Scanlonville, South Carolina
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1919 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Mount Pleasant census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29464. It stands on Molasses Creek. The Survey maps it on the Charleston quadrangle.
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
20 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 20 fires within 5 miles of Scanlonville between 1992 and 2012, burning about 254 acres in total. None started naturally. 4 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 | 10 |
| Debris and open burning | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 July 2012 | Fireworks | 8.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 July 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 45 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 11 June 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 31 May 2000 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 May 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 May 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 April 2004 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 April 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | 10 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 Scanlonville: 4 past producers, 3 producers, 3 unknowns, 1 plant. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, REE, Thorium, Iron. 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 | ||
| Charleston County Mine | REE, Thorium | Producer | ||
| Fort Moultrie Quadrangle | Zirconium, Titanium, Iron, Thorium | Unknown | Placer , Modern , Beach | |
| Island Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay | Unknown | Sedimentary | |
| Island Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay | Producer | ||
| East Copper #1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Mt Pleasant Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| R & L Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Shell Point (Mt. Pleasant Pit) | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Sedimentary |
Storms near this place
12 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Scanlonville in 12 storm reports between 2009 and 2022: 7 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, 1 flash flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Scanlonville | $10,000 | A concentrated area of wind damage occurred along the seafood supplier docks on Shem Creek. Several nets and coolers were blown off a shrimp trawler into the creek. A large piece of metal also fell and punched a hole in the bow of another shrimp trawler above the water line. Two recreational boats broke free from their moorings and drifted into a shrimp trawler, resulting in minor damage. A mobile lavatory was also blown a considerable distance off the dock. |
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Scanlonville | $5,000 | A concentrated area of wind damage occurred along the seafood supplier docks on Shem Creek. Several nets and coolers were blown off a shrimp trawler into the creek. A large piece of metal also fell and punched a hole in the bow of another shrimp trawler above the water line. Two recreational boats broke free from their moorings and drifted into a shrimp trawler, resulting in minor damage. A mobile lavatory was also blown a considerable distance off the dock. |
| April 2022 | Hail | Scanlonville | - | A trained spotter reported hail almost to the size of a quarter along Harbor Pointe Drive. |
| April 2022 | Hail | Scanlonville | - | Broadcast media relayed a report via social media of dime to nickel size hail. |
| April 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Scanlonville | - | The public reported the west stand of the Charleston Battery Soccer Stadium at Patriots Point damaged by wind. |
| May 2020 | Hail | Scanlonville | - | Local broadcast media reported nickel sized hail in Mount Pleasant. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Scanlonville | - | A National Weather Service employee reported a tree down on Lucas Street near Shem Creek. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Scanlonville | - | A report of trees blown down at the intersection of Johnnie Dodds Boulevard and Houston Northcutt Boulevard was received through social media. |
| October 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Scanlonville | - | The public reported a tree down in Cooper Estates. The tree went through the front door of a home. |
| September 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Scanlonville | - | The Mount Pleasant Fire Department reported that a large tent was blown over and destroyed at Waterfront Park. The tent was estimated to weight 400-500 pounds. |
| April 2011 | Hail | Scanlonville | - | The public reported nickel size hail. |
| July 2009 | Flash Flood | Scanlonville | - | A National Weather Service employee reported that Williamson Drive was flooded and impassable in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Remleys Point | 0.2 miles | 18 | |
| Hobcaw Point | 0.6 miles | 18 | |
| The Groves | 0.9 miles | 18 | |
| I'On | 1.0 miles | 18 | |
| Bayview Acres | 1.2 miles | 18 | |
| Cooper Estates | 1.3 miles | 18 | |
| Millwood | 1.4 miles | 18 | |
| Creekside Park | 1.4 miles | 17 |
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.
| Wikidata item Q122545968 | The 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 1231780. 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.








