White Oak, South Carolina
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1943 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Conway census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29526. It stands on Mary Branch. The Survey maps it on the Conway quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 9 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.
- 1943 USGS Conway quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1949 USGS Georgetown quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Georgetown quadrangle1:250000
- 1974 USGS Georgetown quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Kingstree quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
385 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 385 fires within 5 miles of White Oak between 1992 and 2019, burning about 2,443 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 108 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 | 125 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 115 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 108 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 16 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Natural | 6 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.5 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 11 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 6.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 September 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 14 September 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 10 September 2016 | 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
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of White Oak: 2 unknowns, 1 producer, 1 past producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, General. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wacca-Dee Materials Company Mine | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| West Mine | Limestone, General | Unknown | Sedimentary | |
| Godwin Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | Sedimentary | |
| Godwin Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
6 since 2012Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names White Oak in 6 storm reports between 2012 and 2025: 2 hail, 2 flash flood, 1 tornado, 1 thunderstorm wind. The reports record 1 injury. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2020 | Tornado (EF1) | White Oak | 1 hurt, $150,000 | The tornado formed on the west side of Oak St. near an open field|then moved north, crossing Oak St. where it caused significant|damage to a home. The tornado also caused minor damage to an|adjacent home and storage building, but considerable damage to an|old barn. A large tree was snapped near the homes and several|other trees were uprooted in the forest north of the damaged|homes. The tornado likely dissipated prior to crossing Brown|Swamp, or south of Four Mile Rd. |
| October 2016 | Flash Flood | White Oak | $1,000,000 | Numerous reports of flooded roads in Conway and throughout Horry County. Many structures were impacted by the flood waters. |
| October 2015 | Flash Flood | White Oak | $50,000 | Flood waters were reportedly entering homes along and near Mill Pond Road. |
| May 2012 | Hail | White Oak | $1,000 | Hail up to the size of quarters was reported. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | White Oak | - | Tree down on Elm St in Conway, near 16th Ave. |
| May 2019 | Hail | White Oak | - | Nickle size hail was reported. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cochran Town | 0.3 miles | 9 | |
| Chicora | 0.6 miles | 9 | |
| Darden Terrace | 0.7 miles | 9 | |
| Country Club Forest | 1.3 miles | 9 | |
| Homewood | 1.3 miles | 9 | |
| El Bethel | 1.4 miles | 9 | |
| Park Hill | 1.4 miles | 9 | |
| North Conway | 1.5 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1227540. 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.




