Waylyn, South Carolina
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1919 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the North Charleston census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29405. It lies near Accabee Flats. The Survey maps it on the Charleston quadrangle.
On record in Waylyn
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
- Charleston Naval Hospitallisted 2021 · 1.0 miles away
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
26 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 26 fires within 5 miles of Waylyn between 1993 and 2020, burning about 209 acres in total. 1 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 | 9 |
| Debris and open burning | 8 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 August 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 August 1998 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 July 2012 | Fireworks | 8.0 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 |
| 4 June 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 June 2015 | Natural | 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 |
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 Waylyn: 2 producers, 1 unknown, 1 past producer. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cross Country Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Mt Pleasant Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Ware Brothers Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | Sedimentary | |
| Ware Brothers Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
6 since 2013Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Waylyn in 6 storm reports between 2013 and 2025: 4 flash flood, 2 thunderstorm wind. 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 2014 | Flash Flood | Waylyn | $5,000 | Remus Street at Dorchester Road is flooded with water surrounding homes. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Waylyn | - | A Charleston County emergency manager reported a tree down on the 216 exit ramp of Interstate 26 West. |
| August 2025 | Flash Flood | Waylyn | - | The North Charleston Police Department reported the intersection of Dorchester Road and Meeting Street closed due to flash flooding. |
| June 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Waylyn | - | A report via social media indicated a tree down near River Reach Way. |
| June 2016 | Flash Flood | Waylyn | - | The North Charleston Police Department reported Rivers Avenue closed between Dorchester Road and Meeting Street. |
| March 2013 | Flash Flood | Waylyn | - | The Charleston County 911 Call Center reported portions of Dorchester Road closed between Meeting Street and Pinehaven Drive due to water on the roadway. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dorchester | 0.6 miles | 18 | |
| Whipper-Barnoy | 0.6 miles | 18 | |
| Tillman Homes | 0.8 miles | 18 | |
| Ashley Shores | 0.8 miles | 18 | |
| Brentwood | 0.9 miles | 25 | |
| Ashley Junction | 0.9 miles | 18 | |
| George S Legare Homes | 0.9 miles | 18 | |
| Joshua | 1.0 miles | 25 |
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 Q122589734 | 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 1231898. 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.








