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Sardis, South Carolina

10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1940 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Sardis census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29161. The Survey maps it on the Sardis quadrangle.

Sardis within Florence County

Topographic sheets covering this place

6 surveys from 10 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

336 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 336 fires within 5 miles of Sardis between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,160 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 68 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/undetermined133
Debris and open burning104
Arson/incendiarism68
Equipment and vehicle use18
Misuse of fire by a minor5
Smoking5
Natural3

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
7 September 2007Debris and open burning1.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
3 September 1999Arson/incendiarism1.6 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
28 September 2005Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
19 September 2010Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
17 September 2007Equipment and vehicle use8.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
15 September 2009Arson/incendiarism5.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
15 September 1993Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
14 September 2009Debris and open burning2.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Florence County

Mines and quarries near this place

2 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Sardis: 2 past producers. 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
Lee PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Smith Paving Co MineSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary

Every working recorded in Florence County

Storms near this place

8 since 1996

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Sardis in 8 storm reports between 1996 and 2022: 5 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado, 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 2020Tornado (EF0)Sardis$50,000The tornado was first observed by the public touching down in a|field north of Sardis Hwy, but east of Dogwood Road. The tornado|emerged from the Sparrow Swamp and caused some damage to a single|wide and double wide along Twin Bridge Rd. The tornado crossed S.|Hill Rd then across open fields until it reached E. Twin Church|Rd where it caused some tree damage. The tornado then paralleled|Young Rd before crossing I-95 near Honda Way. The tornado|dissipated north of Honday Way near the Lake Swamp. One|individual was injuried at Twin Bridge Rd within 15 minutes of|the tornado as he was clearing debris from a mobile home.
October 2017Thunderstorm WindSardis$1,000A tree was reported down on Creek Rd. The time was estimated based on radar data.
June 2016Thunderstorm WindSardis$1,000Power lines were reported down on W Shortcut Road. The time was estimated based on radar data.
June 2018Thunderstorm WindSardis$500A tree was blown down on Creek Road.
August 2022Thunderstorm WindSardis-A tree was down across Twin Bridge Rd. near the intersection of of Cale Yarborough highway.
July 2011Thunderstorm WindSardis-A wind gust of 59 mph was measured.
July 2011HailSardis-Hail to the size of nickels was reported.
September 1996Tornado (F0)Sardis-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Florence 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
Sansbury Crossroads1.8 miles10
Sparrows Crossroads3.5 miles10
Jones Crossroads4.7 miles10
Hollman Crossroads4.7 miles10
Motts Crossroads4.7 miles8
Hamville (historical)5.0 miles10
Cusac Crossroads5.4 miles10
Cartersville5.5 miles14

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1231778. 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.