Warsaw, South Carolina
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1946 and the latest in 1990. It stands in the Nesmith census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29510. It stands on Birch Creek. The Survey maps it on the Warsaw quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 8 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.
- 1946 USGS Indiantown quadrangle1:62500
- 1949 USGS Georgetown quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Georgetown quadrangle1:250000
- 1974 USGS Georgetown quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Kingstree quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1990 USGS Warsaw quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
407 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 407 fires within 5 miles of Warsaw between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,642 acres in total. 8 started naturally. 99 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 | 138 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 130 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 99 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 10 |
| Natural | 8 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 6 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 6 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
| Other causes | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | 10 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2003 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 September 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 September 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Warsaw: 3 past producers, 2 unknowns, 1 plant. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Zirconium. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M & T Chemicals/ Andrews, S.C. | Zirconium | Plant | ||
| Plant 5 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | Sedimentary | |
| Plant 5 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Warsaw Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | Sedimentary | |
| Warsaw Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Winyah Block Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary |
Storms near this place
6 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Warsaw in 6 storm reports between 1999 and 2025: 5 thunderstorm wind, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Warsaw | $5,000 | Power company reported trees downed onto power lines. |
| May 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Warsaw | $1,100 | A large oak tree was reported down along Highway 527. The time was estimated based on radar data. |
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Warsaw | $1,000 | A tree was reported down on Highway 527. The time was estimated based on radar data. |
| March 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Warsaw | - | Tree reported down on County Line Road (SC Hwy 41) near the intersection with Miracle |Loop. |
| July 2008 | Hail | Warsaw | - | Hail up to the size of half dollars covered the ground. |
| August 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Warsaw | - | Law enforcement reported trees down. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harper Crossroads | 3.0 miles | 9 | |
| Antioch | 3.1 miles | 9 | |
| Andrews | 4.0 miles | 9 | |
| Bloomingvale | 4.2 miles | 8 | |
| Cooper | 5.1 miles | 8 | |
| Earle | 5.5 miles | 8 | |
| Snow Town | 5.6 miles | 8 | |
| Tisdale | 5.8 miles | 8 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1227409. 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.





