Ricetown, South Carolina
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1918 and the latest in 1990. It stands in the Ridgeland census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29936. It stands on Captain Bill Creek. The Survey maps it on the Coosawhatchie quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 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.
- 1918 USGS Yemassee quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1943 USGS Yemassee quadrangle1:62500, 3 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
- 1986 USGS Walterboro quadrangle1:100000
- 1988 USGS Coosawhatchie quadrangle1:24000
- 1990 USGS Walterboro quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
632 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 632 fires within 5 miles of Ricetown between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,980 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 143 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 | 223 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 215 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 143 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 19 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 18 |
| Natural | 6 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 5 |
| Smoking | 3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 September 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 September 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 September 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
9 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Ricetown in 9 storm reports between 2011 and 2025: 9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ricetown | $1,000 | Jasper County dispatch reported a tree down near Log Hall Road and Wooden Horse Run. |
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ricetown | $1,000 | Law enforcement reported one tree down near the intersection of Jacob Smart Boulevard and Interstate 95. |
| July 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ricetown | $500 | South Carolina Highway Patrol reported a tree down along Interstate 95 southbound at mile marker 22. |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ricetown | - | The Jasper County 911 Call Center reported a tree down along the 12000 Block of North Jacob Smart Boulevard. |
| September 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ricetown | - | Jasper County dispatch reported a tree down across power lines near the intersection of Grays Highway and Calf Pen Bay Road. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ricetown | - | South Carolina Highway Patrol reported a tree down on Interstate 95 near Highway 17. |
| September 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ricetown | - | South Carolina Highway Patrol reported a tree down at the intersection of Highway 278 and Calf Pen Bay Road. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ricetown | - | Law enforcement reported a tree down on Jasper Highway near Highway 17. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ricetown | - | Law enforcement reported a tree down on Log Haul Road. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ridgeland | 2.6 miles | 15 | |
| Bashan | 2.6 miles | 19 | |
| Grahamville | 3.0 miles | 15 | |
| Mitchellville | 4.0 miles | 15 | |
| Murad | 5.3 miles | 15 | |
| Coosawhatchie | 5.4 miles | 19 | |
| Old House | 5.4 miles | 15 | |
| Nevadum | 5.8 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1231720. 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.









