Nixville, South Carolina
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1919 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Estill census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29918. The Survey maps it on the Furman 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.
- 1919 USGS Pineland quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1943 USGS Pineland quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 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 Furman quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
301 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 301 fires within 5 miles of Nixville between 1992 and 2019, burning about 1,024 acres in total. 10 started naturally. 50 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 | 141 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 70 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 50 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 17 |
| Natural | 10 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 8 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 September 2017 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 2017 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.5 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 2019 | Other causes | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
27 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Nixville in 27 storm reports between 2000 and 2025: 23 thunderstorm wind, 2 flash flood, 2 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 2013 | Flash Flood | Nixville | $2,000 | Emergency Manager reported that several roads in Nixville were closed due to flash flooding. |
| March 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nixville | $1,000 | The South Carolina Highway Patrol reported a tree down near the intersection of Hope Well Road and Two Sisters Ferry Road. |
| November 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nixville | $500 | South Carolina Highway Patrol reported a tree down at US 601 South and Clifton Drive. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nixville | $500 | Law Enforcement reported a tree down on South Carolina Highway 3, approximately 4 miles northwest of Grays, South Carolina. |
| October 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nixville | $500 | Law enforcement reported 1 tree down near the intersection of Lento Road and 2 Sisters Ferry Road. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nixville | $500 | Law Enforcement reported a tree down in Nixville, South Carolina. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nixville | $500 | A trained weather spotter reported a tree down near the intersection of Turner Road and Ginn Road in Nixville, South Carolina. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nixville | $500 | A trained weather spotter reported a tree down along Highway 3 near Nixville, South Carolina. |
| May 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nixville | $100 | A trained weather spotter reported several 2 to 3 inch diameter tree limbs down near Nixville, South Carolina. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nixville | - | The Hampton County 911 Call Center reported a tree down on Speed Limit Road near the intersection with Uncle Jims Lane. |
| October 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nixville | - | The Hampton County 911 Call Center reported a tree down at 2000 Lento Road. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nixville | - | Hampton County dispatch reported trees down blocking two lanes of Browning Gate Road between Chocolate City Road and Two Sisters Road. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nixville | - | Hampton County dispatch reported a tree down near Browning Gate Road and Lento Road. |
| May 2020 | Hail | Nixville | - | Local broadcast media relayed a video of quarter sized hail. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nixville | - | The South Carolina Highway Patrol reported a tree down near the intersection of Highway 601 and Highway 3. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nixville | - | The South Carolina Highway Patrol reported a tree down near the intersection of Two Sisters Ferry Road and Mount Carmel Road. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nixville | - | The South Carolina Highway Patrol reported a tree down near the intersection of Abe Trail and Highway 3. |
| August 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nixville | - | The Hampton County 911 Call Center reported trees and power lines down on Lento Road near the intersection with Speed Limit Road. |
| January 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nixville | - | Hampton County Emergency Management reported several trees down on John Penn Road near Cypress Creek Road. There was also damage to an old home. |
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nixville | - | The South Carolina Highway Patrol reported a tree down near the intersection of Hickory Hill Road and Two Sisters Ferry Road. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nixville | - | South Carolina Highway Patrol reported a tree down at the intersection of John F Drive and Two Sisters Ferry Road. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nixville | - | South Carolina Highway Patrol reported a tree down at the intersection of Burnell Road and Turner Expressway. |
| March 2013 | Hail | Nixville | - | The public reported hail slightly larger than quarters near the intersection of Turner Expressway and Highway 3. |
| February 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nixville | - | Several trees and power lines were down. |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nixville | - | Several trees and large limbs down. |
| August 2003 | Flash Flood | Nixville | - | Around 5 inches of rain in a short period of time caused flooding of roads. |
| June 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nixville | - | Six poorly constructed homes/mobile homes damagaed to varying degrees. Several trees and limbs down. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speaks Mill | 2.1 miles | 16 | |
| Lena | 3.4 miles | 16 | |
| Steep Bottom (historical) | 4.5 miles | 16 | |
| Furman | 4.6 miles | 16 | |
| Estill | 4.8 miles | 16 | |
| Stafford | 5.1 miles | 16 | |
| Horsegall | 5.7 miles | 16 | |
| De Loach | 5.9 miles | 16 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1249880. 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.








