Savannah Grove, South Carolina
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1940 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Danwood census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29541. The Survey maps it on the Florence West quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 11 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.
- 1940 USGS Florence West quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1945 USGS Florence West quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Florence quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Florence quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Florence quadrangle1:100000
- 1986 USGS Florence West quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
531 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 531 fires within 5 miles of Savannah Grove between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,950 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 108 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 | 166 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 152 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 108 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 64 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 22 |
| Smoking | 11 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2007 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 10 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2003 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 4.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 2010 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 1.5 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 September 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 September 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 September 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
11 since 2012Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Savannah Grove in 11 storm reports between 2012 and 2019: 6 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, 1 lightning. 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 2017 | Lightning | Savannah Grove | $40,000 | Lightning struck a home on Jefferson Drive in Florence. The flames were coming up through the roof off the garage. The fire was contained fairly quickly and the damage was limited to where the lightning struck. No injuries. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Savannah Grove | $5,000 | Several large trees were blown down near Cashua St between Five Points and 2nd Loop. |
| May 2016 | Hail | Savannah Grove | $1,000 | Hail to the size of quarters was reported near the intersection of Meyers-Cemetery Road and W John Paul Jones Road. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Savannah Grove | $1,000 | A tree was reported down at the intersection of S Cashua Drive and Cypress Point Drive. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Savannah Grove | $1,000 | A tree was reported down near the intersection of W John Paul Jones Road and Savannah Grove Road. The time was estimated based on radar data. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Savannah Grove | $1,000 | A tree was reportedly down at the intersection of Jefferson Drive and South Cashua Drive. The time was estimated based on radar data. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Savannah Grove | $1,000 | A tree was reportedly down at the intersection of 3rd Loop Road and South Mayfair Terrace. The time was estimated based on radar data. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Savannah Grove | $1,000 | A tree was reported down along Savannah Grove Road near the Elementary School. |
| April 2012 | Hail | Savannah Grove | $250 | Hail to the size of quarters was reported. |
| April 2016 | Hail | Savannah Grove | - | Penny size hail was reported along Wisdom Lane. |
| March 2012 | Hail | Savannah Grove | - | Hail was measured up to three-quarters of an inch between 2nd Loop Road and 3rd Loop Road in the Windermere neighborhood. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kings Grant | 0.6 miles | 11 | |
| Forest Lake South | 0.7 miles | 11 | |
| Waterford | 0.8 miles | 11 | |
| Colonial Forest | 0.8 miles | 11 | |
| South Point | 1.1 miles | 11 | |
| Benson Acres | 1.4 miles | 11 | |
| Enchanted Meadows | 1.5 miles | 11 | |
| Sunset Acres | 1.6 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1242186. 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.





