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Ehrhardt, South Carolina

15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1919 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the Ehrhardt census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29081. The Survey maps it on the Ehrhardt quadrangle. 457 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 144 feet above sea level.

Ehrhardt within Bamberg County

On record in Ehrhardt

Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.

On the National Register 2 records

Surveyed buildings and structures 2 records

Population over time

2 figures

Ehrhardt fell from 545 to 457 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
2010545
2020457-88 (-16%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

9 surveys from 15 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

2 photographs,

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.

Murdock House, Ehrhardt, Bamberg County, SC
Murdock House, Ehrhardt, Bamberg County, SC
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Confederate Memorial Pavilion, Rivers Bridge State Park, Ehrhardt, Bamberg County, SC
Confederate Memorial Pavilion, Rivers Bridge State Park, Ehrhardt, Bamberg County, SC
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress

Fires near this place

156 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 156 fires within 5 miles of Ehrhardt between 1992 and 2020, burning about 790 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 17 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 burning72
Missing data/not specified/undetermined43
Arson/incendiarism17
Equipment and vehicle use12
Natural4
Smoking2
Recreation and ceremony2
Other causes2
Railroad operations and maintenance1
Misuse of fire by a minor1

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 2020Naturalunder an acreSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
7 August 2002Arson/incendiarismunder an acreSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
7 August 1998Debris and open burningunder an acreSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
4 August 2001Debris and open burningunder an acreSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
21 August 2019Natural15 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
17 August 2007Natural1.1 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
13 August 2002Debris and open burning2.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
10 August 2008Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Bamberg County

Storms near this place

43 since 1996

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Ehrhardt in 43 storm reports between 1996 and 2024: 27 thunderstorm wind, 9 hail, 5 tornado, 2 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
August 2007Thunderstorm WindEhrhardt$2,500,000Edisto Electric reported several trees down on powerlines in Ehrhardt.
June 2003Thunderstorm WindEhrhardt$10,000Newspaper reported trees down on a home and car in Ehrhardt.
June 2015Thunderstorm WindEhrhardt$4,000The Highway Patrol reported trees down along HWY 641 and Sycamore Drive.
June 2013Thunderstorm WindEhrhardt$4,000County Dispatch reported powerlines down between Erhardt and the Colleton County line along Hwy 601.
August 2011Thunderstorm WindEhrhardt$3,000Dispatch reported trees down on Kearse road.
September 2007Thunderstorm WindEhrhardt$3,000Edisto Electric Coop reported trees down on powerlines and also across the road on hwy 64.
September 2014Thunderstorm WindEhrhardt$2,000Utility company reported outages due to limbs on power lines.
September 2014Thunderstorm WindEhrhardt$2,000DOT reported a couple of trees down near the intersection of Low Country Hwy and Colston Road.
April 2024HailEhrhardt-Quarter size hail was reported by the public near Ehrhardt Rd and Pocketville Rd, NW of Ehrhardt. Time estimated.
September 2024Tornado (EF1)Ehrhardt-Tornado continued into Bamberg County after it touched down in Colleton County. The tornado moved to the northwest before it turned more northward and passed to the east of Ehrhardt, where several trees were noted snapped at the trunk along Bells Highway and Morningstar Ln. The tornado then lifted near or just east of 601, near Baucham Rd.
November 2024Flash FloodEhrhardt-SC Dept of Public Safety reports roadway flooding on Ehrhardt Rd at the intersection of Home Place Trail. Flooding due to McMillian Branch culvert beneath the intersection. Time estimated from radar.
April 2022Tornado (EF1)Ehrhardt-A National Weather Service storm survey confirmed an EF1 tornado|in Bamberg County, SC just west Ehrhardt. The tornado had a path|length of about 3.75 miles with a maximum path width of 250 yards.|The peak wind associated with the tornado was 110 mph. The tornado touched down near St Johns Church Rd between Lizard Rd and Hi Ki Pen Rd. There was scattered tree damage, with both softwoods and hardwoods uprooted or snapped as it moved|northeast across Lizard Rd, Rib Eye Rd and Jager Rd. The tornado|then continued northeast across Low Country Hwy, snapping and|uprooting trees on Singleton Rd. The tornado intensified to EF1|intensity as it crossed a property on Pocketville Rd. The walls|and roof were blown off of a shed, multiple vehicles and a small|tractor were spun and shifted, shingles and siding were ripped off|of a house, and many large diameter pine trees were snapped. The|tornado then destroyed a shed, uprooted 12 large pecan trees, and|removed a portion of the tin off of a house at the intersection of|Pocketville Rd and Ehrhardt Rd before dissipating.
May 2022Thunderstorm WindEhrhardt-SC Highway Patrol reported a tree across the road at SC Hwy. 64 and Washington Street in the Town of Ehrhardt.
June 2022Thunderstorm WindEhrhardt-Multiple trees were downed across Clear Pond Rd. Exact location unknown. Time estimated.
January 2020Thunderstorm WindEhrhardt-Power poles were downed near Ehrhardt.
June 2019Thunderstorm WindEhrhardt-According to Bamberg Co dispatch, trees were downed on Ehrhardt Rd and also on Low Country Hwy (Hwy 64). Exact locations unknown. Time estimated.
June 2019Thunderstorm WindEhrhardt-Public reported minor roof damage, such as some roof shingles and chimney caps blown off in Ehrhardt. Time estimated.
June 2018Thunderstorm WindEhrhardt-SCHP reported trees down on Hwy 641 near Ehrhardt in Bamberg Co.
July 2017Thunderstorm WindEhrhardt-Edisto Elec Coop reported a small tree down on power lines near Ehrhardt.
July 2017Thunderstorm WindEhrhardt-Trees down in Ehrhardt, including one down on a power line on Buttermilk Rd.
September 2014HailEhrhardt-The public reported nickel to quarter size hail along Pepper Road. They also reported a couple of large limbs down in their yard.
October 2010HailEhrhardt-Hail up to 1 inch in diameter was reported at Rivers Bridge State Park.
October 2010HailEhrhardt-Bamberg dispatch relayed public reports of quarter size hail in EHRHARDT and areas to the southeast.
May 2008HailEhrhardt-Emergency Manager reported golf ball size hail in Bamberg and Ehrhardt.
April 2007Tornado (EF0)Ehrhardt-An EF0 traveled across rural roads southwest to northeast of Ehrhardt taking down trees along its path.
June 2007Thunderstorm WindEhrhardt-DOT reported trees down on Ehrhardt and Pocketville roads.
July 2007Thunderstorm WindEhrhardt-Large limbs were down on Low Country Highway.
July 2007HailEhrhardt-Penny size hail was reported by the sheriff dispatch.
July 2007Thunderstorm WindEhrhardt-Trees were reported down across Ehrhardt road near Govan.
July 2007Thunderstorm WindEhrhardt-A few trees were down along with several large limbs near River Bridge road.
July 2006Thunderstorm WindEhrhardt-Highway Dept. reported a couple of trees down.
August 2006HailEhrhardt-Ehrhardt Speed Stop reported penny sized hail.
August 2006Flash FloodEhrhardt-Highway Dept. reported flooding along Long Branch and Colston Branch streams flooding out SC Hwys 81 and 75.
May 2004HailEhrhardt-Sheriff reported 1 inch hail.
September 2004Tornado (F0)Ehrhardt-Emergency manager reported trees and powerlines down along path.
July 2002Thunderstorm WindEhrhardt-Highway Patrol reported a couple of trees down on Lodge Road.
June 2001Tornado (F0)Ehrhardt-A small F0 took down some trees and powerlines in Ehrhardt.
August 2001Thunderstorm WindEhrhardt-Electric coop reported trees and powerlines down in Ehrhardt.
April 1999Thunderstorm WindEhrhardt-Edisto Electric Coop reported trees and powerlines down.
August 1999Thunderstorm WindEhrhardt-Sheriff reported trees down.
August 1999Thunderstorm WindEhrhardt-Sheriff reported more trees down with second storm.
April 1997Thunderstorm WindEhrhardt-no account filed
April 1996HailEhrhardt-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Bamberg 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
Hughes2.7 miles15
Millersville (historical)5.7 miles18
Clear Pond6.4 miles15
Bufords Bridge9.1 miles15
Springtown9.5 miles15
Schofield10.1 miles16
Olar10.7 miles16
Farrell Crossroads11.0 miles18

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 EhrhardtAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q2786047The 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 1222249. 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.