Moselle, South Carolina
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1918 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Lodge census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29929. The Survey maps it on the Crocketville quadrangle.
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
125 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 125 fires within 5 miles of Moselle between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,050 acres in total. 9 started naturally. 17 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 | 53 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 30 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 17 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 13 |
| Natural | 9 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2020 | Natural | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 September 2017 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 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 |
| 14 August 1999 | Natural | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
14 since 2007Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Moselle in 14 storm reports between 2007 and 2025: 11 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 1 lightning, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2023 | Flash Flood | Moselle | $25,000 | Colleton County Emergency Management provided pictures of roadway damage on Cayce Road not far from the intersection with Broxton Bridge Highway due to heavy rainfall associated with Tropical Storm Idalia. The culvert pipe failed and more than half of that portion of the roadway collapsed. |
| June 2023 | Lightning | Moselle | $4,000 | The Colleton County 911 Call Center reported a tree struck by lightning falling down and taking three other trees down with it on Moselle Road near Barnes Road. |
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Moselle | $1,000 | Law enforcement reported a tree down on a road and residence, blocking one lane near the intersection of Cayce Road and Mount Nebo Road. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Moselle | $1,000 | Colleton County dispatch reported one tree down near Broxton Bridge Plantation. |
| January 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Moselle | $1,000 | SC Highway Patrol reported a tree down near the intersection of Moselle and Cayce Road. |
| April 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Moselle | $500 | Law Enforcement reported a tree in the roadway near the intersection of Cayce road and Moselle road. |
| July 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Moselle | $500 | One tree down at the intersection of Cross Swamp Road and Connelly Road. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Moselle | $500 | South Carolina Highway Patrol reported a tree down on Cross Swamp Road near the intersection of Moselle Road, 2 miles east of Miley, South Carolina. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Moselle | - | A Colleton County emergency manager reported a tree and power lines down and blocking both lanes on the 5400 Block of Cross Swamp Road. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Moselle | - | The Colleton County 911 Call Center reported a tree down at the 1600 Block of Broxton Bridge Highway. |
| April 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Moselle | - | Law enforcement reported a tree in roadway near the intersection of Cayce Road and Moselle Road. |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Moselle | - | South Carolina Highway Patrol reported a tree down at Highway 641 and River Bridge Road. |
| August 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Moselle | - | The South Carolina Highway Patrol reported a tree down at the intersection of Cross Swamp Road and Connley Road. |
| June 2007 | Hail | Moselle | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tobys Bluff | 4.0 miles | 16 | |
| Ashton | 4.1 miles | 18 | |
| Islandton | 5.7 miles | 16 | |
| Lodge | 7.7 miles | 18 | |
| Caldwell | 7.8 miles | 18 | |
| Colleton | 8.6 miles | 18 | |
| Bells Crossroads | 8.6 miles | 16 | |
| Varntown (historical) | 9.2 miles | 16 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1224665. 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.








