Mouzon, 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 Pudding Swamp. The Survey maps it on the Workman 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 Kingstree 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 Workman quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
344 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 344 fires within 5 miles of Mouzon between 1992 and 2019, burning about 2,597 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 84 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 | 118 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 116 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 84 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 13 |
| Smoking | 6 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2017 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 2017 | Debris and open burning | 2.5 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 September 2004 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 8.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 September 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 11 September 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | 10 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Mouzon: 2 producers, 1 past producer. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unnamed Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| McKenzie Pit # 2 | Sand | Producer | Sedimentary | |
| McKenzie Pit # 2 | Sand | Producer | Sedimentary |
Storms near this place
5 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Mouzon in 5 storm reports between 2001 and 2017: 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood, 1 hail. 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 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mouzon | $30,000 | A National Weather Service Storm Survey concluded a microburst with winds to 65 mph ripped the roof off of a single wide mobile home and partially tore the siding off of a manufactured home. Ten large trees were snapped or uprooted. The damage occurred from near Violet Road to Lynchburg Road. The path length was 230 yards. The maximum path width was 0.5 miles. |
| July 2012 | Hail | Mouzon | $1,250 | Hail to the size of golf balls was reported in the Mouzon community. |
| April 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mouzon | $1,000 | A tree was reported down on Sumter Hwy. The time was estimated based on radar data. |
| November 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mouzon | $1,000 | A large tree was reported down on McClam Road. The time was estimated based on radar data. |
| June 2001 | Flash Flood | Mouzon | - | Spotter reported four inches of rainfall in 90 minutes, causing ditches to flood into the roads. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Workman | 2.2 miles | 8 | |
| Martins Crossroads | 2.9 miles | 8 | |
| Hebron Crossroads | 6.0 miles | 8 | |
| Belsers Crossroads | 6.3 miles | 8 | |
| Baker Crossroads | 6.3 miles | 8 | |
| Brockington | 6.5 miles | 8 | |
| Kingstree | 6.9 miles | 8 | |
| Clarks Crossroads | 7.2 miles | 8 |
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.
| Wikidata item Q122547512 | 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 1249753. 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.





