Grover, South Carolina
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1920 and the latest in 1990. It stands in the Reevesville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29477. The Survey maps it on the Canadys quadrangle. 297 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 82 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
13 surveys from 18 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.
- 1920 USGS St. George quadrangle1:48000
- 1921 USGS St George quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1921 USGS St. George quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1943 USGS Orangeburg quadrangle1:125000
- 1944 USGS St. George quadrangle1:62500
- 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 Grover quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Saint George quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS Saint George quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
391 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 391 fires within 5 miles of Grover between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,381 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 63 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 | 169 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 127 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 63 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 13 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| Fireworks | 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 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.1 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 September 2013 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 September 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 12 September 2009 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 11 September 2013 | Debris and open burning | 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 Grover: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Janet Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary |
Storms near this place
28 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Grover in 28 storm reports between 1997 and 2025: 24 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grover | $3,000 | Power lines down on 2nd Texas Road. |
| July 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grover | $1,500 | Trees were reported down on Second Texas Road. |
| January 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grover | $1,000 | SC Highway Patrol reported a tree down on Interstate 95 North, near mile marker 74. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grover | $1,000 | A tree was reported down and blocking Quaker Road in Grover, South Carolina. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grover | $500 | South Carolina Department of Transportation reported a tree down on Quaker Road between Wire Road and Westbury Road. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grover | $500 | Law enforcement reported a tree down at the intersection of Stokes Bridge Road and Wire Road, 4 miles east-southeast of Grover, South Carolina. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grover | - | Dorchester County Emergency Management reported that two trees fell across Seven Acres Road near Highway 15. Two trucks then hit the downed trees, causing one injury. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grover | - | Dorchester County Emergency Management reported one tree down near the intersection of Wire Road and Murray Cemetary Road. |
| May 2025 | Hail | Grover | - | Dorchester County Emergency Management reported penny sized hail near Seven Acres Road and Highway 15. |
| January 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grover | - | Dorchester County Emergency Management reported a tree down along the 3300 block of Wire Road. |
| January 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grover | - | Dorchester County Emergency Management reported a tree down near the intersection of Overhill Drive and Old Bell Road. |
| September 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grover | - | Dorchester County dispatch reported one tree down at the intersection of Second Texas Road and Gum Branch Road. |
| September 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grover | - | Dorchester County dispatch reported one tree down on Westbury Road. |
| April 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grover | - | The Dorchester County Warning Point reported a tree down at the 1800 Block of Highway 15 South. |
| April 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grover | - | The South Carolina Highway Patrol reported a tree down on Interstate 95 near mile marker 73 north bound. |
| August 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grover | - | A county official reported a tree down near the intersection of Second Texas Street and Alonzo Road. |
| May 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grover | - | Dorchester County dispatch reported a tree down near Westburry Road and Wire Road. |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grover | - | The Dorchester County 911 Call Center reported a tree down near the intersection of Wire Road and Second Texas Road. |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grover | - | The public reported multiple trees down near Appleby Church along Wire Road. |
| April 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grover | - | A NWS storm survey team found 20 full size oak trees down due to straight line winds, 12 of which were fully uprooted, near the intersection of Gum Branch Road and Second Texas Road. |
| April 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grover | - | The public reported a greenhouse and several large bird houses destroyed on Woodberry's Lane. |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grover | - | South Carolina Highway Patrol reported a tree down on Wire Road. |
| August 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grover | - | The South Carolina Highway Patrol reported a tree down on Highway 15 near Wire Road. |
| May 2017 | Tornado (EF1) | Grover | - | A National Weather Service storm survey team confirmed that an EF1 tornado that touched down near Canadys in Colleton County crossed the Edisto River and continued into Dorchester County. The tornado snapped off, uprooted and damaged trees on the Dorchester County side of the Edisto River before dissipating near Utsey Hill Road. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grover | - | Dorchester County dispatch reported a tree down at the intersection of Seven Acres Road and Cypress Grove Lane. |
| February 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grover | - | Several trees and large limbs were down. |
| April 2006 | Hail | Grover | - | no account filed |
| May 1997 | Hail | Grover | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | 2.9 miles | 18 | |
| Cow Tail (historical) | 3.3 miles | 18 | |
| Old Saint George | 4.7 miles | 18 | |
| Saint George | 5.7 miles | 18 | |
| Cat Hole | 5.9 miles | 18 | |
| Byrd | 6.0 miles | 18 | |
| Badham | 6.3 miles | 18 | |
| Hudsontown | 7.0 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 Grover | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q16739927 | 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 1222923. 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.












