BlockThe Farms, South Carolina
23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1919 and the latest in 1990. It stands in the Goose Creek-Hanahan census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29410. It stands on Turkey Creek. The Survey maps it on the Ladson quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 23 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 Ladson quadrangle1:21120, 2 printings
- 1920 USGS Ravenels quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1943 USGS Ladson quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1944 USGS Ravenels quadrangle1:62500
- 1947 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:250000
- 1948 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Ladson quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1960 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Walterboro quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS Walterboro quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
57 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 57 fires within 5 miles of The Farms between 1992 and 2020, burning about 213 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 11 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 | 17 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 14 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 11 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 11 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 August 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 14 August 1999 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 4.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 July 1998 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 July 1998 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 June 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 June 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of The Farms: 2 unknowns, 2 producers. 2 still produce. 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Truluck Pit North | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | Sedimentary | |
| Truluck Pit North | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Ware Brothers Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | Sedimentary | |
| Ware Brothers Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
17 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names The Farms in 17 storm reports between 2008 and 2025: 10 hail, 5 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2009 | Tornado (EF0) | The Farms | $150,000 | A National Weather Service storm survey team confirmed an EF-0 Tornado in Hanahan, South Carolina. Based on eyewitness reports and a survey of the damage, an EF-0 Tornado developed over Turkey Creek and tracked south-southeast for about 0.25 miles along the marsh just to the east of east Recess Road and west of Dennis Drive before dissipating. ||Straight-line winds produced extensive tree damage adjacent to the short path of the Tornado, along a 0.75 mile wide area extending from east Recess Road to Steward Street and along a length of approximately 0.70 miles extending from Turkey Creek to Meadowcliff Avenue. Numerous large trees were knocked down, tops of many trees were sheared off and tops of some power poles were broken off. There was minor damage to several homes and other structures, mainly a result of the fallen trees and tree limbs. South Carolina Electric and Gas reported nearly 3500 customers were without power after the storm as a result of the downed power lines. Along with the damaging winds, the public also reported quarter to golf ball size hail. |
| August 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | The Farms | $7,000 | A trained spotter reported privacy fences blown down in various yards. The spotter also reported several trees blown down across parts of Foster Creek Road. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | The Farms | $1,250 | A Berkeley County emergency manager reported power lines down along Hoover Avenue near the intersection with Berkeley Street. |
| June 2013 | Hail | The Farms | $500 | A spotter reported penny size hail along the 1200 block of Forest Drive. Two tree limbs approximately 4 inches in diameter were also reported down at the same location. |
| May 2022 | Hail | The Farms | - | A trained spotter reported penny sized hail in Hanahan along Yeamans Hall Road near Griffin Street. |
| August 2020 | Hail | The Farms | - | Law enforcement reported quarter size hail in Hanahan. The public also reported dime to penny size hail near the same time in Hanahan. |
| July 2017 | Hail | The Farms | - | A trained spotter reported quarter sized hail in the 1200 block of Hawthorne Circle. |
| July 2017 | Hail | The Farms | - | A Twitter user sent a picture of a hail stone larger than a quarter from 1000 Channel Marker Way. |
| July 2017 | Hail | The Farms | - | A trained spotter reported nickel sized hail at the corner of Rivers Avenue and Ashley Phosphate Road. |
| July 2017 | Hail | The Farms | - | The public reported pea to half dollar sized hail in Hanahan. The report was relayed by the NWS office in Greer, SC. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | The Farms | - | The public reported a tree down on a home on Canterbury Drive with minimal damage. The tree was also leaning on power lines. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | The Farms | - | A large tree was split in two with one half of it falling on a house on Murray Avenue. Report received via Twitter. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | The Farms | - | The public reported a large tree down on a house. |
| August 2014 | Flash Flood | The Farms | - | Yeamans Hall Road was closed at Murray Drive due to high water. |
| June 2013 | Hail | The Farms | - | The media relayed a report of quarter size hail at Tanner Plantation in Hanahan. |
| June 2008 | Hail | The Farms | - | The public reported quarter size hail 1 mile east of Hanahan, South Carolina. |
| May 2008 | Hail | The Farms | - | A trained weather spotter reported penny size hail 2 miles north of Hanahan, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belvedere | 0.3 miles | 23 | |
| Lakeview | 0.6 miles | 16 | |
| Berkeley Hills | 0.7 miles | 23 | |
| Dominion Hills | 0.8 miles | 16 | |
| Highland Park | 0.9 miles | 23 | |
| Hanahan | 1.1 miles | 23 | |
| Gold Cup Springs | 1.3 miles | 16 | |
| Melgrove (historical) | 1.6 miles | 16 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1706243. 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.