Gillisonville, South Carolina
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1919 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Grays-Tillman census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29936. The Survey maps it on the Calfpen Bay quadrangle. 183 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 75 feet above sea level.
On record in Gillisonville
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
Gillisonville Baptist Churchlisted 1971
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 16 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 Pineland quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1943 USGS Pineland quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1947 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:250000
- 1948 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1960 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Sylvania quadrangle1:100000
- 1988 USGS Calfpen Bay quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
327 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 327 fires within 5 miles of Gillisonville between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,187 acres in total. 8 started naturally. 67 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 | 123 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 107 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 67 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 12 |
| Natural | 8 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 2016 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 September 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
28 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Gillisonville in 28 storm reports between 2000 and 2024: 23 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 2 flash flood, 1 tornado. 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 2024 | Flash Flood | Gillisonville | $100,000 | Jasper County Emergency Management reported Langfordville Road collapsed over Beaverdam Branch, washing a car and occupant downstream. An adult female was rescued from the floodwaters without injury. |
| May 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gillisonville | $9,000 | The emergency manager of Jasper County reported that a tree was knocked down through a mobile home and many other trees were downed on Highway 278 between Gillisonville and the county line. |
| March 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gillisonville | $5,000 | Jasper County 911 call center reported several trees down on Grays Highway 4 miles south southwest of Gillisonville. |
| September 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gillisonville | $3,000 | The Jasper County Warning Point reported trees and power lines down along portions of Gillison Bridge Road, between Tarboro, South Carolina and Gillisonville, South Carolina. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gillisonville | $2,000 | Law enforcement reported multiple trees down in Gillisonville. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gillisonville | $1,500 | The Jasper County Warning Point reported trees down on Woodsville Road, 3 miles west of Gillisonville, South Carolina. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gillisonville | $1,000 | The South Carolina Highway Patrol reported a tree down at the intersection of Langfordville Road and Firetower Road. |
| June 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gillisonville | $1,000 | The South Carolina Highway Patrol reported a tree down and in the roadway near Stock Farm Road and Grays Highway. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gillisonville | $1,000 | One tree was reported down near the Intersection of US Highway 278 and South Carolina 462. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gillisonville | $1,000 | Tree down on Log Hall Road and SC Highway 462. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gillisonville | $1,000 | Law enforcement reported a tree down on Morgandollar Road near Coosawhatchie. |
| May 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gillisonville | $500 | A trained weather spotter reported a tree down at the intersection of Highway 278 and 462. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gillisonville | - | The Jasper County Warning Point reported a tree down at the intersection of Grays Highway and Stock Farm Road and a small tree down at the 110 Block of Step School Road. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gillisonville | - | Jasper County dispatch reported a tree down near the intersection of Grays Highway and Gillison Branch Road. |
| April 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gillisonville | - | The South Carolina Highway Patrol reported a tree in the roadway at the intersection of SC 462 and Hall Road. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gillisonville | - | The Jasper County 911 Call Center reported a tree down near the intersection of Grays Highway and Johnson Road. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gillisonville | - | A tree was reported down near the intersection of Calf Pen Bay Road and Firetower Road. |
| April 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gillisonville | - | The South Carolina Highway Patrol reported a tree down on Grays Highway near the intersection with Morgandollar Road. |
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gillisonville | - | The South Carolina State Highway Patrol reported a tree down near the intersection of Highway 278 and Morgandollar Road. |
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gillisonville | - | The South Carolina Highway Patrol reported a tree down and in the roadway near the intersection of Bailey Mills Road and Calf Pen Bay Road. |
| September 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gillisonville | - | South Carolina Highway Patrol reported several trees down on Morgandollar Road. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gillisonville | - | Law enforcement reported a tree down near Gillison Branch Road and Woodsville Road. |
| July 2013 | Flash Flood | Gillisonville | - | Highway Patrol reported the intersection of Stock Farm Road and Morgan Dollar Road was closed due to flooding. |
| March 2012 | Hail | Gillisonville | - | The public reported nickel sized hail along Highway 652 4 miles southwest of Gillisonville. |
| July 2011 | Hail | Gillisonville | - | The Public reported dime to quarter size hail, 2 miles west-northwest of Gillisonville, South Carolina. |
| September 2004 | Tornado (F1) | Gillisonville | - | A tornado knocked down trees. Many trees were snapped off and thrown in different directions. |
| March 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gillisonville | - | Numerous trees and powerlines down. |
| March 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gillisonville | - | Trees and power lines down |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coosawhatchie | 4.3 miles | 19 | |
| Grays | 4.4 miles | 16 | |
| Gilmania | 4.9 miles | 19 | |
| Bashan | 5.1 miles | 19 | |
| Possum Corner | 5.3 miles | 19 | |
| Kress | 6.7 miles | 19 | |
| Ricetown | 6.8 miles | 19 | |
| Pocotaligo | 7.7 miles | 19 |
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 Gillisonville | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q28454690 | 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 1231316. 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.








