on Highway 63 near the Colleton County line. |
| April 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Miley | $500 | Law Enforcement reported a tree in the roadway on Salkehatchie Highway, 1 mile off of Highway 63. |
| June 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Miley | $500 | One tree was reported down along Highway 601. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Miley | - | Hampton County dispatch reported a tree down along the 7400 block of Bamberg Highway. |
| April 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Miley | - | Law enforcement reported a tree down on Salkehatchie Road near Highway 601. |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Miley | - | South Carolina Highway Patrol reported a tree down in the 1800 block of Cherry Grove Road. |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Miley | - | Hampton County dispatch reported a tree down on Highway 63 near the Colleton County line. |
| August 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Miley | - | The South Carolina Highway Patrol reported a tree down at Old Salkehatchie Highway and Cope Creek Road. |
| August 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Miley | - | The South Carolina Highway Patrol reported a tree down on Bamberg Highway before Old Salkehatchie Highway. |
| July 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Miley | - | Hampton County dispatch reported a tree down on Highway 601 near the Colleton County line. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crocketville | 3.2 miles | 16 | |
| Cleland Crossroads | 4.6 miles | 16 | |
| Pond Town | 5.9 miles | 16 | |
| Hampton | 7.0 miles | 16 | |
| Varnville | 7.2 miles | 16 | |
| Halls Mill | 7.6 miles | 16 | |
| Almeda | 8.2 miles | 16 | |
| Brunson | 8.4 miles | 16 |
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 Miley | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q30621942 | 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 1224494. 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.