BlockMillwood, South Carolina
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1946 and the latest in 1990. It stands in the Kingstree census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29556. It stands on Gumtree Branch. The Survey maps it on the Kellehan 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 Indiantown 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 Kellehan Crossroads quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
582 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 582 fires within 5 miles of Millwood between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,981 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 158 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 | 225 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 172 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 158 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 11 |
| Smoking | 9 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 2012 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 September 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 4.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 September 2009 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 12 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 11 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 August 2004 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
6 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Millwood in 6 storm reports between 2009 and 2024: 4 thunderstorm wind, 1 flood, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2016 | Flash Flood | Millwood | $250,000 | Flood waters were reportedly rushing across several roads. A few structures were also impacted by the flood waters. The time was estimated. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Millwood | $15,000 | Numerous trees and power lines were reported down from near Kingstree to Kellehan Crossroads. One hundred and sixty one homes sustained a loss of electricity. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Millwood | $1,500 | A large tree was reported down across Millwood Road. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Millwood | $500 | Tree down on Hwy 521, at Taft Road. |
| January 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Millwood | - | Tree down on power lines southeast of Kingstree along Millwood Road. |
| October 2015 | Flood | Millwood | - | Flooding was reported on Thurgood Marshall Hwy. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nexsen (historical) | 3.3 miles | 8 | |
| Kellehan Crossroads | 3.5 miles | 8 | |
| Rock Bluff | 3.7 miles | 8 | |
| Bryans Crossroads | 4.3 miles | 8 | |
| Salters | 5.7 miles | 8 | |
| Cedar Swamp | 5.7 miles | 8 | |
| Salters Depot | 5.8 miles | 8 | |
| Woodland Acres | 6.2 miles | 8 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1246684. 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.