Oceda, South Carolina
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1943 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Sampit-North Santee census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29510. The Survey maps it on the Jamestown quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 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.
- 1943 USGS Jamestown quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1949 USGS Georgetown quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Georgetown quadrangle1:250000
- 1974 USGS Georgetown quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Georgetown quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
136 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 136 fires within 5 miles of Oceda between 1992 and 2019, burning about 1,467 acres in total. 7 started naturally. 51 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 51 |
| Debris and open burning | 40 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 24 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 10 |
| Natural | 7 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 September 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 11 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 July 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 July 2011 | Natural | 1.5 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 July 2014 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | 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 Oceda: 1 plant, 1 producer, 1 past producer. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, General, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgetown Quarry | Limestone, General, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Georgetown Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Jamestown Plant | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Plant |
Storms near this place
2 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Oceda in 2 storm reports between 2011 and 2025: 1 tornado, 1 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2011 | Tornado (EF0) | Oceda | $28,000 | A National Weather Service Storm Survey Team concluded an EF0 tornado briefly touched down near the Georgetown-Williamsburg County line in southwest Georgetown County, South Carolina. The maximum wind speed was estimated to 75 mph. The path length was less than one-quarter of a mile and the maximum path width was 30 yards. A dozen trees were uprooted and snapped near the intersection of Saints Delight Road and Highway 41. One home suffered minor siding and flashing damage. The tornado moved across Saints Delight Road and then lifted. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oceda | - | Tree down on roadway at US-17A and SC-41. A car crashed into the tree a short time later with no injuries. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lambert | 3.9 miles | 8 | |
| West Andrews | 7.6 miles | 9 | |
| Italy | 8.4 miles | 9 | |
| Lodge Hall | 8.7 miles | 8 | |
| New Hope | 8.8 miles | 8 | |
| Green Bay | 8.9 miles | 9 | |
| Puncheon Creek | 9.2 miles | 9 | |
| Sampit | 9.5 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 Q122543074 | 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 1230121. 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.




