Beaufort County, South Carolina

101 topographic sheets and 8 fire insurance atlases across 1 place.

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From the record

62 National Register listings published here, 4 of them National Historic Landmarks.

Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service

South Carolina within the United States

Beaufort County within South Carolina

Explore by year From 1862 To 1879

What the record shows

1 place in this county was surveyed for fire insurance: Beaufort, between 1884 and 1942.
8 fire insurance atlases survive for the county. Topographic coverage is national; fire insurance survey reached only incorporated places with something worth insuring.
2,758 topographic sheet readings cover the county's settlements.
62 properties here are on the National Register of Historic Places: 37 buildings, 10 sites, 8 structures and 7 districts.
18 of the 62 listings were added during the 1970s.
The Geographic Names Information System records 154 populated places in this county; 154 are covered by at least one topographic sheet.

Photographs

47 photographs, 1935 to 2017

Taken for the Office of War Information and the Farm Security Administration, who photographed the country between 1935 and 1944. Works of United States government photographers, with no known restriction on use. Each opens its catalogue record.

Parris Island. Marine Corps gliders. Leave it to the Marines to make the best of all the new fighting tools. Gyrene glider pilots in training at Page Field, Parris Island, South Carolina take a six-week course during which each student must complete 1000 successful takeoffs and landings. The plane is towing the three gliders
Palmer, Alfred T., photographer, 1942. Library of Congress

Parris Island, South Carolina. A glider plane being towed over a field at the U.S. Marine Corps glider detachment training camp
Palmer, Alfred T., photographer, 1942. Library of Congress

Parris Island. Marine Corps gliders. Glad he's on our side, not theirs. This lieutenant of the Marine Corps, studying glider piloting at Page Field, Parris Island, South Carolina, may some day land in battle dress on the outskirts of Berlin or Tokyo or on the heel of Italy's boot
Palmer, Alfred T., photographer, 1942. Library of Congress

[Pat Terry, photographer at the US Marine glider detachment training camp, Parris Island, South Carolina, May 1942
Photographer not recorded, 1942. Library of Congress

Parris Island, South Carolina. U.S. Marine Corps glider detachment training camp. Recruits on their way to the camp
Palmer, Alfred T., photographer, 1942. Library of Congress

Aerial view of fine homes along Harbor Island in Beaufort County, South Carolina
Highsmith, Carol M, 2017. Library of Congress

Parris Island, South Carolina. U.S. Marine Corps glider detachment training camp. An aerial "tug boat" tows three gliders high above the field
Palmer, Alfred T., photographer, 1942. Library of Congress

Parris Island. Marine Corps gliders. The Marines have this way of getting at 'em too. A leatherneck lieutenant, training as a glider pilot, is all set for a flight from Page Field, Parris Island, South Carolina
Palmer, Alfred T., photographer, 1942. Library of Congress

Aerial view of the beach community of Fripp Island in Beaufort County, South Carolina
Highsmith, Carol M, 2017. Library of Congress

Parris Island, South Carolina. U.S. Marine Corps glider detachment training camp. Marine glider planes in flight
Palmer, Alfred T., photographer, 1942. Library of Congress

Parris Island, South Carolina. U.S. Marine Corps glider detachment training camp. Trainees ready for flight
Palmer, Alfred T., photographer, 1942. Library of Congress

Parris Island, South Carolina. Special Marine units in training at Parris Island are learning how to bed down a big barrage balloon
Palmer, Alfred T., photographer, 1942. Library of Congress

Parris Island, South Carolina. U.S. Marine Corps glider detachment training camp. Trainee ready for flight
Palmer, Alfred T., photographer, 1942. Library of Congress

Old Negro man, who was dying, lived in this shack alone near Beaufort, South Carolina
Wolcott, Marion Post, 1938. Library of Congress

Aerial view of the Hunting Island Lighthouse on the island of the same name in Beaufort County, South Carolina. The Hunting Island lighthouse was constructed in 1859 and is the only lighthouse in the state of South Carolina that is open to the public
Highsmith, Carol M, 2017. Library of Congress

Parris Island, South Carolina. U.S. Marine Corps glider detachment training camp. Glider plane in flight
Palmer, Alfred T., photographer, 1942. Library of Congress

Parris Island. Marine Corps barrage balloons. Another stopper for the Axis. Sections of a marine balloon barrage over Paris Island, South Carolina. The swaying balloons with their trailing cables and steel winch lines make dive bombing and ground strafing of important locations too costly in planes and crews
Palmer, Alfred T., photographer, 1942. Library of Congress

Parris Island. Marine Corps barrage balloons. The leathernecks get a new job and, as usual, handle it well. A barrage balloon ready to go aloft under the handling of special marine units in training at Parris Island, South Carolina
Palmer, Alfred T., photographer, 1942. Library of Congress

Rear of Negro's home near Beaufort, South Carolina
Wolcott, Marion Post, 1938. Library of Congress

Parris Island, South Carolina. U.S. Marine Corps glider detachment training camp. The glider plane hangars
Palmer, Alfred T., photographer, 1942. Library of Congress

Parris Island, South Carolina. Brigadier General Emile Moses talking with a Marine Corps lieutenant and a Navy lieutenant at the U.S. Marines Corps glider detachment training camp
Palmer, Alfred T., photographer, 1942. Library of Congress

Parris Island, South Carolina. Scenes and activities at the U.S. Marine Corps glider detachment training camp. A barrage balloon winch
Palmer, Alfred T., photographer, 1935. Library of Congress

Parris Island, South Carolina. U.S. Marine Corps glider detachment training camp. A barrage balloon takes to the air under capable handling by a Marine Corps ground crew
Palmer, Alfred T., photographer, 1942. Library of Congress

Parris Island, South Carolina. U.S. Marine Corps glider detachment training camp. Glider planes in flight
Palmer, Alfred T., photographer, 1935. Library of Congress

Parris Island, South Carolina. U.S. Marine Corps glider detachment training camp. Trainee receiving a telephone message
Palmer, Alfred T., photographer, 1942. Library of Congress

Parris Island. Marine Corps barrage balloons. Setting up balloon barrages is just another chore for the versatile marines. Special units in training at Parris Island, South Carolina handle the big bag with customary marine snap and precision
Palmer, Alfred T., photographer, 1942. Library of Congress

Parris Island, South Carolina. U.S. Marine Corps glider detachment training camp. Trainees and instructor
Palmer, Alfred T., photographer, 1942. Library of Congress

Parris Island. Marine Corps. "And we're proud to bear the title of U.S. Marines." Your true leatherneck, adept at every specialized branch of modern warfare, is just plain soldier at the core. These marines, finishing training at Parris Island, uphold the soldierly traditions of the nation's finest corps
Palmer, Alfred T., photographer, 1942. Library of Congress

Negro's home near Beaufort, South Carolina
Wolcott, Marion Post, 1938. Library of Congress

Isaac Fripp House, Off of County Road, Frogmore, Beaufort County, SC
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress

Rose Hill Plantation House, 2.5 miles Northwest of intersection of U.S. HIghway 278 & State Route 46, Bluffton, Beaufort County, SC
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress

Elizabeth Barnwell Gough House, 705 Washington Street, Beaufort, Beaufort County, SC
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress

Penn School Historic District, Small House Next to Brick Church, SC Route 37, next to Brick Church, St. Helena Island, Frogmore, Beaufort County, SC
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress

Robert Means House, 1207 Bay Street, Beaufort, Beaufort County, SC
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress

Stoney-Baynard House, Plantation Drive, Hilton Head Island, Beaufort County, SC
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress

Hunting Island Lighthouse, Lighthouse, Hunting Island State Park, U.S. Route 21, 16 miles East of Beaufort, Beaufort, Beaufort County, SC
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress

Whitehall (Ruins), Whitehall Point, Ladies Island, Beaufort, Beaufort County, SC
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress

Places on the National Register

Every property in this county listed on the National Register of Historic Places, with the year it was listed and the federal nomination document.

Property	Type	Listed	Reference
1313 Congress St, Beaufort Historic District	building	1969	69000159
Emanuel Alston House	building	1988	88001723
Anchorage, The	building	1971	71000743
Dr. York Bailey House	building	1988	88001726
William Barnwell House	building	1971	71000744
Barnwell-Gough House	building	1972	72001191
Beaufort Arsenal	building	1969	69000159
Beaufort National Cemetery	site	1997	97001208
Bluffton Historic District	district	1996	96000686
Brick Church	building	1974	74001824
Callawassie Sugar Works	site	2014	13001096
Campbell Chapel AME Church	building	2019	100003688
Cherry Hill School	building	2012	12000965
Church of the Cross	building	1975	75001686
Coffin Point Plantation	building	1975	75001687
Coffin Point Plantation Caretaker's House	building	1989	88001730
Corner Packing Shed, The	building	1988	88001733
Corner Store and Office, The	building	1988	88001737
John A. Cuthbert House	building	1972	72001192
Daufuskie Island Historic District	district	1982	82003831
Eddings Point Community Praise House	building	1989	88001739
Fort Fremont Battery	structure	2010	88001821
Fort Fremont Hospital	building	1989	88001819
Fort Howell	structure	2011	11000371
Fort Mitchel	structure	2017	100001036
Fripp, Edgar, Mausoleum, St. Helena Island Parish Church	structure	1988	88001743
Isaac Fripp House Ruins	site	1988	88001750
Frogmore Plantation Complex	district	1989	88001754
Grand Army of the Republic Hall	building	1969	69000159
Green, The	site	1988	88001759
Hunting Island State Park Lighthouse	structure	1970	70000561
Mary Jenkins Community Praise House	building	1989	88001770
Knights of Wise Men Lodge	building	1996	96000408
Lady's Island Bridge	structure	2023	100008530
Little Barnwell Island	structure	1973	73001676
Marshlands	building	1973	73001674
McLeod Farmstead	district	1997	97000776
Means-Gage House	building	2020	100005675
Oaks, The	building	1988	88001773
Old Brass	building	1976	76001693
Orange Grove Plantation	district	1989	88001774
Parris Island Drydock and Commanding Generals House	district	1978	78002492
Pine Island Plantation Complex	district	1989	88001775
Port Royal School	building	2014	14000163
Rear Lighthouse of Hilton Head Range Light Station	structure	1985	85003349
Riverside Plantation Tabby Ruins	site	1988	88001776
Rose Hill Plantation House	building	1983	83002185
Sams Plantation Complex Tabby Ruins	site	2011	88001820
F.W. Scheper Store	building	2004	04000652
Seacoast Packing Company	building	2008	08000537
Seaside Plantation	building	1979	79002375
Sheldon Church Ruins	site	1970	70000562
Robert Simmons House	building	1988	88001779
Robert Smalls House	building	1974	74001823
St. Helena Parish Chapel of Ease Ruins	site	1988	88001777
St. Luke's Church	building	1987	87001951
St. Luke's Parish Zion Chapel of Ease Cemetery	site	2017	100000727
Stoney-Baynard Plantation	site	1994	94000038
Tabby Manse	building	1971	71000745
Tombee Plantation	building	1975	75001688
Union Church of Port Royal	building	2010	10000931
John Mark Verdier House	building	1971	71000746

Digitised newspapers

40 issues

Sampled issues, machine-read from the Library of Congress scan and published page by page, so every headline and column is searchable text.

The New South

Port Royal, S.C., 1862 to 1867. Machine-read from the Library of Congress scan.

Beaufort Republican

Beaufort, S.C., 1871 to 1873. Machine-read from the Library of Congress scan.

The Free South

Beaufort, S.C., 1863 to 1864. Machine-read from the Library of Congress scan.

The Palmetto Herald

Port Royal, S.C., 1864. Machine-read from the Library of Congress scan.

Port Royal Standard and Commercial

Beaufort, S.C., 1874 to 1876. Machine-read from the Library of Congress scan.

Port Royal Commercial and Beaufort County Republican

Port Royal, S.C., 1873 to 1874. Machine-read from the Library of Congress scan.

The Tribune

Beaufort, S.C., 1874 to 1876. Machine-read from the Library of Congress scan.

The Beaufort Republican and Sea Island Chronicle

Beaufort, S.C., 1869 to 1871. Machine-read from the Library of Congress scan.

1870-05-21

The Beaufort Tribune and Port Royal Commercial

Beaufort, S.C., 1877 to 1879. Machine-read from the Library of Congress scan.

The Crescent

Beaufort, S.C., 1879 to 1881. Machine-read from the Library of Congress scan.

1879-09-11

Bird's-eye views and land ownership maps

Drawn when these were printed as single large sheets: the town seen from the air, and the county divided into its farms with every owner named. Each opens the original at the Library of Congress.

Land ownership map, 1873 - Beaufort County, South Carolina — Land ownership map (1873) - Beaufort County, South Carolina. Library of Congress.

Photographs from libraries nationwide

21 of 74 shown

Selected from the Digital Public Library of America's 74 image records catalogued for this county. Every one shown here carries a public-domain status or a licence that permits reuse on a site that carries advertising; non-commercial, share-alike and restricted images are excluded. The selection is spread across the county's towns (at most eight per town), so no single institution's bulk upload crowds out the rest. Each opens the holding library's record, and the complete set at the Digital Public Library of America is one click away.

General I. I. Stevens and staff, Beaufort, S.C., March, 1862, Boston Public Library - undated — General I. I. Stevens and staff, Beaufort, S.C., March, 1862. O'Sullivan, Timothy H., 1840-1882, Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.

World War Memorial, U.S. Marine Barracks, Parris Island, S. C., Boston Public Library - undated — World War Memorial, U.S. Marine Barracks, Parris Island, S. C.. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.

First Recruit Battalion Marine Corps, Parris Island, S. C., Boston Public Library - undated — First Recruit Battalion Marine Corps, Parris Island, S. C.. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.

Officer's Club, Parris Island, S. C., Boston Public Library - undated — Officer's Club, Parris Island, S. C.. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.

Main Post Exchange, Parris Island, S. C., Boston Public Library - undated — Main Post Exchange, Parris Island, S. C.. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.

Marine Barracks, Parris Island, S. C., Boston Public Library - undated — Marine Barracks, Parris Island, S. C.. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.

Band with Bull Dog Mascot, Parris Island, S. C., Boston Public Library - undated — Band with Bull Dog Mascot, Parris Island, S. C.. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.

U.S. Naval Hospital and grounds, Parris Island, S. C., Boston Public Library - undated — U.S. Naval Hospital and grounds, Parris Island, S. C.. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.

5" gun and crew, U.S. Marine Barracks, Parris Island, S. C., Boston Public Library - undated — 5" gun and crew, U.S. Marine Barracks, Parris Island, S. C.. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.

Saluting Battery and Headquarters, U.S. Marine Barracks, Parris Island, S. C., Boston Public Library - undated — Saluting Battery and Headquarters, U.S. Marine Barracks, Parris Island, S. C.. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.

Commanding General's Quarters, Parris Island, S. C., Boston Public Library - undated — Commanding General's Quarters, Parris Island, S. C.. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.

Medical Dispensary, Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island, S. C., Boston Public Library - undated — Medical Dispensary, Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island, S. C.. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.

Recruit Outdoor Swimming Pool, Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island, S. C., Boston Public Library - undated — Recruit Outdoor Swimming Pool, Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island, S. C.. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.

B. V. A. Arsenal, Beaufort, S. C., Boston Public Library - undated — B. V. A. Arsenal, Beaufort, S. C.. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.

Sea Island Hotel, Beaufort, S. C., Boston Public Library - undated — Sea Island Hotel, Beaufort, S. C.. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.

Sheldon Church Ruins, Sheldon, S. C., Boston Public Library - undated — Sheldon Church Ruins, Sheldon, S. C.. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.

Beaufort Harbor and coast line between Charleston S.C. and Savanna Ga with 5 mile distance lines in circles round Beaufort and R. R. connections, roads, &c. &c, Boston Public Library - undated — Beaufort Harbor and coast line between Charleston S.C. and Savanna Ga with 5 mile distance lines in circles round Beaufort and R. R. connections, roads, &c. &c. L. Prang & Co, Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.

Aerial view of Beaufort, S. C., Boston Public Library - undated — Aerial view of Beaufort, S. C.. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.

U. S. O. -- Y. M. C. A. building, Beaufort, S. C., Boston Public Library - undated — U. S. O. -- Y. M. C. A. building, Beaufort, S. C.. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.

U.S. Naval Hospital, Beaufort, S. C., Boston Public Library - undated — U.S. Naval Hospital, Beaufort, S. C.. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.

A new chart of America with the harbors, of Port Royal and Savannah &c, American Antiquarian Society - undated — A new chart of America with the harbors, of Port Royal and Savannah &c. Heather, William, 1764-1812, American Antiquarian Society, via the Digital Public Library of America.

The county from the air

48 shown

Flown by the U.S. Geological Survey between 1937 and 1989, the Aerial Photo Single Frames collection is the definitive mid-century view of the land: fields, roads and rivers as the camera saw them. The Survey holds 1,726 frames inside the rectangle that bounds this county; the 48 frames below were taken over the county itself, chosen across the decades of flights (at most four a year from that rectangle), so one flight cannot crowd out the rest. The full set is free to browse and download at EarthExplorer under the dataset Aerial Photo Single Frames.

U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1951-03-15, scale 1:28400 — 1951-03-15, scale 1:28400. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.

U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1957-11-05, scale 1:24000 — 1957-11-05, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.

U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1961-10-01, scale 1:60000 — 1961-10-01, scale 1:60000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.

U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1963-01-10, scale 1:88371 — 1963-01-10, scale 1:88371. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.

U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1968-04-16, scale 1:40000 — 1968-04-16, scale 1:40000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.

U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1971-12-27, scale 1:24000 — 1971-12-27, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.

U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1972-07-19, scale 1:132000 — 1972-07-19, scale 1:132000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.

U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1973-09-16, scale 1:135000 — 1973-09-16, scale 1:135000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.

U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1973-09-16, scale 1:132000 — 1973-09-16, scale 1:132000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.

U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1974-04-07, scale 1:20500 — 1974-04-07, scale 1:20500. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.

U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1977-03-01, scale 1:80000 — 1977-03-01, scale 1:80000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.

U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1978-03-18, scale 1:80000 — 1978-03-18, scale 1:80000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.

U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1980-03-01, scale 1:16000 — 1980-03-01, scale 1:16000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.

U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1982-05-10, scale 1:24295 — 1982-05-10, scale 1:24295. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.

Weather records

78 stations, 3 gages

The thermometers that kept this county's weather, and the gages that measured the flow of its streams, as the federal records hold them. The extremes below are measured values from those records, not estimates.

BEAUFORT WWTP 1893 to 2006, hottest 40.6 C, coldest -15.6 C
WHITEHALL NEAR 1916 to 1920
BEAUFORT MCAS 1945 to 2026, hottest 41.1 C, coldest -15.0 C
PARRIS ISLAND 1945 to 1946, hottest 35.6 C, coldest -2.8 C
HILTON HEAD 1953 to 1998, hottest 41.7 C, coldest -20.6 C
HILTON HEAD ISLAND 4.0 N 2008 to 2026
BLUFFTON 2.3 NNE 2008 to 2020
BLUFFTON 1.9 N 2008 to 2009
BLUFFTON 6.2 WNW 2008 to 2022
BLUFFTON 5.1 NW 2008 to 2023
BLUFFTON 2.4 NNW 2008 to 2014
BLUFFTON 2.9 ENE 2010 to 2025
DAUFUSKIE ISLAND 1.7 SW 2012 to 2021
PARRIS ISLAND 2.2 NNW 2012 to 2015
BEAUFORT 1.8 S 2013 to 2014
OKATIE 7.2 ENE 2013 to 2025
BLUFFTON 1.9 SSW 2013 to 2016
BEAUFORT 3.6 NNE 2013 to 2026
OKATIE 7.6 NE 2013 to 2026
BLUFFTON 2.5 NNW 2013 to 2015
OKATIE 6.9 ENE 2013 to 2017
BEAUFORT 4.3 SSE 2013 to 2018
HILTON HEAD ISLAND 1.4 S 2014 to 2018
BEAUFORT 2.7 N 2014 to 2016
BLUFFTON 7.0 W 2015 to 2023
HILTON HEAD ISLAND 2.7 E 2015 to 2021
PARRIS ISLAND 1.7 N 2015 to 2026
OKATIE 5.8 ENE 2015 to 2018
HILTON HEAD ISLAND 1.2 WNW 2016 to 2022
HILTON HEAD ISLAND 2.8 NNE 2017 to 2022
SHELDON 3.7 SSW 2017 to 2021
HILTON HEAD ISLAND 5.0 NNE 2017 to 2026
HILTON HEAD ISLAND 4.1 NE 2017 to 2026
HILTON HEAD ISLAND 4.4 NNE 2018 to 2026
BEAUFORT 3.0 E 2018 to 2024
BLUFFTON 5.7 NNW 2018
DAUFUSKIE ISLAND 1.4 NNE 2018 to 2019
BLUFFTON 0.9 N 2018 to 2020
BEAUFORT 0.3 N 2018 to 2020
BEAUFORT 5.7 NE 2019 to 2026
BEAUFORT 1.6 SSW 2019 to 2026
BEAUFORT 3.6 ENE 2019
BLUFFTON 7.2 WNW 2019 to 2021
BLUFFTON 0.7 NNW 2019 to 2026
BEAUFORT 2.7 E 2020 to 2025
BEAUFORT 4.2 WSW 2020 to 2026
BEAUFORT 3.5 N 2020 to 2023
SAINT HELENA 7.0 E 2020 to 2026
BEAUFORT 4.5 NE 2020 to 2026
BEAUFORT 7.1 WNW 2020 to 2026
HILTON HEAD ISLAND 1.8 SE 2021 to 2022
HILTON HEAD ISLAND 5.1 NW 2021 to 2025
HILTON HEAD ISLAND 4.7 NW 2021 to 2025
FRIPP ISLAND 0.5 WSW 2021 to 2025
ST HELENA ISLAND 2.8 NE 2021 to 2026
BLUFFTON 1.7 S 2021 to 2026
BLUFFTON 7.4 W 2022 to 2026
BLUFFTON 6.9 WNW 2022
HILTON HEAD ISLAND 4.7 ENE 2022 to 2026
BEAUFORT 3.6 SW 2022 to 2026
BEAUFORT 6.5 NNW 2022 to 2026
BEAUFORT 3.6 NE 2022 to 2025
OKATIE 3.5 NE 2022 to 2026
PORT ROYAL 0.1 W 2022 to 2024
BLUFFTON 7.2 WNW 2022 to 2026
BEAUFORT 4.5 N 2023 to 2026
BLUFFTON 6.4 NW 2023 to 2026
BLUFFTON 6.3 WNW 2023 to 2026
ST HELENA ISLAND 4.8 ENE 2023
BEAUFORT 3.4 N 2023 to 2025
BEAUFORT 4.6 N 2023 to 2026
BEAUFORT 0.8 NE 2024 to 2026
BLUFFTON 2.5 NE 2024
HILTON HEAD ISLAND 4.2 NNE 2024
BEAUFORT 0.8 NNW 2024 to 2025
HILTON HEAD ISLAND 3.7 N 2025 to 2026
BLUFFTON 7.7 WNW 2025 to 2026
BEAUFORT 0.5 N 2025 to 2026

BEAUFORT RIVER NEAR PORT ROYAL, SC 2001 to 2007
BRICKYARD CREEK NEAR BEAUFORT, SC 2001 to 2002
MAY RIVER NEAR PRITCHARDVILLE, SC 2003 to 2004

The 1950 census, district by district

32 districts

Who lived here in 1950, one enumeration district at a time, as the Census Bureau described each district. Each row opens its official National Archives result, with Population Schedules and ED Maps available there.

7-1Beaufort township: Beaufort city: Beaufort city - That part Bounded by City limits; City limits; Congress extended, Congress, Carteret, Boundary; City limits
7-2Beaufort city - That part Bounded by City limits, Boundary; State Hwy. 281, Duke, Hamar, North, Depot Rd., State Hwy. 281; City limits; City limits
7-3Beaufort city - That part Bounded by Boundary; Wilmington, Wilmington extended; City limits; State Hwy. 281, Depot Rd., North, Hamar, Duke, State Hwy. 281
7-4Beaufort city - That part Bounded by Boundary; Carteret; Duke; Wilmington
7-5Beaufort city - That part Bounded by Congress, Congress extended; City limits; City limits; Carteret extended, Carteret
7-6Beaufort city - That part Bounded by Duke; Carteret, Carteret extended; City limits; Wilmington extended, Wilmington
7-7Port Royal town
7-8Beaufort township - That part north and east of Albergotti Creek and east of Charleston and Western Carolina Railway, including Jack and Porky Islands, and any other islands in this enumeration district, and excluding Naval Air Station
7-9Naval Air Station (In Beaufort township)
7-10Beaufort township - That part north and west of east fork of Broad River, east of road from east fork of Broad River to State Hwy. 214, north of State Hwy. 214, and west of Charleston and Western Carolina Railway including any islands in this enumeration district
7-11Beaufort township - That part south and east of east fork of Broad River, west of road from east fork of Broad River to State Hwy. 214, south of State Hwy. 214 and west of Charleston and Western Carolina Railway including Parris Island and any other islands in this enumeration district outside Beaufort city and Port Royal town and excluding U.S. Marine Corps Recruit Depot, U.S. Marine Camp and Hospital and U.S. Naval Hospital
7-12U.S. Marine Corps Recruit Depot (On Parris Island, in Beaufort township)
7-13U.S. Marine Camp and Hospital (On Parris Island, in Beaufort township)
7-14U.S. Naval Hospital (On Parris Island, in Beaufort township)
7-15Beaufort township - That part south and west of Albergotti Creek and east of Charleston and Western Carolina Railway, including islands in this enumeration district outside Beaufort city and Port Royal town, and excluding U.S. Navy Hospital Reservation
7-16U.S. Navy Hospital Reservation (In Beaufort township)
7-17Bluffton township: Bluffton town
7-18Bluffton township - That part, including Callawassee, Crane, Daws, Lemon, Rose, and Spring Islands and any other islands in this enumeration district, outside Bluffton town
7-19Hilton Head township: Hilton Head township - That part east of Calibogue Sound, including Buck, Hilton Head, Jenkins and Pinckney Islands and any other islands in this enumeration district
7-20Hilton Head township - That part west of Calibogue Sound including Barataria, Bull, Daufuskie, Marsh, Page and Pine Islands and any other islands in this enumeration district
7-21Saint Helena township: Saint Helena township - That part north and west of Morgan River and Chowan Creek, east of U.S. Hwy. 21, and north of State Hwy. 285, including Coosaw, Judge and Morgan Islands, part of Ladies Island, and any other islands in this enumeration district
7-22Saint Helena township - That part south of State Hwy. 285, west of U.S. Hwy. 21 and west of Chowan Creek, including Cane, Cat and Gibbes Islands, part of Ladies Island, and any other Islands in this enumeration district
7-23Saint Helena township - That part east of Chowan Creek, south of State Hwy. 285, west of State Hwy. 812, Village Creek and Harbor River and north and west of Station Creek, including part of Saint Helena Island and any other islands in this enumeration district
7-24Saint Helena township - That part south of Morgan River, northwest of Village Creek, north of State Hwy. 285 and east of Chowan Creek and Morgan River, including Datha, Pine and Polawana Islands, part of Saint Helena and Warsaw Islands and any other islands in this enumeration district
7-25Saint Helena township - That part south of State Hwy. 285, southeast of Village Creek, northwest of north shore of Harbor River and east of Village Creek and State Hwy. 812
7-26Saint Helena township - That part south and east of Station Creek and southeast of north shore of Harbor River, including Bay Point, Capers, Fripps, Harbor, Hunting, Prichards, Saint Phillips, and any other islands in this enumeration district
7-27Sheldon township: Yemassee town - That part in Beaufort County comprising part of Sheldon township (Remainder of Yemassee town is in Pocotaligo township, Hampton County)
7-28Sheldon township - That part east of U.S. Hwy. 21 and southeast of State Hwy. 32, including Buzzard, Chisolm, Gunboat, Halfmoon, Horse, Oak, William, and any other islands in this enumeration district
7-29Sheldon township - That part north and east of U.S. Hwy. 21, east of U.S. Hwy. 21 Alt., and northwest of State Hwy. 32, outside Yemassee town
7-30Sheldon township - That part south and west of U.S. Hwy. 21, west of U.S. Hwy. 21 Alt., including Ball, Barnwell, Brays, Cotton, Hall, Little Barnwell, Whale, and any other islands in this enumeration district
7-31Yemassee township: Hardeeville town
7-32Yemassee township - That part, including Barnwell, Jones, Turtle, and any other islands in this enumeration districts, outside Hardeeville town

Wildfire, 1992 to 2020

1,403 fires

Every wildfire the federal occurrence database records inside this county: 1,403 of them, burning about 8,110 acres. 14 started naturally and 385 were recorded as arson. Each settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it.

Reported cause	Fires
Missing data/not specified/undetermined	523
Debris and open burning	396
Arson/incendiarism	385
Misuse of fire by a minor	51
Equipment and vehicle use	17
Natural	14
Smoking	5
Recreation and ceremony	5
Fireworks	3
Power generation/transmission/distribution	2
Railroad operations and maintenance	2

The five largest, by the area the report gives. Two of them were set deliberately.

Date	Cause	Size	Reported by	Name on the report
8 March 1999	Debris and open burning	480 acres	South Carolina Forestry Commission	not named
6 August 1993	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	149 acres	South Carolina Forestry Commission	not named
3 March 1992	Debris and open burning	114 acres	Pinckney Island National Wildlife Refuge	PK01
22 March 2017	Arson/incendiarism	85 acres	South Carolina Forestry Commission	not named
12 March 2005	Debris and open burning	80 acres	South Carolina Forestry Commission	not named
4 March 2018	Arson/incendiarism	80 acres	South Carolina Forestry Commission	not named
11 March 2017	Debris and open burning	70 acres	South Carolina Forestry Commission	not named
4 June 2001	Natural	60 acres	South Carolina Forestry Commission	not named

Every settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it - see the settlement index below.

Storms, 1956 to 2025

60 of 861 shown

The NOAA Storm Events Database holds 861 reports for this county, causing 4 deaths, 25 injuries and about $8,014,150 in recorded property damage. Each settlement page carries the reports that name it.

Kind of event	Reports
Thunderstorm Wind	579
Hail	133
Lightning	66
Flash Flood	43
Tornado	31
Heavy Rain	3
Flood	3
Waterspout	2
Funnel Cloud	1

The most serious of them, by death, then injury, then recorded damage. The accounts are quoted exactly as the forecast office filed them.

When	Event	Place named	Harm	What the report says
September 1998	Tornado (F2)	Frogmore	1 killed, 4 hurt, $360,000	Thirteen homes were destroyed and another thirteen were heavily damaged, most of them were mobile homes. One mobile home was flipped in the air and smashed to the ground where a 66 -year old female was crushed to death. Numerous trees were snapped off 5 to 15 feet above the ground with others uprooted. The worse of the damage was concentrated in an area approximately 2.5 to 3 miles long across Fripp Island to near Morgan Island. The tornado then crossed the St Helena Sound and moved into Colleton County.
July 2007	Lightning	Hilton Head Is	1 killed, 1 hurt	A 22 year old male was struck and killed by lightning while walking along the beach. His mother who was walking with him was also struck by lightning and injured.
August 2002	Lightning	Daufuskie Is	1 killed	Lightning struck and killed a 61 year old male while he and his wife were out shrimping.
July 1998	Lightning	Hilton Head Is	1 killed	Female who was injured on July 27 when lightning hit a nearby tree and "jumped" over to her, died several days four days later.
June 2016	Thunderstorm Wind	Hilton Head Is	2 hurt	Law enforcement reported 2 people injured when a large tree fell in the 40 block of Jenkins Road.
April 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	Hilton Head Is	2 hurt	Thunderstorm winds knocked down trees from Hilton Head to Bluffton.
June 1998	Thunderstorm Wind	Bluffton	2 hurt	Trees down. A couple suffered minor injuries when a tree fell on their car.
June 1995	Tornado (F1)	St. Helena Island	1 hurt, $60,000	A large thunderstorm moved across Fripp, St. Helena and Harbor Islands blowing down trees and causing considerable wind damage. A tornado touched down near a migrant workers camp. One dormitory lost its roof and there were trees twisted off above ground level. The storm required the evacuation of 150 people and more than 100 power outages.
June 1995	Thunderstorm Wind	Fripp/St. Helena	1 hurt, $50,000	no account filed
September 2020	Lightning	Baileys Lndg	1 hurt, $25,000	The Beaufort County Emergency Manager reported that a male was struck by lightning in a house at 324 Old Oak Road. The individual was working inside a house under construction when lightning struck the house, causing moderate damage to an exterior wall. The individual was leaning against the wall, had no visible injuries, but was shaken up. He walked to the ambulance under his own power.
July 2025	Lightning	Forest Beach	1 hurt	Beaufort County Emergency Management reported that a lightning strike caused a branch to fall out of a tree, striking an individual and resulting in minor injuries.
September 2022	Lightning	Folly Field	1 hurt	Beaufort County Emergency Management reported that a woman was struck by lightning on the beach at Hilton Head near Palmetto Dunes. The woman was struck on the shoulder with distinct entrance and exit wounds. The woman stopped breathing but was successfully revived with CPR. Three people standing approximately 15 feet away from the victim observed their hair stand on end before the strike and were knocked to the ground by the jolt, but uninjured.
August 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Bluffton	1 hurt	A fire department reported one tree down and on a car near the intersection of Highway 46 and Rose DHU Creek Plantation. One person was injured. Extent of injuries unknown.
July 2009	Lightning	Grays Hill	1 hurt	Law Enforcement reported that a man was struck by lightning near a home on Lawson Road. He was reported to be conscious and alert after being struck, but no other information was available regarding the condition of the victim.
April 2001	Lightning	Hilton Head Is	1 hurt	One man was injured when lightning struck a nearby tree and then grounded through the man and his car while he was loading some items in the car.
August 1999	Lightning	Beaufort	1 hurt	Lightning injured a man on Lady's Island.
June 1998	Lightning	Bluffton	1 hurt	A 62 year old man was struck by lightning while standing under a tree.
July 1998	Lightning	Hilton Head Is	1 hurt	Lightning struck a 21 year old female while riding a bicycle.
July 1998	Lightning	Hilton Head Is	1 hurt	Lightning struck a 12 year old boy while riding a bicycle.
August 1996	Lightning	Hilton Head Is	1 hurt	no account filed
August 1988	Thunderstorm Wind	not stated	1 hurt	no account filed
August 2018	Lightning	(Nbc)Mcas Beaufort	$1,700,000	The Island Packet Newspaper reported a house in the Pleasant Point neighborhood was struck by lightning and burned to the ground.
August 2001	Lightning	Hilton Head Is	$1,250,000	Lightning caused fire burned down a 7500 square foot home.
July 2021	Tornado (EF1)	Port Royal	$1,000,000	A National Weather Service (NWS) storm survey team determined that an EF-1 tornado occurred near Port Royal in Beaufort County. This tornado was likely part of the same storm that hit Parris Island just to the south. It began near 11th Street, between Paris and London Avenues, where it snapped several trees including one tree that hit a home on 11th Street. The tornado continued northward across 14th and 15th Streets, close to Paris Avenue. Many hardwood trees and large limbs were snapped in this area, which also took down some powerlines along Paris Avenue. The tornado then moved across the southern portion of Paris Avenue West, snapping more trees and limbs with some falling on a few homes and buildings. Finally, the tornado crossed Ribaut Road, ending just north of the intersection of Ribaut and Royal Palms Roads. All total, the tornado damaged at least 44 buildings in Port Royal and caused an estimated one million dollars in damage. The maximum strength of the tornado was estimated to be EF-1, with peak winds of 95 mph.
March 2008	Hail	Hilton Head Is Arpt	$1,000,000	The Beaufort County Emergency Manager and the fixed airport base operator reported that sixty two planes sustained damage due to golf ball to baseball sized hail. Approximately ten percent of the planes were reported a total loss, twenty five percent were no longer air worthy, and the rest had repairable damage. In addition numerous cars sustained damage.
June 1995	Tornado (F1)	Hilton Head Island	$500,000	no account filed
October 1965	Tornado (F1)	not stated	$250,000	no account filed
April 2001	Lightning	Hilton Head Is	$175,000	Lightning caused fire struck a home and did extensive damage.
September 2023	Lightning	Pritchardville	$100,000	Bluffton Fire Department reported that lightning struck a home on Pine View Drive as well as a nearby tree. The lightning strike started a fire in the attic of the home and produced significant damage.
September 2021	Thunderstorm Wind	Waddell Gardens	$100,000	Beaufort County Emergency Management reported a tree down on a house at 3138 Palamino Drive. The tree caused major damage to the home and displaced 2 adults, 1 child, and 2 pets.
August 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	Beaufort	$100,000	The Beaufort County 911 Dispatch center reported numerous trees and power lines down across the county. Two trees were reported down on vehicles and three trees were reported down on homes. Two boats also sank in the Broad River when strong thunderstorm winds caused them to capsize.
July 2024	Lightning	Forest Beach	$50,000	Hilton Head Island Emergency Management reported four structures struck by lightning near the Harbour Town area. The lightning strikes occurred between 8 pm EST and 9 pm EST. A fire occurred at one of the structures.
July 2016	Thunderstorm Wind	Hilton Head Is	$50,000	Beaufort County dispatch reported a tree down on a house in the 70 block of Crosstree Drive North.
June 2009	Thunderstorm Wind	Baileys Lndg	$50,000	The public reported approximately 100 trees were blown down on the Callawassie Creek Golf Course, near Chelsea, South Carolina.
May 2000	Lightning	Hilton Head Is	$50,000	Lighting strike to a residence in Hilton Head Plantation caused considerable damage.
October 1993	Thunderstorm Wind	Hilton Head	$50,000	An intense low pressure area formed over northern Georgia late on the 29th and moved northeastward to a position off Virginia early on the 31st. A squall line developed in southeastern South Carolina ahead of the cold frontal passage and was accompanied by several small but rapid-moving thunderstorm cells. Several homes and cars were damaged by falling trees at Hilton Head. A 130 ft radio tower at Hilton Head was also downed.
June 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	Hilton Head Is	$42,000	The Beaufort county Emergency Manager reported four trees down causing roof damage to several homes in the Sea Pines Subdivision on the southern end of Hilton Head Island. In addition, one tree was reported down on a commercial building, two trees were reported down on automobiles, 1 tree was knocked down on a power line, two trees were blocking residents driveways, and 10 trees were reported to be blocking roads. In all, there were 21 trees reported down across the Island.
April 2010	Tornado (EF0)	Bluffton	$40,000	The National Weather Service in Charleston, South Carolina, in conjunction with Beaufort county Emergency Management, confirmed a small EF-0 tornado touched down at 1111 pm on April 8, 2010, two miles west of Bluffton and traveled northeast approximately 0.15 miles before dissipating. The tornado snapped off the tops of a few pine trees, a few of which landed on and damaged vehicles, tore off some aluminum flashing from homes, knocked down several fences, destroyed a shed and damaged a swing set. Maximum winds were estimated near 75 mph and the maximum path width was around 20 yards wide.
August 1996	Lightning	Bluffton	$40,000	no account filed
September 1996	Lightning	Beaufort	$35,000	no account filed
June 2009	Thunderstorm Wind	Hilton Head Is Arpt	$30,000	A Beaufort county official, reported that 6 to 7 vehicles were damaged and 1 tree was blown down damaging a fence at the Hilton Head Island Airport.
May 2025	Lightning	Burton	$25,000	Beaufort County Emergency Management reported a lightning strike started a house fire near the intersection of Petigru Drive and Bryan Drive.
July 2025	Lightning	Bluffton	$25,000	Beaufort County Fire Department reported that a lightning strike ignited a fire in the lower portion of a home resulting in moderate damage to the structure.
May 1997	Thunderstorm Wind	Beaufort	$25,000	A house was damaged on Harbour Island and several trees down.
May 1984	Tornado (F1)	not stated	$25,000	no account filed
May 1973	Tornado (F1)	not stated	$25,000	no account filed
October 1965	Tornado (F1)	not stated	$25,000	no account filed
April 1961	Tornado	not stated	$25,000	no account filed
August 2022	Lightning	Pritchardville	$20,000	The Beaufort County 911 Call Center reported a lightning strike to a multi-story apartment complex along Parklands Drive, resulting in a hole in the attic where rain entered and eventually reached the lower levels.
September 2021	Lightning	Waddell Gardens	$20,000	Beaufort County Sheriff's Office reported a couple of homes struck by lightning around the Beaufort area. One home that was struck was located on Isabelle Boulevard near Parris Island Gateway and the other was at 3060 Mink Point Boulevard. The degree of damage to the homes is unknown.
July 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	Port Royal	$20,000	Beaufort County Emergency Management reported a tree down on power lines at 16th Street and Old Shell Road. There were also two trees down on a residence on 17th Street.
August 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	Beaufort	$20,000	A large tree was reported down on a car at a car dealership off Highway 21 in Beaufort, South Carolina. The top of the car was crushed.
July 2025	Thunderstorm Wind	Coosaw	$15,000	Beaufort County Emergency Management reported a tree down on a house on Fieldfare Way.
June 2015	Lightning	Beaufort Co Arpt	$15,000	A member of the broadcast media relayed a report from the Fire Department of a house that was struck by lightning. Lightning hit the rear of the home and flames eventually came through the roof.
May 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	Baileys Lndg	$15,000	Beaufort county Emergency Management reported damage to 2 homes from falling trees on Callawassie Island. No injuries were reported.
May 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	Grays Hill	$15,000	A trained weather spotter reported trees down on houses as well as downed power lines in the Park Circle subdivision, 2 miles northeast of Laurel Bay, South Carolina.
March 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	Dale	$12,500	Approximately 25 trees were reported down in a 150 yard long and 40 yard wide path in the 8200 block of Coakley Road in Dale, South Carolina.
August 2009	Thunderstorm Wind	Port Royal	$12,000	Broadcast Media relayed a report of trees down on a house and power lines on Paris Avenue in Port Royal, South Carolina.
July 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	Dale	$11,000	The Beaufort county Emergency Manager reported 20 trees snapped in half with 1 pecan tree completely uprooted. Additionally a water pump was blown away from a barn and 2 windows were broken.
May 2025	Lightning	Grays Hill	$10,000	Beaufort County Emergency Management reported a lightning strike to a tree that started a fire that spread to a power pole at the intersection of Parker Drive and Trask Parkway.

Mines and quarries

6 recorded

The Survey's mineral resources record lists 6 workings inside this county. None of them still produces: all are closed or unrecorded. Each settlement page carries the workings within five miles of it.

Commodity	Workings
Sand and Gravel, Construction	2
Clay	1
Zirconium, Titanium, Thorium	1
REE	1
Zirconium, Titanium	1
Sand	1

The least common of them first, because a county's hundredth gravel pit says nothing its first ten did not.

Site	Commodity	Status	Recorded
Hilton Head Island	Zirconium, Titanium, Thorium	Unknown	Placer-Modern-Fluvial
Hilton Head Island Deposit	REE, Zirconium, Titanium	Past Producer	1879
Unnamed Clay Pit.	Clay	Unknown	Sedimentary
Ward #1 Mine	Sand	Unknown	Sedimentary
Cleckley Number 5	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer	Sedimentary
Gumtree Road Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer	Sedimentary

Every populated place in the county

154

Named settlements recorded in the Geographic Names Information System, each with the topographic sheets covering it. Villages, hamlets and abandoned places alike. Each is shown with the nearest named watercourse or landform and the survey quadrangle it falls on. The 1 place that was also surveyed for fire insurance comes first, with the number of atlases and photographs held for them.

Beaufort

Beaufort-Port Royal census division · 29902 · By Barnwell Bluff · Beaufort quadrangle

19 sheets, 1944 to 1998

Fire insurance: 8 atlases
Academy Estates

St. Helena Island census division · 29907 · Near Warsaw Flats · Beaufort quadrangle

19 sheets, 1944 to 1998
Ashdale

St. Helena Island census division · 29907 · On Point Creek · Frogmore quadrangle

16 sheets, 1944 to 1978
Attaway

St. Helena Island census division · 29907 · On Rock Springs Creek · Beaufort quadrangle

19 sheets, 1944 to 1998
Baileys Landing

Bluffton census division · 29909 · By Okatee Bluff · Jasper quadrangle

16 sheets, 1920 to 1978
Barrell Landing

Bluffton census division · 29909 · Jasper quadrangle

16 sheets, 1920 to 1978
Battery Marina Village

Beaufort-Port Royal census division · 29902 · Near Little Buzzard Island · Beaufort quadrangle

19 sheets, 1944 to 1998
Bay Pines

Hilton Head Island census division · 29928 · On Point Comfort Creek · Bluffton quadrangle

18 sheets, 1920 to 1978
Blue Heron Bluff

St. Helena Island census division · 29907 · On Broomfield Creek · Beaufort quadrangle

19 sheets, 1944 to 1998
Bluff Farm

St. Helena Island census division · 29907 · Near Ladys Island · Beaufort quadrangle

19 sheets, 1944 to 1998
Bluffton

Bluffton census division · 29910 · By Kirk Bluff · Bluffton quadrangle

18 sheets, 1920 to 1978
Bon Aire

Beaufort-Port Royal census division · 29906 · Near Little Buzzard Island · Beaufort quadrangle

19 sheets, 1944 to 1998
Bram Landing

Hilton Head Island census division · 29926 · Near Hilton Head Island · Hilton Head quadrangle

17 sheets, 1920 to 1978
Brewton

Sheldon census division · 29945 · Yemassee quadrangle

19 sheets, 1918 to 1990
Briars

Sheldon census division · 29940 · On Briars Creek · Dale quadrangle

18 sheets, 1918 to 1990
Brighton Beach

Bluffton census division · 29910 · By Kirk Bluff · Bluffton quadrangle

18 sheets, 1920 to 1978
Broad River Bluff

Beaufort-Port Royal census division · 29906 · Near Corn Island · Laurel Bay quadrangle

15 sheets, 1920 to 1978
Bryan Landing

Bluffton census division · 29910 · On Barataria Creek · Bluffton quadrangle

18 sheets, 1920 to 1978
Buckingham Landing

Bluffton census division · 29910 · Near Goat Island · Bluffton quadrangle

18 sheets, 1920 to 1978
Burton

Beaufort-Port Royal census division · 29906 · Near Port Royal Island · Beaufort quadrangle

19 sheets, 1944 to 1998
Calibogue Cay

Hilton Head Island census division · 29928 · Near Long Island · Bluffton quadrangle

18 sheets, 1920 to 1978
Capehart Housing Project

Beaufort-Port Royal census division · 29906 · Near Shepherd Island · Laurel Bay quadrangle

15 sheets, 1920 to 1978
Cedar Reef Villas

St. Helena Island census division · 29920 · On Ward Creek · Saint Helena Sound quadrangle

18 sheets, 1920 to 1978
Chelsea

29936 · By Okatee Bluff · Jasper quadrangle

16 sheets, 1920 to 1978
Cherry Hill Estates

Beaufort-Port Royal census division · 29902 · Near Buzzard Island · Beaufort quadrangle

19 sheets, 1944 to 1998
Cherry Point Landing

Bluffton census division · 29909 · Jasper quadrangle

16 sheets, 1920 to 1978
Chesterfield

Beaufort-Port Royal census division · 29906 · On Habersham Creek · Laurel Bay quadrangle

15 sheets, 1920 to 1978
Chisolm

Sheldon census division · 29940 · Near Horse Island · Wiggins quadrangle

18 sheets, 1918 to 1990
Chisolms

Sheldon census division · 29940 · On Briars Creek · Dale quadrangle

18 sheets, 1918 to 1990
Colonial Heights

Beaufort-Port Royal census division · 29906 · Near Port Royal Island · Beaufort quadrangle

19 sheets, 1944 to 1998
Colony Gardens Estates

St. Helena Island census division · 29907 · On Broomfield Creek · Beaufort quadrangle

19 sheets, 1944 to 1998
Cooper River Landing

Bluffton census division · 29915 · Near Daufuskie Island · Bluffton quadrangle

18 sheets, 1920 to 1978
Coosaw

Sheldon census division · 29940 · On Huspa Creek · Sheldon quadrangle

19 sheets, 1918 to 1990
Copp Landing

Bluffton census division · 29909 · On Callawassie Creek · Spring Island quadrangle

17 sheets, 1920 to 1978
Country Club Bluff

St. Helena Island census division · 29907 · On Broomfield Creek · Beaufort quadrangle

19 sheets, 1944 to 1998
Dale

Sheldon census division · 29940 · Near Halfmoon Island · Dale quadrangle

18 sheets, 1918 to 1990
Daniels

St. Helena Island census division · 29907 · On Rock Springs Creek · Beaufort quadrangle

19 sheets, 1944 to 1998
Dataw Island

St. Helena Island census division · 29920 · Near Datha Island · Frogmore quadrangle

16 sheets, 1944 to 1978
Daufuskie Landing

Bluffton census division · 29915 · Near Daufuskie Island · Fort Pulaski quadrangle

17 sheets, 1920 to 1978
Dowlingwood

Beaufort-Port Royal census division · 29902 · Near Little Buzzard Island · Beaufort quadrangle

19 sheets, 1944 to 1998
Fairview

Sheldon census division · 29940 · Sheldon quadrangle

19 sheets, 1918 to 1990
Fairway Oaks

Hilton Head Island census division · 29928 · Near Long Island · Bluffton quadrangle

18 sheets, 1920 to 1978
Folly Field

Hilton Head Island census division · 29928 · Hilton Head quadrangle

17 sheets, 1920 to 1978
Forest Beach

Hilton Head Island census division · 29928 · Hilton Head quadrangle

17 sheets, 1920 to 1978
Forest Fields

Beaufort-Port Royal census division · 29906 · Near Buzzard Island · Beaufort quadrangle

19 sheets, 1944 to 1998
Fort Fremont

St. Helena Island census division · 29920 · On Means Creek · Parris Island quadrangle

18 sheets, 1944 to 1978
Fripp Landing

Bluffton census division · 29909 · By Chechessee Bluff · Spring Island quadrangle

17 sheets, 1920 to 1978
Frogmore

St. Helena Island census division · 29920 · Near Indian Hill · Frogmore quadrangle

16 sheets, 1944 to 1978
Gardens Corner

Sheldon census division · 29945 · Sheldon quadrangle

19 sheets, 1918 to 1990
Gator Field

Hilton Head Island census division · 29926 · On Fish Haul Creek · Hilton Head quadrangle

17 sheets, 1920 to 1978
Gay Oaks

St. Helena Island census division · 29907 · Beaufort quadrangle

19 sheets, 1944 to 1998
Gaza

Sheldon census division · 29940 · On Barnwell Creek · Dale quadrangle

18 sheets, 1918 to 1990

No longer a settlement
Grasslawn Beach

Hilton Head Island census division · 29928 · Hilton Head quadrangle

17 sheets, 1920 to 1978
Grays Hill

Beaufort-Port Royal census division · 29906 · Beaufort quadrangle

19 sheets, 1944 to 1998
Green Pond

Beaufort-Port Royal census division · 29906 · Near Doggie Island · Beaufort quadrangle

19 sheets, 1944 to 1998
Greenwood Forest

Hilton Head Island census division · 29928 · On Heddy Gutter Creek · Bluffton quadrangle

18 sheets, 1920 to 1978
Harbour Town

Hilton Head Island census division · 29928 · On Heddy Gutter Creek · Bluffton quadrangle

18 sheets, 1920 to 1978
Hazel Farm

St. Helena Island census division · 29907 · Near Gibbs Island · Beaufort quadrangle

19 sheets, 1944 to 1998
Heritage Woods

Hilton Head Island census division · 29928 · On Baynard Cove Creek · Bluffton quadrangle

18 sheets, 1920 to 1978
Hickory Bluff

Hilton Head Island census division · 29926 · Near Hog Island · Bluffton quadrangle

18 sheets, 1920 to 1978
Hickory Forest

Hilton Head Island census division · 29926 · On Coggin Creek · Hilton Head quadrangle

17 sheets, 1920 to 1978
Hilton Head Island

Hilton Head Island census division · 29926 · Near Jenkins Island · Bluffton quadrangle

18 sheets, 1920 to 1978
Hilton Head Plantation

Hilton Head Island census division · 29926 · On Park Creek · Parris Island quadrangle

18 sheets, 1944 to 1978
Honey Horn Plantation

Hilton Head Island census division · 29926 · Near Hilton Head Island · Hilton Head quadrangle

17 sheets, 1920 to 1978
Horse Landing

Bluffton census division · 29926 · Near Buzzard Island · Bluffton quadrangle

18 sheets, 1920 to 1978
Indigo Run

Hilton Head Island census division · 29926 · Near Hilton Head Island · Hilton Head quadrangle

17 sheets, 1920 to 1978
Irongate

Beaufort-Port Royal census division · 29906 · Near Corn Island · Laurel Bay quadrangle

15 sheets, 1920 to 1978
James Byrnes Estates

St. Helena Island census division · 29907 · On Rock Springs Creek · Beaufort quadrangle

19 sheets, 1944 to 1998
Lands End

St. Helena Island census division · 29920 · Near Saint Phillips Island · Parris Island quadrangle

18 sheets, 1944 to 1978
Laurel Bay

Beaufort-Port Royal census division · 29906 · Laurel Bay quadrangle

15 sheets, 1920 to 1978
Lawton

Hilton Head Island census division · 29928 · Near Long Island · Bluffton quadrangle

18 sheets, 1920 to 1978
Lighthouse Landing

Hilton Head Island census division · 29928 · Near Hilton Head Island · Hilton Head quadrangle

17 sheets, 1920 to 1978
Lobeco

Sheldon census division · 29940 · On Huspa Creek · Dale quadrangle

18 sheets, 1918 to 1990
Long Cove Plantation

Hilton Head Island census division · 29928 · Near Hilton Head Island · Hilton Head quadrangle

17 sheets, 1920 to 1978
Longwood

St. Helena Island census division · 29920 · Saint Phillips Island quadrangle

18 sheets, 1944 to 1978
Lucy Creek

St. Helena Island census division · 29907 · On Rock Springs Creek · Beaufort quadrangle

19 sheets, 1944 to 1998
Magnolia Bluff

Beaufort-Port Royal census division · 29902 · Near Little Buzzard Island · Beaufort quadrangle

19 sheets, 1944 to 1998
Mariners Watch

Beaufort-Port Royal census division · 29935 · On Battery Creek · Beaufort quadrangle

19 sheets, 1944 to 1998
Mark Island

St. Helena Island census division · 29907 · On Mulligan Creek · Beaufort quadrangle

19 sheets, 1944 to 1998
Marsh Harbor

St. Helena Island census division · 29907 · On Broomfield Creek · Beaufort quadrangle

19 sheets, 1944 to 1998
Marsh Hawk

St. Helena Island census division · 29907 · Beaufort quadrangle

19 sheets, 1944 to 1998
Mink Point Plantation

Beaufort-Port Royal census division · 29902 · Near Deer Island · Beaufort quadrangle

19 sheets, 1944 to 1998
Morgan River Estates

St. Helena Island census division · 29907 · Near Warsaw Flats · Beaufort quadrangle

19 sheets, 1944 to 1998
Myrtle Island

Bluffton census division · 29910 · Near Potato Island · Bluffton quadrangle

18 sheets, 1920 to 1978
Nautical Watch Villas

St. Helena Island census division · 29920 · On Ward Creek · Saint Helena Sound quadrangle

18 sheets, 1920 to 1978
Oakmont

Beaufort-Port Royal census division · 29906 · On Habersham Creek · Laurel Bay quadrangle

15 sheets, 1920 to 1978
Oakwood Park

St. Helena Island census division · 29907 · Near Warsaw Flats · Beaufort quadrangle

19 sheets, 1944 to 1998
Opossum Point Landing

Hilton Head Island census division · 29928 · Near Middle Marsh Island · Bluffton quadrangle

18 sheets, 1920 to 1978
Orange Grove

St. Helena Island census division · 29907 · Near Gibbs Island · Beaufort quadrangle

19 sheets, 1944 to 1998
Otter Hole

Hilton Head Island census division · 29926 · Near Hilton Head Island · Hilton Head quadrangle

17 sheets, 1920 to 1978
Palmetto Bluff

Bluffton census division · 29910 · Near Crane Island · Pritchardville quadrangle

17 sheets, 1920 to 1978
Palmetto Dunes

Hilton Head Island census division · 29928 · Hilton Head quadrangle

17 sheets, 1920 to 1978
Palmetto Estates

Beaufort-Port Royal census division · 29902 · Near Deer Island · Beaufort quadrangle

19 sheets, 1944 to 1998
Palmetto Hall Plantation

Hilton Head Island census division · 29926 · On Fish Haul Creek · Hilton Head quadrangle

17 sheets, 1920 to 1978
Partridge Woods

St. Helena Island census division · 29907 · On Pigeon Point Creek · Beaufort quadrangle

19 sheets, 1944 to 1998
Peace Haven

Beaufort-Port Royal census division · 29906 · Near Port Royal Island · Beaufort quadrangle

19 sheets, 1944 to 1998
Pepper Hill

St. Helena Island census division · 29907 · On Rock Springs Creek · Beaufort quadrangle

19 sheets, 1944 to 1998
Pinckney Colony

Bluffton census division · 29909 · On Okatee River · Jasper quadrangle

16 sheets, 1920 to 1978
Pinckney Landing

Bluffton census division · 29909 · Near Spring Island · Spring Island quadrangle

17 sheets, 1920 to 1978
Pine Hill Acres

St. Helena Island census division · 29907 · On Broomfield Creek · Beaufort quadrangle

19 sheets, 1944 to 1998
Pinewood

Beaufort-Port Royal census division · 29906 · Laurel Bay quadrangle

15 sheets, 1920 to 1978
Pleasant Farm

Beaufort-Port Royal census division · 29906 · On Habersham Creek · Laurel Bay quadrangle

15 sheets, 1920 to 1978
Pleasant Point

St. Helena Island census division · 29907 · On Mulligan Creek · Beaufort quadrangle

19 sheets, 1944 to 1998
Point Comfort

Hilton Head Island census division · 29928 · On Point Comfort Creek · Bluffton quadrangle

18 sheets, 1920 to 1978
Point Comfort Woods

Hilton Head Island census division · 29928 · On Point Comfort Creek · Bluffton quadrangle

18 sheets, 1920 to 1978
Polk Village

Beaufort-Port Royal census division · 29902 · On Salt Creek · Beaufort quadrangle

19 sheets, 1944 to 1998
Port Royal

Beaufort-Port Royal census division · 29935 · On Battery Creek · Beaufort quadrangle

19 sheets, 1944 to 1998
Port Royal Landing

Beaufort-Port Royal census division · 29935 · Near Gibbs Island · Beaufort quadrangle

19 sheets, 1944 to 1998
Port Royal Plantation

Hilton Head Island census division · 29928 · On Fish Haul Creek · Hilton Head quadrangle

17 sheets, 1920 to 1978
Pritchard

Bluffton census division · 29927 · Limehouse quadrangle

15 sheets, 1942 to 1981
Pritchardville

Bluffton census division · 29910 · Pritchardville quadrangle

17 sheets, 1920 to 1978
Quail Ridge

Beaufort-Port Royal census division · 29906 · On Habersham Creek · Laurel Bay quadrangle

15 sheets, 1920 to 1978
Quail Run

St. Helena Island census division · 29907 · Near Ladys Island · Beaufort quadrangle

19 sheets, 1944 to 1998
Radnor

Sheldon census division · 29945 · White Hall quadrangle

18 sheets, 1918 to 1990

No longer a settlement
Red Bluff Estates

St. Helena Island census division · 29907 · On Mulligan Creek · Beaufort quadrangle

19 sheets, 1944 to 1998
Red Oak

St. Helena Island census division · 29907 · Near Gibbs Island · Beaufort quadrangle

19 sheets, 1944 to 1998
River Reach

Beaufort-Port Royal census division · 29906 · On Habersham Creek · Laurel Bay quadrangle

15 sheets, 1920 to 1978
Riverdale

Bluffton census division · 29909 · By Chechessee Bluff · Laurel Bay quadrangle

15 sheets, 1920 to 1978
Rivers Edge

St. Helena Island census division · 29907 · Beaufort quadrangle

19 sheets, 1944 to 1998
Riverwind

Beaufort-Port Royal census division · 29935 · Near Gibbs Island · Beaufort quadrangle

19 sheets, 1944 to 1998
Rose Hill

Sheldon census division · 29945 · Yemassee quadrangle

19 sheets, 1918 to 1990
Roseida

Beaufort-Port Royal census division · 29906 · Near Port Royal Island · Beaufort quadrangle

19 sheets, 1944 to 1998
Royal Pines Country Club Estates

St. Helena Island census division · 29907 · Near Ladys Island · Beaufort quadrangle

19 sheets, 1944 to 1998
Salem Plantation

Beaufort-Port Royal census division · 29902 · Near Rabbit Island · Beaufort quadrangle

19 sheets, 1944 to 1998
Salt Creek

Beaufort-Port Royal census division · 29906 · On Salt Creek · Beaufort quadrangle

19 sheets, 1944 to 1998
Sangster Village

St. Helena Island census division · 29907 · Beaufort quadrangle

19 sheets, 1944 to 1998
Santa Elena

Beaufort-Port Royal census division · 29902 · On Means Creek · Parris Island quadrangle

18 sheets, 1944 to 1978

No longer a settlement
Scott

St. Helena Island census division · 29920 · Near Capers Island · Saint Phillips Island quadrangle

18 sheets, 1944 to 1978
Sea Pines

Hilton Head Island census division · 29928 · On Heddy Gutter Creek · Bluffton quadrangle

18 sheets, 1920 to 1978
Sea Pines Circle

Hilton Head Island census division · 29928 · Bluffton quadrangle

18 sheets, 1920 to 1978
Sea Pines Plantation

Hilton Head Island census division · 29928 · Bluffton quadrangle

18 sheets, 1920 to 1978
Seabrook

Beaufort-Port Royal census division · 29940 · On Haulover Creek · Sheldon quadrangle

19 sheets, 1918 to 1990
Seabrook Landing

Hilton Head Island census division · 29926 · Near Bobb Island · Parris Island quadrangle

18 sheets, 1944 to 1978
Sheldon

Sheldon census division · 29940 · Sheldon quadrangle

19 sheets, 1918 to 1990
Shell Point

Beaufort-Port Royal census division · 29906 · Near Little Buzzard Island · Beaufort quadrangle

19 sheets, 1944 to 1998
Shell Point park

Beaufort-Port Royal census division · 29906 · Near Doggie Island · Beaufort quadrangle

19 sheets, 1944 to 1998
Shelter Cove

Hilton Head Island census division · 29928 · Near Hilton Head Island · Hilton Head quadrangle

17 sheets, 1920 to 1978
Sherwood Forest

St. Helena Island census division · 29907 · Beaufort quadrangle

19 sheets, 1944 to 1998
Shipyard Plantation

Hilton Head Island census division · 29928 · Hilton Head quadrangle

17 sheets, 1920 to 1978
South Beach Villas

Hilton Head Island census division · 29928 · On Calibogue Creek · Tybee Island North quadrangle

17 sheets, 1920 to 1978
Spanish Wells

Hilton Head Island census division · 29926 · On Old House Creek · Bluffton quadrangle

18 sheets, 1920 to 1978
Springfield

St. Helena Island census division · 29907 · On Rock Springs Creek · Beaufort quadrangle

19 sheets, 1944 to 1998
Tanglewood

Beaufort-Port Royal census division · 29902 · Near Buzzard Island · Beaufort quadrangle

19 sheets, 1944 to 1998
Tomotley

Sheldon census division · 29945 · Yemassee quadrangle

19 sheets, 1918 to 1990
Walling Grove

St. Helena Island census division · 29907 · On McCalleys Creek · Beaufort quadrangle

19 sheets, 1944 to 1998
Walnut Hill

St. Helena Island census division · 29907 · Near Ladys Island · Beaufort quadrangle

19 sheets, 1944 to 1998
Walsh

Beaufort-Port Royal census division · 29906 · On Salt Creek · Beaufort quadrangle

19 sheets, 1944 to 1998
Waterford Place

Beaufort-Port Royal census division · 29902 · Near Deer Island · Beaufort quadrangle

19 sheets, 1944 to 1998
Wexford Plantation

Hilton Head Island census division · 29928 · Bluffton quadrangle

18 sheets, 1920 to 1978
White Oaks

Beaufort-Port Royal census division · 29906 · Near Port Royal Island · Laurel Bay quadrangle

15 sheets, 1920 to 1978
Wilkins

St. Helena Island census division · 29907 · Near Goat Island · Frogmore quadrangle

16 sheets, 1944 to 1978
Windmill Harbor

Hilton Head Island census division · 29926 · Near Jenkins Island · Bluffton quadrangle

18 sheets, 1920 to 1978
Wood Lake

Hilton Head Island census division · 29926 · Hilton Head quadrangle

17 sheets, 1920 to 1978
Yacht Club Estates

St. Helena Island census division · 29907 · Near Gibbs Island · Beaufort quadrangle

19 sheets, 1944 to 1998

The vanished settlements of Beaufort County: the places named above that are no longer on the map.

Recorded here

Beaufort, South Carolina

19 topographic sheets and 8 fire insurance atlases, 1884 to 1942

Everything this county holds

The complete index, with nothing left out. Each of these is a separate record with its own page: a federal survey report, or the case file that argued a property on to the National Register. Both are public domain and reproduced word for word.

Surveyed structures

86 structures

The vanished settlements of Beaufort County, the places these records name that are no longer on the map.

Provenance

Topographic sheets. USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection, county index, measured from the bulk metadata.
Fire insurance maps. Library of Congress Sanborn collection, faceted to this county.
Photographs. Each place queried individually against the Library of Congress Prints and Photographs search.
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.