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Bonneau, South Carolina

9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1943 and the latest in 1990. It stands in the Bonneau census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29431. The Survey maps it on the Bonneau quadrangle. 431 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 59 feet above sea level.

Bonneau within Berkeley County

Population over time

2 figures

Bonneau fell from 487 to 431 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.

YearPeople Change
2010487
2020431-56 (-11%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

6 surveys from 9 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Photographs

4 photographs, 1941

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.

This family had moved out of the Santee-Cooper basin and were trying to get an addition built to their small "new" house. Near Bonneau, South Carolina
This family had moved out of the Santee-Cooper basin and were trying to get an addition built to their small "new" house. Near Bonneau, South Carolina
Delano, Jack, 1941. Library of Congress
Digging out a cemetery to be moved from the Santee-Cooper basin. Near Bonneau, South Carolina
Digging out a cemetery to be moved from the Santee-Cooper basin. Near Bonneau, South Carolina
Delano, Jack, 1941. Library of Congress
Child of a relocated Santee-Cooper family at his "new" home near Bonneau, South Carolina
Child of a relocated Santee-Cooper family at his "new" home near Bonneau, South Carolina
Delano, Jack, 1941. Library of Congress
This family had moved out of the Santee-Cooper basin and were trying to get an addition built to their small "new" house. Near Bonneau, South Carolina
This family had moved out of the Santee-Cooper basin and were trying to get an addition built to their small "new" house. Near Bonneau, South Carolina
Delano, Jack, 1941. Library of Congress

Fires near this place

545 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 545 fires within 5 miles of Bonneau between 1992 and 2020, burning about 4,126 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 168 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/undetermined184
Arson/incendiarism168
Debris and open burning154
Equipment and vehicle use13
Misuse of fire by a minor12
Smoking7
Natural3
Power generation/transmission/distribution2
Other causes1
Railroad operations and maintenance1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
9 September 2011Arson/incendiarism3.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
7 September 1997Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
28 September 2006Arson/incendiarism12 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
25 September 2019Debris and open burning1.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
22 September 2008Missing data/not specified/undetermined5.5 acresFrancis Marion & Sumter National ForestsWIGGINTOWN
17 September 2001Smokingunder an acreSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
25 August 1993Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
23 August 2015Debris and open burning1.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Berkeley County

Storms near this place

53 since 1997

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Bonneau in 53 storm reports between 1997 and 2025: 25 hail, 24 thunderstorm wind, 2 funnel cloud, 1 lightning. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
May 2006LightningBonneau$100,000Lightning struck house and caught it on fire.
July 2006Thunderstorm WindBonneau$50,000Several boats flipped over by high winds near the Overton neighborhood.
June 2010Thunderstorm WindBonneau$4,000The public reported 1 to 3 feet pieces of siding blown off a house. A 12 feet canoe was also blown across the yard.
June 2009Thunderstorm WindBonneau$3,000A Berkeley County official reported trees down in Bonneau, South Carolina.
May 2006Thunderstorm WindBonneau$3,000Roof off a mobile home near General Washington Blvd.
May 2012Thunderstorm WindBonneau$2,000A report of several trees down in the city of Bonneau.
May 2012Thunderstorm WindBonneau$1,000Two trees blown down on Dennis Ridge Road.
May 2012Thunderstorm WindBonneau$500One tree down on Black Oak Road.
June 2009HailBonneau$500A trained weather spotter reported quarter size hail fell on Lake Moultrie, approximately 9 miles north of Moncks Corner, South Carolina and produced some minor boat damage.
June 2025Thunderstorm WindBonneau-A Berkeley County emergency manager reported several trees down from Moncks Corner to Saint Stephen.
June 2025Thunderstorm WindBonneau-A Berkeley County emergency manager reported a tree down on Main Street.
May 2024Thunderstorm WindBonneau-Berkeley County Emergency Management reported a tree down in the 1800 block of E Church Street.
May 2024Thunderstorm WindBonneau-Berkeley County Emergency Management reported a tree down near the intersection of Edith Lane and Church of God Road.
May 2024Thunderstorm WindBonneau-Berkeley County Emergency Management reported a couple of trees down near the 2400 block of N Highway 17A.
May 2024Thunderstorm WindBonneau-Berkeley County Emergency Management reported two trees down along Betsy Hole Road.
August 2024Thunderstorm WindBonneau-A Berkeley County emergency manager reported several trees down in the Bonneau area.
April 2019Thunderstorm WindBonneau-Law enforcement reported a tree down near the intersection of Walter Road and Highway 17A.
June 2018Thunderstorm WindBonneau-A trained spotter reported trees down on a property along the 1000 block of High Hope Drive.
February 2017HailBonneau-A local television station reported ping pong ball size hail near Bonneau Beach. Video also showed quarter size hail at Bonn Grocery.
May 2014HailBonneau-Law enforcement reported half dollar sized hail in the Bonneau Beach area.
April 2012HailBonneau-Public reported nickel size hail at the Handy Mart on Route 17-A, 5 miles east southeast of Bonneau.
August 2012Thunderstorm WindBonneau-Weather equipment at Fire Station 41 recorded a 62 miles per hour wind gust.
May 2011HailBonneau-The public reported quarter size hail, 2 miles south-southeast of Bonneau, South Carolina.
April 2011HailBonneau-A trained spotter reported nickel size hail.
April 2011HailBonneau-The public reported quarter size hail in Bonneau Beach, South Carolina.
April 2011HailBonneau-A spotter reported golf ball size hail east of Bonneau, Georgia.
April 2011HailBonneau-A spotter reported golf ball size hail east of Bonneau, Georgia.
April 2011HailBonneau-The public reported quarter to half dollar size hail near Bonneau.
June 2010HailBonneau-The public reported penny size hail lasting a few minutes.
June 2010HailBonneau-The public reported quarter size hail along Bonneau Beach.
June 2009Funnel CloudBonneau-Law Enforcement reported a funnel cloud along East Church Road between Bonneau, South Carolina and Macedonia, South Carolina.
June 2009Funnel CloudBonneau-Law Enforcement relayed a report of a funnel cloud from a concerned citizen near Lake Moultrie in Bonneau, South Carolina.
June 2008HailBonneau-A trained weather spotter reported penny size hail 2 miles southeast of Bonneau, South Carolina.
June 2008HailBonneau-The public reported penny size hail 3 miles east of Bonneau Beach, South Carolina.
June 2008HailBonneau-Penny size hail and numerous small tree limbs were reported down in Bonneau, South Carolina.
May 2008HailBonneau-Quarter size hail was reported in Bonneau, South Carolina.
May 2006Tornado (F0)Bonneau-Brief tornado touchdown with winds estimated at 60 mph. A few limbs down near Highway 52.
March 2005Thunderstorm WindBonneau-Thunderstorm winds blew trees down in Whitesville, knocked trees down across Highway 52 in Bonneau, and knocked over Porta-Jons at the Moncks Corner Airport.
July 2003Thunderstorm WindBonneau-Thunderstorm winds knocked down several large limbs 4 to 8 inches in diameter.
August 2002Thunderstorm WindBonneau-Several trees and large limbs were down.
June 2000Thunderstorm WindBonneau-One building destroyed and several damaged.
June 2000Thunderstorm WindBonneau-Several trees down.
August 2000Thunderstorm WindBonneau-Numerous trees down.
July 1998Thunderstorm WindBonneau-Powerlines down.
April 2007HailBonneau-no account filed
April 2007HailBonneau-no account filed
April 2006HailBonneau-no account filed
April 2006HailBonneau-no account filed
July 2004HailBonneau-no account filed
July 2002HailBonneau-no account filed
May 2001HailBonneau-no account filed
February 1999HailBonneau-no account filed
May 1997HailBonneau-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Berkeley County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Richardson Landing1.0 miles9
Bonneau Beach2.5 miles18
Macbeth2.8 miles9
Wilder3.0 miles9
Wilder (historical)3.0 miles9
Gravel Hill (historical)3.1 miles9
Providence4.0 miles9
Simpson Crossing4.0 miles12

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 BonneauAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q340087The 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 1246941. 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.