Grays, 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 29916. The Survey maps it on the Grays quadrangle.
On record in Grays
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
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 Grays quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
247 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 247 fires within 5 miles of Grays between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,420 acres in total. 9 started naturally. 47 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 | 103 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 70 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 47 |
| Natural | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 9 |
| Other causes | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
| 29 September 2001 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 2019 | Other causes | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 31 August 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 August 2007 | Natural | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
37 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Grays in 37 storm reports between 1999 and 2025: 34 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 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 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grays | $4,000 | County officials relayed numerous reports of trees down. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grays | $2,000 | The Jasper County Warning Point, reported trees down at Heritage Road and Grays Highway in Grays, South Carolina. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grays | $2,000 | Law enforcement reported trees down in the community of Grays. |
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grays | $2,000 | Law enforcement reported trees down near the intersection of Possum Corner Road and Grays Highway. |
| July 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grays | $2,000 | A few Trees and a Power Line were reported down in Grays. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grays | $1,500 | Law enforcement reported trees down and blocking parts of Langfordville Road, 2 miles southwest of Grays, South Carolina. |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grays | $1,000 | The South Carolina Department of Highways reported a tree down near the intersection of Grays Highway near Pine Level Baptist Church. |
| September 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grays | $1,000 | The Department of Highways reported a tree down on Highway 3 near Grays Highway. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grays | $1,000 | One tree down at intersection of SC Highway 3 and Pine Level Church Road. |
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grays | $1,000 | Law enforcement reported a tree down near the intersection of Cat Branch Road and Pinelevel Church Road. |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grays | $500 | South Carolina Highway Patrol reported a tree down at Grays Highway and Heritage Road. |
| July 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grays | $500 | South Carolina Highway Patrol reported a tree down near the intersection of Grays Highway and Cat Branch Road. The tree was blown down due to thunderstorm outflow. |
| April 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grays | $500 | Law Enforcement reported a tree in the roadway at Mill Pond Road. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grays | $500 | Law Enforcement reported a tree down in Grays, South Carolina. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grays | - | The Jasper County 911 Call Center reported a tree down on Rivers Hill Road. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grays | - | Jasper County dispatch reported a tree down near the intersection of Big Branch Road and Cat Branch Road. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grays | - | Jasper County dispatch reported a tree down along Grays Highway and Pine Level Church Road. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grays | - | Jasper County dispatch reported a tree down near the intersection of Highway 3 and Johnnie Peeples Drive. |
| August 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grays | - | A Jasper County emergency manager reported roof damage as well as a couple trees blown over on Jonnie Peeples Road. |
| May 2020 | Hail | Grays | - | A trained spotter reported quarter to golf ball sized hail that lasted approximately 5 minutes. |
| April 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grays | - | The Jasper County 911 Call Center reported a tree down on Edison Smith Road. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grays | - | The South Carolina Highway Patrol reported a tree down at the intersection of Stoney Brooke Lane and Firetower Road. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grays | - | The South Carolina Highway Patrol reported a tree down. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grays | - | Law enforcement reported a tree down on Highway 3 east of Grays. |
| August 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grays | - | The South Carolina Highway Patrol reported a tree down near the intersection of Cat Branch Road and Possum Corner Road. |
| January 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grays | - | Local law enforcement reported a tree down on Grays Highway. |
| May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grays | - | South Carolina Highway Patrol reported a tree blown down near the Intersection of Cat Branch Road and Pine Branch Drive. |
| June 2016 | Flash Flood | Grays | - | The Jasper County Fire and Rescue Department reported Rice Patch Road closed due to flooding between Big Branch Road to Pine Level Church Road. |
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grays | - | The South Carolina State Highway Patrol reported a tree down near the intersection of Cat Branch Road and Pine Branch Drive. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grays | - | South Carolina Highway Patrol reported a tree down near the intersection of Heritage Road with Grays Highway. |
| September 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grays | - | Jasper County law enforcement reported several trees down on Heritage Road. |
| August 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grays | - | The South Carolina Highway Patrol reported 2 trees down along Grays Highway. One tree was down near the intersection of Heritage Road and the other was down near the intersection with Cat Branch Road. |
| September 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grays | - | Jasper County warning point reported a tree down on Pine Level Church Road. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grays | - | The Hampton County 911 Call Center reported a tree and power line down on Grays Highway near River Hill Road. |
| July 2011 | Hail | Grays | - | A trained weather spotter reported quarter size hail and 40 mph wind gusts, 2 miles south-southeast of Grays, South Carolina. |
| April 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grays | - | Thunderstorm winds knocked down trees. |
| April 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grays | - | Mobile home damaged. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Possum Corner | 2.5 miles | 19 | |
| Gillisonville | 4.4 miles | 16 | |
| Gilmania | 7.2 miles | 19 | |
| Kress | 7.5 miles | 19 | |
| Coosawhatchie | 7.7 miles | 19 | |
| Pocotaligo | 8.7 miles | 19 | |
| Pineland | 9.0 miles | 17 | |
| Bashan | 9.3 miles | 19 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1222845. 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.









