Riverland Terrace, South Carolina
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1919 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the James Island census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29412. It stands on Sandy Bay. The Survey maps it on the Charleston quadrangle.
On record in Riverland Terrace
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 2 records
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
McLeod Plantationlisted 1974 · 1.0 miles away- Farmfield Plantation Houselisted 1982 · 0.9 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 18 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 Charleston quadrangle1:21120, 3 printings
- 1948 USGS Charleston quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1948 USGS James Island quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Charleston quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1968 USGS James Island quadrangle1:250000
- 1969 USGS James Island quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS James Island quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS James Island quadrangle1:100000
- 1994 USGS Charleston quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
36 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 36 fires within 5 miles of Riverland Terrace between 1992 and 2020, burning about 158 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 6 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/undetermined | 15 |
| Debris and open burning | 10 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 4.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 July 2012 | Fireworks | 8.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 July 1997 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 11 July 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 1 July 2015 | Natural | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 12 May 2001 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 April 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 April 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 7.5 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 11 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 11 workings within 5 miles of Riverland Terrace: 4 producers, 3 unknowns, 3 past producers, 1 plant. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, Clay, REE. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Facility) Charleston Smelter | Chromium | Plant | ||
| Airco Alloys | Iron | Unknown | ||
| Brinson Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay | Unknown | Sedimentary | |
| Brinson Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay | Producer | ||
| Charleston County Mine | REE, Thorium | Producer | ||
| Brownswood Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Cross Country Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Cross Creek Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Edmondson Hauling Pit 2 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | Sedimentary | |
| Mt Pleasant Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary |
Storms near this place
5 since 2014Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Riverland Terrace in 5 storm reports between 2014 and 2019: 3 flash flood, 1 lightning, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2015 | Flash Flood | Riverland Terrace | $728,550 | Law enforcement and social media sources indicated roads closed due to flooding on Folly Island and southern James Island. Roads closed included East Arctic Avenue beyond 10th Street, Folly Road at the intersection of Battery Island Drive and Battle Ground Road. |
| October 2015 | Flash Flood | Riverland Terrace | $728,550 | The public reported 1.5 feet of water flowing across the 1600 block of Rainbow Road. |
| August 2014 | Lightning | Riverland Terrace | $25,000 | The St Andrews Fire Department reported three homes struck by lightning on James Island. Minor damage was reported to homes on Ocean Neighbors Blvd and Teal Avenue. Significant roof and attic damage was reported to a home on Peas Hill Road. |
| July 2014 | Flash Flood | Riverland Terrace | $5,000 | A social media report of a sport utility vehicle submerged in flood water off of Folly Road. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Riverland Terrace | - | The Charleston County Dispatch reported a tree down on Sol Legare 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chesterfield | 0.3 miles | 18 | |
| Woodlawn | 0.4 miles | 18 | |
| Marlborough | 0.6 miles | 18 | |
| Green Acres | 0.7 miles | 18 | |
| Edgewater Park | 0.9 miles | 25 | |
| Dogwood Park | 1.0 miles | 18 | |
| Laurel Park | 1.1 miles | 18 | |
| South Windermire | 1.1 miles | 18 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1231734. 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.








