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Old House, South Carolina

15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1920 and the latest in 1978. It stands in the Ridgeland census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29936. It lies near Partridge Hill. The Survey maps it on the Ridgeland quadrangle. It stands 16 feet above sea level.

Old House within Jasper County

Topographic sheets covering this place

9 surveys from 15 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

515 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 515 fires within 5 miles of Old House between 1992 and 2020, burning about 3,099 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 120 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
Missing data/not specified/undetermined215
Debris and open burning149
Arson/incendiarism120
Misuse of fire by a minor17
Equipment and vehicle use11
Power generation/transmission/distribution1
Smoking1
Natural1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
5 September 1999Arson/incendiarismunder an acreSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
3 September 2011Arson/incendiarismunder an acreSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
25 September 2018Debris and open burningunder an acreSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
12 September 1999Equipment and vehicle use45 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
8 August 2001Debris and open burningunder an acreSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
2 August 2001Arson/incendiarism1.5 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
18 August 1993Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
15 August 2000Debris and open burningunder an acreSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Jasper County

Mines and quarries near this place

1 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Old House: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Mine # 4Sand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in Jasper County

Storms near this place

23 since 2006

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Old House in 23 storm reports between 2006 and 2025: 20 thunderstorm wind, 2 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
September 2017Flash FloodOld House$25,000Jasper County Emergency Management reported homes flooded and inaccessible on Cherry Hill Road near the intersection with Highway 462. At least 1 person was stranded and in need of rescue.
May 2010Thunderstorm WindOld House$10,000The public reported numerous 40 to 50 foot tall trees down in Old House, South Carolina.
June 2008Thunderstorm WindOld House$4,500Several trees were reported blown down on Strawberry Hill Road. One tree fell on and damaged a vehicle.
August 2011Thunderstorm WindOld House$2,000Law enforcement reported trees down on Chickadee Street.
August 2011Thunderstorm WindOld House$2,000Law enforcement reported trees down on Honey Lane.
July 2006Thunderstorm WindOld House$2,000Trees and limbs down along Highway 426.
June 2013Thunderstorm WindOld House$1,000The South Carolina Department of Highways reported a tree down near the intersection of Okatie Highway and Lowcountry Drive.
June 2012Thunderstorm WindOld House$1,000A 911 call center reported 1 tree down on Lowcountry Drive near Snake Road.
June 2012Thunderstorm WindOld House$1,000A 911 call center reported a tree down on a power line near Old House Road and Lowcountry Drive.
July 2012Thunderstorm WindOld House$1,000Dispatch Center reported a tree down at the intersection of Highway 462 and Glover Road. Pea size hail was also reported.
July 2009Thunderstorm WindOld House$500Law Enforcement reported a tree down on Coosaw Scenic Highway near Old House, South Carolina.
June 2007Thunderstorm WindOld House$500A tree was reported down on Bolan Hall Road.
June 2007Thunderstorm WindOld House$500A large tree limb was reported down at the Old Smoke House Restaurant near the corner of 336 and 462.
June 2025Thunderstorm WindOld House-The Jasper County 911 Call Center reported a tree down on Coosaw Scenic Drive near the intersection with Salzburg Road.
December 2020Thunderstorm WindOld House-Law enforcement reported a tree in roadway near the intersection of Coosaw Scenic Drive and Old House Road.
June 2020Thunderstorm WindOld House-The public reported a few trees down near Ridgeland.
August 2019Thunderstorm WindOld House-The South Carolina Highway Patrol reported a tree down along Highway 462 near Old House Road.
July 2016Thunderstorm WindOld House-Jasper County dispatch reported a tree down at the corner of Old House Road and Lowcountry Drive.
April 2015Thunderstorm WindOld House-The Department of Highways reported a tree down at the intersection of Okatie Highway and Snake Road.
August 2015Flash FloodOld House-Law enforcement reported the intersection of Lowcountry Drive and Chippa Willow Road closed due to high water.
July 2014Thunderstorm WindOld House-South Carolina Highway Patrol reported a tree down on Old House Road and Bees Creek Road.
April 2006Thunderstorm WindOld House-Thunderstorm winds knocked down trees across a road near Tuten's Landing.
June 2007HailOld House-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Jasper County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Nevadum0.4 miles15
Boyd1.0 miles15
Salvesbarg Landing2.7 miles15
Murad2.9 miles15
Bolon Hall Landing3.6 miles15
Grahamville3.7 miles15
Knowles4.0 miles19
Ridgeland4.7 miles15

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.

Wikipedia article on Old HouseAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q16896135The 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 1225189. 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.