Turbeville, South Carolina
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1920 and the latest in 1990. It stands in the Turbeville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29162. The Survey maps it on the Turbeville quadrangle. 760 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 125 feet above sea level.
Population over time
2 figuresTurbeville fell from 766 to 760 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 766 | |
| 2020 | 760 | -6 (-1%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 16 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.
- 1920 USGS Mayesville quadrangle1:48000
- 1921 USGS Mayesville quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1943 USGS Mayesville quadrangle1:62500
- 1954 USGS Augusta quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Augusta quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Augusta quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Augusta quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Augusta quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Turbeville quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Sumter quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS Sumter quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
412 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 412 fires within 5 miles of Turbeville between 1992 and 2020, burning about 3,204 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 102 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 | 158 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 129 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 102 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 10 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
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 2017 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2009 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.5 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.5 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 September 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 14 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
45 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Turbeville in 45 storm reports between 1995 and 2025: 23 thunderstorm wind, 17 hail, 3 flash flood, 2 tornado. The reports record 2 injuries. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 1997 | Tornado (F1) | Turbeville | 2 hurt | no account filed |
| April 2011 | Hail | Turbeville | $60,000 | Sheriff reported baseball to softball size hail at FIRE STATION 2. Time estimated from radar. |
| April 2011 | Hail | Turbeville | $30,000 | Sheriff reported golf ball size hail in Turbeville. |
| March 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Turbeville | $15,000 | Public reported wind damage at Olive Grove Church, and nearby area, near Turbeville. Submitted photos of damage included a downed tree and numerous downed tree limbs, damage to columns at the church, toppled brick signs and tombstones, significant damage to metal buildings, carports, fences, playground equipment, etc. Some small hail was still on the ground the next morning. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Turbeville | $8,000 | Sheriff reported trees down Ann Worsham and Burnt Branch roads. |
| April 2011 | Hail | Turbeville | $5,000 | Sheriff reported quarter size hail just north of Turbeville. |
| April 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Turbeville | $3,000 | Public reported several trees down just northeast of Turbeville. |
| May 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Turbeville | $3,000 | Sheriff reported trees down on Puddin Swamp road. |
| March 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Turbeville | $3,000 | Sheriff reported trees down on Diles Bay road. |
| January 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Turbeville | $2,000 | DOT reported several trees down in the Turbeville area. |
| May 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Turbeville | $2,000 | DOT reported several trees down on SC Hwys 19, 37, and 53. |
| August 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Turbeville | $1,000 | Sheriff reported a couple of trees down in the Turbeville area. |
| May 2025 | Hail | Turbeville | - | Clarendon County dispatch received a report of quarter sized hail near the intersection of Coker Rd and Hicks Rd, SE of Turbeville. |
| August 2024 | Flash Flood | Turbeville | - | Clarendon County 911 call center received a call regarding developing flooding near 1208 Seloc Road. Water has filled up ditches on both sides of the road and water starting to cover the roadway. |
| August 2023 | Tornado (EF1) | Turbeville | - | NWS Survey confirmed brief EF-1 tornado with 90 mph winds spawned by Hurricane Idalia near Turbeville. It touched down southwest of Graham Road, moving northwest snapping and uprooting multiple trees along it's .73 mile long path, including along Olanta Highway. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Turbeville | - | SCDOT office in Clarendon Co reported a tree down on US Hwy 301 in Turbeville. Time estimated. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Turbeville | - | Trees down near the intersection of William Gibbons Rd and US Hwy 301. |
| July 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Turbeville | - | Power lines down on Smith St in Turbeville. Tree limbs down throughout the area. |
| July 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Turbeville | - | Public reported trees and limbs down on US Hwy 378. One tree fell across a storage shed. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Turbeville | - | Trees down in Turbeville. |
| April 2012 | Hail | Turbeville | - | Public reported quarter size hail just northeast of Turbeville. |
| June 2010 | Hail | Turbeville | - | Sheriff reported penny size hail southeast of Turbeville. |
| May 2009 | Hail | Turbeville | - | Post Office reported 3/4 inch hail in the area. |
| March 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Turbeville | - | DOT reported several trees down west of Turbeville on secondary roads. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Turbeville | - | Electric Coop reported trees down and some power outages in the Turbeville area. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Turbeville | - | Sheriff Dispatch reported trees down along Raccoon Lane. |
| June 2008 | Hail | Turbeville | - | Highway Patrol reported nickel size hail at the intersection of I-95 and Highway 378. |
| June 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Turbeville | - | DOT reported a few trees down on SC Hwy 19. |
| May 2006 | Hail | Turbeville | - | Public reported quarter size hail. |
| May 2006 | Hail | Turbeville | - | Dispatch reported 1 inch hail report from off duty fireman. |
| May 2006 | Hail | Turbeville | - | Public reported penny size hail. |
| May 2006 | Hail | Turbeville | - | EMS reported quarter size hail. |
| May 2006 | Hail | Turbeville | - | Dispatch reported quarter size hail south of Turbeville with second storm. |
| June 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Turbeville | - | Highway dept reported trees down on secondary hwy 187. The roof of a barn was also partially blown off. |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Turbeville | - | Emergency ops reported trees down on hwy 378 near Turbeville. |
| July 2001 | Flash Flood | Turbeville | - | Sheriff reported street flooding and one home flooded. Five inches of rain were unofficially reported. |
| April 2000 | Hail | Turbeville | - | Post Office reported 1 inch hail in the Turbeville area. |
| May 2000 | Hail | Turbeville | - | Sheriff reported 1 inch hail. |
| May 2000 | Hail | Turbeville | - | EPD reported golf ball size hail in Turbeville. |
| June 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Turbeville | - | EPD reported trees down and two farm buildings damaged. |
| September 1999 | Flash Flood | Turbeville | - | Sheriff and EPD reported flooding across hwy 527 between hwys 19 and 36. |
| July 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Turbeville | - | Post Office and Black River Electric reported trees and powerlines down in and around Turbeville causing 2 hr power outages in some areas. |
| September 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Turbeville | - | Sheriff reported several trees down and 2-4 inches of standing water on roadways. |
| November 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Turbeville | - | Trees were knocked down. During the afternoon of November 11th, a line of severe thunderstorms developed quickly just ahead of an advancing cold front. The line began its development from 50 S of Charlotte to 50 W of Augusta. A 55 kt low level at 3kft pushed the line rapidly eastward across the state. These strong low level winds mixed down to the ground in the thunderstorms and knocked down trees and power lines. |
| April 1997 | Hail | Turbeville | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seloc | 0.8 miles | 16 | |
| Beards Crossroads | 2.3 miles | 16 | |
| New Zion | 3.3 miles | 16 | |
| Sardinia | 5.2 miles | 16 | |
| Central Crossroads | 5.6 miles | 8 | |
| Barrineau Crossroads | 5.9 miles | 8 | |
| Union Crossroads | 6.4 miles | 8 | |
| Gable | 6.6 miles | 16 |
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.
| Wikipedia article on Turbeville | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q3306731 | 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 1251230. 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.










