Elloree, South Carolina
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1946 and the latest in 1990. It stands in the Elloree census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29047. The Survey maps it on the Elloree quadrangle. 570 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 164 feet above sea level.
On record in Elloree
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 1 record
- Trinity Lutheran Churchlisted 2008
Population over time
3 figuresElloree fell from 742 to 570 between 2000 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 742 | |
| 2010 | 692 | -50 (-7%) |
| 2020 | 570 | -122 (-18%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 13 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.
- 1946 USGS Elloree 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
- 1986 USGS Sumter quadrangle1:100000
- 1988 USGS Elloree quadrangle1:24000
- 1990 USGS Sumter quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
328 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 328 fires within 5 miles of Elloree between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,415 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 31 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 | 154 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 106 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 31 |
| Smoking | 15 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 14 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.5 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 September 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 1.5 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 September 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Elloree: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Clay. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mccurry Pit | Clay | Past Producer | Sedimentary |
Storms near this place
27 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Elloree in 27 storm reports between 1995 and 2023: 17 thunderstorm wind, 7 hail, 2 flash flood, 1 heavy rain. The reports record 1 injury. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Elloree | 1 hurt, $18,000 | A tree fell on a Pontiac Grand Am traveling along SC Highway 267 injuring a 36 year old Elloree woman. |
| October 2015 | Flash Flood | Elloree | $500,000 | Roadway washed out at Warrior Drive and Browing Road. |
| April 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Elloree | $60,000 | The Elloree mayor and DOT repoted several trees down at minor to moderate damage to several gin mills and grainerys. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Elloree | $12,000 | Dispatch reported many trees down in the Elloree area including Hampton Road. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Elloree | $12,000 | WIS TV reported numerous large trees down at Bickley Farms near Elloree. A grain auger was also toppled over. |
| November 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Elloree | $6,000 | Sheriff reported trees down in the Elloree area near Hwy 6 and Hampton Street. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Elloree | $6,000 | DOT reported several trees down between Elloree and Santee along Hwy 6. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Elloree | $5,000 | Sheriff reoprted trees down. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Elloree | $3,000 | Highway Patrol reported powerlines down on Hwy 6 near Hwy 267. |
| August 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Elloree | $2,000 | DOT reported trees down at Tee Vee and Racetrack Roads northeast of Elloree. |
| September 2020 | Flash Flood | Elloree | $1,000 | SCHP reported roadway washout on Tee Vee Rd and Cleveland St. Times estimated. |
| August 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Elloree | $500 | DOT reported a tree down at Dantzler and Cleveland Streets in Elloree. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Elloree | - | A trained spotter relayed a report through social media with photos of a parking lot light pole at a commercial food distribution center blown over onto the hood of a semi-trailer causing damage. Time estimated. |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Elloree | - | Orangeburg County Dispatch reported trees down along Racetrack Road near Elloree. |
| June 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Elloree | - | A severe long-lasting thunderstorm, that developed in Calhoun Co, continued to move SE across lower Orangeburg Co and produced strong damaging winds, knocking down numerous trees from near Elloree and vicinity, SE to near Felderville, Santee, Vance, Wells, Eutawville, and Holly Hill and vicinities. An NWS Storm Survey team determined that the greatest damage occurred between the community of Felderville SE to near Wells, including at Lake Marion High School, where winds estimated at 80 to 85 MPH caused damage to the roof of the school and also uprooted trees and caused roof damage to a church across the street from the school. Golf ball size hail also occurred at the high school and caused damage (see separate entry). |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Elloree | - | A tree and power lines were downed on Hampton St in Elloree. Time estimated. |
| September 2020 | Heavy Rain | Elloree | - | A CoCoRaHS observer reported a two day rainfall total of 8.52 inches, most of which fell on Thursday, September 17th. |
| August 2012 | Hail | Elloree | - | Sheriff rerported quarter size hail off of Old State Road. |
| June 2009 | Hail | Elloree | - | Reported nickel size hail near Elloree. |
| July 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Elloree | - | Trees were down in Elloree. |
| May 2006 | Hail | Elloree | - | Public reported 1 inch hail north of Elloree to I-95. |
| June 2006 | Hail | Elloree | - | Public reported golfball size hail. |
| June 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Elloree | - | Emergency Manager reported roof torn off mobile home at US301 and hwy 47. Several trees were down on homes, a mobile home was rolled over, and a shed was damaged. |
| July 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Elloree | - | EM reported trees down near state rd 267 and TV road. |
| February 1999 | Hail | Elloree | - | City police reported 3/4 inch hail. |
| May 1999 | Hail | Elloree | - | Highway dept. reported 3/4 inch hail between Santee and Ellorree. |
| July 1995 | Hail | Elloree | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Partersville | 3.7 miles | 13 | |
| Parler | 4.2 miles | 18 | |
| Felderville | 4.9 miles | 18 | |
| Oaks Crossroads | 5.7 miles | 18 | |
| Santee | 5.9 miles | 17 | |
| Milligans | 7.9 miles | 17 | |
| Dantzler | 8.5 miles | 18 | |
| Providence | 9.7 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 Elloree | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q2455087 | 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 1247661. 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.
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.








