Millett, South Carolina

16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1920 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the Millett census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29836. It stands on Furse Creek. The Survey maps it on the Millett quadrangle.

Millett within Allendale County

Topographic sheets covering this place

11 surveys from 16 printed sheets

Matched 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.

1920 USGS Ellenton quadrangle1:48000
1921 USGS Ellenton quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
1943 USGS Augusta East quadrangle1:125000
1944 USGS Ellenton quadrangle1:62500
1954 USGS Augusta quadrangle1:250000
1957 USGS Augusta quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
1958 USGS Augusta quadrangle1:250000
1961 USGS Augusta quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
1962 USGS Augusta quadrangle1:250000
1964 USGS Millett quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
1982 USGS Barnwell quadrangle1:100000

Fires near this place

62 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 62 fires within 5 miles of Millett between 1992 and 2019, burning about 1,385 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 14 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	21
Arson/incendiarism	14
Missing data/not specified/undetermined	12
Natural	6
Equipment and vehicle use	5
Misuse of fire by a minor	2
Railroad operations and maintenance	2

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
26 September 2019	Arson/incendiarism	under an acre	Georgia Forestry Commission	FY2020BURKE007
18 September 2003	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	under an acre	South Carolina Forestry Commission	not named
29 August 2014	Equipment and vehicle use	under an acre	Savannah River Forest	ROADSIDE
26 August 1993	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	under an acre	South Carolina Forestry Commission	not named
17 August 2007	Natural	1.0 acres	South Carolina Forestry Commission	not named
31 July 2002	Natural	61 acres	South Carolina Forestry Commission	not named
29 July 2016	Equipment and vehicle use	16 acres	South Carolina Forestry Commission	not named
2 July 2012	Natural	20 acres	South Carolina Forestry Commission	not named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Allendale County

Mines and quarries near this place

1 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Millett: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. 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
	Unidentified Sand Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer	Sedimentary

Every working recorded in Allendale County

Storms near this place

12 since 2004

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Millett in 12 storm reports between 2004 and 2026: 10 thunderstorm wind, 2 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
April 2009	Thunderstorm Wind	Millett	$50,000	A National Weather Service Damage Survey Team determined tree damage found 2.4 miles northeast of Millet, South Carolina was caused by a thunderstorm microburst. Peak winds were estimated to be around 60 mph.
July 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	Millett	$10,000	The Allendale Emergency Manager reported several large trees and power lines down near the intersection of Highway 125 and Millett Road. One tree fell on a tanker.
August 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	Millett	$5,000	Trees and power lines were reported down between Martin and Millett.
April 2013	Thunderstorm Wind	Millett	$3,000	Spotter reported several trees blown across Holly Road.
August 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Millett	$1,000	Law enforcement reported one tree down near the intersection of Augusta Highway and Patterson Mill Road.
March 2026	Tornado (EF0)	Millett	-	An NWS Storm Survey team confirmed that an EF-0 tornado occurred in northern Allendale County near Millett with estimated peak wind speeds of 80 mph. The initial damage occurred near Speedwell Methodist Church near the intersection of Millett Road and Little Hell Road. Damage at the beginning of the tornado path consisted of a few uprooted trees. The tornado then tracked to the northeast across a very large field, crossing Furse Mill Road. A well build out building along Furse Mill Road had its roof removed, with several nearby large pine trees either snapped or uprooted. The tornado then damaged a family farm off of Highway 125, peeling tin roof material off of 4 to 5 pole barns and garages. Additional tree damage was noted in the area, though some of the damage was likely old and associated with Hurricane Helene. The tornado then reached a home site near the intersection of Patterson Mill Drive and Ellis Road. Two very large trees were uprooted in the front yard of the house, with some additional tree damage in the backyard. The track of the tornado damage ended along Ellis Road in a forested area. A clear convergent pattern was noted with numerous snapped or uprooted hardwood trees.
June 2022	Thunderstorm Wind	Millett	-	The South Carolina Department of Transportation reported a tree down along South Carolina Route 125 near the Barnwell County border.
May 2021	Thunderstorm Wind	Millett	-	Allendale County dispatch reported a tree down on Highway 125 near Millett Road.
June 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	Millett	-	A trained spotter reported a tree down near the intersection of Millet Road and Moody Road.
August 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	Millett	-	The public reported two large trees uprooted. The trees were healthy and 30-40 feet tall.
April 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Millett	-	Law enforcement reported a tree down along Highway 125 between Millett and Martin, South Carolina.
September 2004	Tornado (F0)	Millett	-	A tornado snapped trees and bent others in various directions.

Every storm recorded in Allendale County

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.

Place	Distance	Sheets
Averill	1.3 miles	16
Little Hell Landing	2.0 miles	16
Browns Landing	2.3 miles	16
Martin	3.2 miles	16
Steel Creek Landing	4.1 miles	16
Baldock	5.9 miles	16
Johnsons Landing	6.3 miles	15
Concord Crossroads	8.6 miles	15

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1231549. 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.