Oakley, South Carolina
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1919 and the latest in 1990. It stands in the Moncks Corner census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29461. It stands on Molly Branch. The Survey maps it on the Mount Holly quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 19 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 Summerville quadrangle1:48000
- 1920 USGS Summerville quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1944 USGS Summerville quadrangle1:62500
- 1954 USGS Augusta quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Augusta quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Mount Holly quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Augusta quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Augusta quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Augusta quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Saint George quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS Saint George quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
377 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 377 fires within 5 miles of Oakley between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,319 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 60 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 | 160 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 119 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 60 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 16 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 6 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| Natural | 2 |
| 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 1997 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | 4.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 1999 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 12 September 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 August 2002 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 August 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 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 Oakley: 3 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Clay, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Consolidated Enterprises Clay Mine | Clay | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Consolidated Pit Number 1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Sand/Clay Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary |
Storms near this place
15 since 2007Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Oakley in 15 storm reports between 2007 and 2025: 7 hail, 5 thunderstorm wind, 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oakley | $1,500 | The public reported trees blocking the intersection of Cypress Garden Road and Highway 52 near Strawberry, South Carolina. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oakley | $750 | The public reported a 10 to 12 inch diameter pine tree knocked down by strong thunderstorm winds across Colony Post Loop Road in Spring Grove Plantation. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oakley | - | A Berkeley County emergency manager reported a tree down on Trotters Lane. |
| August 2025 | Flash Flood | Oakley | - | Berkeley County Emergency Management reported the intersection of Foxbank Plantation Boulevard and Trotters Lane impassable and closed due to flash flooding. |
| August 2025 | Flash Flood | Oakley | - | Berkeley County Emergency Management reported the intersection Yorkshire Drive and Cypress Gardens Road impassable and closed due to flash flooding. |
| April 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oakley | - | A trained spotter reported a 12 inch diameter tree down along with several significant oak tree branches on Killarney Trail. |
| April 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oakley | - | Fire department personnel reported 5 large diameter trees either snapped off or uprooted. Trees were also leaning on power lines across the area. |
| June 2018 | Hail | Oakley | - | A trained spotter reported penny size hail. |
| May 2009 | Hail | Oakley | - | The public reported quarter size hail at the intersection of Cypress Gardens Road and Route 52 in Strawberry, South Carolina. |
| May 2008 | Hail | Oakley | - | Ping Pong ball size hail was reported 5 miles south of Moncks Corner, South Carolina. |
| July 2008 | Hail | Oakley | - | Nickel size hail was reported 2 miles northeast of Saint Johns, South Carolina. |
| June 2008 | Hail | Oakley | - | Quarter size hail was reported by the public in Strawberry, South Carolina. |
| June 2008 | Hail | Oakley | - | Quarter size hail was reported in Strawberry, South Carolina. |
| July 2008 | Hail | Oakley | - | Nickel size hail was reported at the Berkeley County Country Club. |
| August 2007 | Flash Flood | Oakley | - | Parts of the Berkeley County Country Club were reported to be completely submerged by water. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seaton | 0.7 miles | 19 | |
| Church Hill (historical) | 0.9 miles | 19 | |
| Bombaretta (historical) | 1.8 miles | 18 | |
| Locklair (historical) | 1.9 miles | 18 | |
| Hickory Hill | 2.2 miles | 19 | |
| Fox Bank (historical) | 2.2 miles | 19 | |
| Strawberry | 2.3 miles | 19 | |
| Wappoola | 2.4 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1225146. 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.










