Colliers, South Carolina
23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Edgefield census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29824. It stands on Owl Branch. The Survey maps it on the Colliers quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
13 surveys from 23 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.
- 1892 USGS Mc Cormick quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1912 USGS Mc Cormick quadrangle1:125000
- 1920 USGS Clarks Hill quadrangle1:48000
- 1921 USGS Clarks Hill quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1941 USGS Clarks Hill quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1942 USGS Clarks Hill quadrangle1:62500
- 1953 USGS Athens quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Athens quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Athens quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Athens quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Colliers quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1980 USGS Clark Hill Lake quadrangle1:100000
- 1988 USGS Athens quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
74 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 74 fires within 5 miles of Colliers between 1992 and 2020, burning about 377 acres in total. 7 started naturally. 2 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 | 30 |
| Debris and open burning | 25 |
| Natural | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 1.5 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 August 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 36 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 August 2007 | Natural | 1.7 acres | Francis Marion & Sumter National Forests | TURN AROUND |
| 22 August 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 August 1998 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
19 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Colliers in 19 storm reports between 1998 and 2025: 13 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, 2 tornado, 1 flash flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Colliers | $16,000 | DOT reported several trees down in the Colliers area on several roads. |
| June 2010 | Hail | Colliers | $14,000 | Public reported golf ball size hail along Abel road. Leaves and pine needles were stripped from trees. Minor damage to some vehicles. |
| July 2020 | Flash Flood | Colliers | $10,000 | Broadcast media relayed a public report, via social media, including a photo, which showed Mill Creek Dr over Dry Branch washed out. Edgefield Co EM confirmed the report and also provided a photo. Time estimated. |
| November 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Colliers | $4,000 | Highway Patrol reported trees down on SC23 neaer Cold Springs road and also on Flat Rock road. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Colliers | $3,000 | Dispatch reported trees down along Garrett Road. |
| June 1999 | Tornado (F0) | Colliers | $500 | An F0 took some tops out of trees and took down a fence on a horse farm. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Colliers | - | Edgefield County Dispatch reported trees down along Republican Rd. Time estimated by radar. |
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Colliers | - | Edgefield County sheriff reported a tree down on Garrett Rd at Red Oak Grove Rd. |
| December 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Colliers | - | Edgefield County Dispatch received a call regarding a tree down on Key Rd. Time estimated by radar. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Colliers | - | A tree was down on Garrett Rd near Red Oak Grove Rd near Modoc. Time estimated. |
| September 2023 | Hail | Colliers | - | Broadcast media relayed a video of hail falling at a residence near the intersection of Key Road and Hwy 23. Largest stones are estimated to be quarter sized based on the video and the individual who sent the video. |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Colliers | - | Sheriff dispatch reported trees and power lines down at the intersection of Hwy 23 and Key Rd between the towns of Edgefield and Modoc. |
| July 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Colliers | - | SCHP reported trees down on SC 23 at Key Rd. Time estimated. |
| December 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Colliers | - | Sheriff Dispatch reported trees down on Garrett Road in Edgefield County. |
| April 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Colliers | - | Sheriff reported trees down along hwy 23 near the McCormick county line. |
| March 2010 | Tornado (EF1) | Colliers | - | An EF1 tornado took down many trees along its path from the Sumter National Forest to just southwest of Edgefield. |
| April 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Colliers | - | Sheriff dispatch reported trees down along Hwy. 23 near the McCormick and Edgefield County line. |
| December 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Colliers | - | Sheriff reported some trees down near hwys 230 and 23. |
| April 1998 | Hail | Colliers | - | Sheriff reports 3/4 inch hail. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Millers Crossroads | 2.7 miles | 23 | |
| West Store Crossroads | 3.5 miles | 16 | |
| Johnson Crossroads | 4.6 miles | 16 | |
| Antioch | 4.8 miles | 16 | |
| Ropers Crossroads | 5.3 miles | 17 | |
| Morgana | 7.1 miles | 25 | |
| Lenoir (historical) | 7.8 miles | 25 | |
| Crafton (historical) | 8.2 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1229577. 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.












