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.
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
Copeland Houselisted 1991
Rivers Bridge State Parklisted 1972
Surveyed buildings and structures 2 records
- Confederate Memorial Pavilion, Rivers Bridge State Park, Ehrhardtfederal building survey, 5 photographs
- Murdock House, Ehrhardtfederal building survey, 1 photograph
Population over time
2 figuresEhrhardt 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.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 545 | |
| 2020 | 457 | -88 (-16%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 15 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.
- 1919 USGS Olar quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1943 USGS Olar quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Augusta quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Augusta quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Augusta quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Augusta quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Augusta quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS Barnwell quadrangle1:100000
- 1982 USGS Ehrhardt quadrangle1:24000
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.
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Fires near this place
156 since 1992Regional 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 burning | 72 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 43 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 17 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 12 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2020 | Natural | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 August 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 August 1998 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 August 2001 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 August 2019 | Natural | 15 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 August 2007 | Natural | 1.1 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 13 August 2002 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 10 August 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
43 since 1996Regional 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ehrhardt | $2,500,000 | Edisto Electric reported several trees down on powerlines in Ehrhardt. |
| June 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ehrhardt | $10,000 | Newspaper reported trees down on a home and car in Ehrhardt. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ehrhardt | $4,000 | The Highway Patrol reported trees down along HWY 641 and Sycamore Drive. |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ehrhardt | $4,000 | County Dispatch reported powerlines down between Erhardt and the Colleton County line along Hwy 601. |
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ehrhardt | $3,000 | Dispatch reported trees down on Kearse road. |
| September 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ehrhardt | $3,000 | Edisto Electric Coop reported trees down on powerlines and also across the road on hwy 64. |
| September 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ehrhardt | $2,000 | Utility company reported outages due to limbs on power lines. |
| September 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ehrhardt | $2,000 | DOT reported a couple of trees down near the intersection of Low Country Hwy and Colston Road. |
| April 2024 | Hail | Ehrhardt | - | Quarter size hail was reported by the public near Ehrhardt Rd and Pocketville Rd, NW of Ehrhardt. Time estimated. |
| September 2024 | Tornado (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 2024 | Flash Flood | Ehrhardt | - | 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 2022 | Tornado (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 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ehrhardt | - | SC Highway Patrol reported a tree across the road at SC Hwy. 64 and Washington Street in the Town of Ehrhardt. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ehrhardt | - | Multiple trees were downed across Clear Pond Rd. Exact location unknown. Time estimated. |
| January 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ehrhardt | - | Power poles were downed near Ehrhardt. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ehrhardt | - | 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 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ehrhardt | - | Public reported minor roof damage, such as some roof shingles and chimney caps blown off in Ehrhardt. Time estimated. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ehrhardt | - | SCHP reported trees down on Hwy 641 near Ehrhardt in Bamberg Co. |
| July 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ehrhardt | - | Edisto Elec Coop reported a small tree down on power lines near Ehrhardt. |
| July 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ehrhardt | - | Trees down in Ehrhardt, including one down on a power line on Buttermilk Rd. |
| September 2014 | Hail | Ehrhardt | - | The public reported nickel to quarter size hail along Pepper Road. They also reported a couple of large limbs down in their yard. |
| October 2010 | Hail | Ehrhardt | - | Hail up to 1 inch in diameter was reported at Rivers Bridge State Park. |
| October 2010 | Hail | Ehrhardt | - | Bamberg dispatch relayed public reports of quarter size hail in EHRHARDT and areas to the southeast. |
| May 2008 | Hail | Ehrhardt | - | Emergency Manager reported golf ball size hail in Bamberg and Ehrhardt. |
| April 2007 | Tornado (EF0) | Ehrhardt | - | An EF0 traveled across rural roads southwest to northeast of Ehrhardt taking down trees along its path. |
| June 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ehrhardt | - | DOT reported trees down on Ehrhardt and Pocketville roads. |
| July 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ehrhardt | - | Large limbs were down on Low Country Highway. |
| July 2007 | Hail | Ehrhardt | - | Penny size hail was reported by the sheriff dispatch. |
| July 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ehrhardt | - | Trees were reported down across Ehrhardt road near Govan. |
| July 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ehrhardt | - | A few trees were down along with several large limbs near River Bridge road. |
| July 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ehrhardt | - | Highway Dept. reported a couple of trees down. |
| August 2006 | Hail | Ehrhardt | - | Ehrhardt Speed Stop reported penny sized hail. |
| August 2006 | Flash Flood | Ehrhardt | - | Highway Dept. reported flooding along Long Branch and Colston Branch streams flooding out SC Hwys 81 and 75. |
| May 2004 | Hail | Ehrhardt | - | Sheriff reported 1 inch hail. |
| September 2004 | Tornado (F0) | Ehrhardt | - | Emergency manager reported trees and powerlines down along path. |
| July 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ehrhardt | - | Highway Patrol reported a couple of trees down on Lodge Road. |
| June 2001 | Tornado (F0) | Ehrhardt | - | A small F0 took down some trees and powerlines in Ehrhardt. |
| August 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ehrhardt | - | Electric coop reported trees and powerlines down in Ehrhardt. |
| April 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ehrhardt | - | Edisto Electric Coop reported trees and powerlines down. |
| August 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ehrhardt | - | Sheriff reported trees down. |
| August 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ehrhardt | - | Sheriff reported more trees down with second storm. |
| April 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ehrhardt | - | no account filed |
| April 1996 | Hail | Ehrhardt | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hughes | 2.7 miles | 15 | |
| Millersville (historical) | 5.7 miles | 18 | |
| Clear Pond | 6.4 miles | 15 | |
| Bufords Bridge | 9.1 miles | 15 | |
| Springtown | 9.5 miles | 15 | |
| Schofield | 10.1 miles | 16 | |
| Olar | 10.7 miles | 16 | |
| Farrell Crossroads | 11.0 miles | 18 |
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 Ehrhardt | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q2786047 | The 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.








