Scott, South Carolina
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1944 and the latest in 1978. It stands in the St. Helena Island census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29920. It lies near Capers Island. The Survey maps it on the Saint Phillips Island quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 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.
- 1944 USGS Fort Fremont quadrangle1:62500
- 1947 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:250000
- 1948 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS St Phillips Island quadrangle1:24000
- 1956 USGS St. Phillips Island quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1959 USGS Fort Fremont quadrangle1:62500
- 1960 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1978 USGS Beaufort quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
99 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 99 fires within 5 miles of Scott between 1993 and 2020, burning about 492 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 25 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 | 49 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 25 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 19 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | 8.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 August 2002 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 August 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 August 2001 | Debris and open burning | 8.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 July 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 July 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 July 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 July 1993 | 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
16 since 2010Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Scott in 16 storm reports between 2010 and 2023: 14 thunderstorm wind, 2 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Scott | $2,000 | A Beaufort County emergency manager reported 2 trees down on Lands End Road. A vehicle also struck one of the downed trees. |
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Scott | $1,000 | Law enforcement relayed a report of a tree down on Storyteller Road, which was likely caused by thunderstorm outflow. |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Scott | $1,000 | Beaufort County Emergency Management reported a tree down on the road at Lands End Road and Ephriam Road as well as Lands End Road and Storyteller Road. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Scott | $1,000 | Law enforcement reported power lines down at the intersection of Ephraim Road and Seaside Road on Saint Helena Island, South Carolina. |
| September 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Scott | $500 | Beaufort County Emergency Management reported a tree down near the intersection of Lands End Road and Ephriam Road. |
| August 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Scott | - | The Beaufort County 911 Call Center reported a tree down on Seaside Road. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Scott | - | The Beaufort County Dispatch reported a tree down near the intersection of Family Lane and Lands End Road. |
| March 2018 | Hail | Scott | - | A CoCoRaHS volunteer reported hail ranging from the size of quarters to golf balls. |
| March 2018 | Hail | Scott | - | A trained spotter reported golf ball sized hail on Saint Helena Island near Cuffee Road. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Scott | - | Beaufort County dispatch reported a tree down at the intersection of Lands End Road and Storyteller Road on St. Helena Island. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Scott | - | The Beaufort County 911 Call Center reported a tree down near the 40 block of Candy Johnson Drive. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Scott | - | An emergency manager reported trees down on Candy Johnson Drive. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Scott | - | Tuc In De Woods Campground reported numerous trees down with power and cable both out of service. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Scott | - | A tree was blown down along Dolphin Point Drive on Cat Island. |
| August 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Scott | - | A tree was reported down at the intersection of Seaside Road and Cuffy Road on Saint Helena Island. |
| July 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Scott | - | Beaufort County communications center reported a tree down on Perry Road at Orange Grove 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Longwood | 1.8 miles | 18 | |
| Fort Fremont | 2.7 miles | 18 | |
| Lands End | 3.9 miles | 18 | |
| Santa Elena (historical) | 3.9 miles | 18 | |
| Orange Grove | 4.3 miles | 19 | |
| Frogmore | 4.3 miles | 16 | |
| Port Royal | 4.3 miles | 19 | |
| Mariners Watch | 4.6 miles | 19 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1231783. 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.









