Harristown, South Carolina
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1943 and the latest in 1990. It stands in the St. Stephen census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29479. The Survey maps it on the Bonneau quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 9 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.
- 1943 USGS Bonneau quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1949 USGS Georgetown quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Georgetown quadrangle1:250000
- 1974 USGS Georgetown quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Georgetown quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1990 USGS Bonneau quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
828 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 828 fires within 5 miles of Harristown between 1992 and 2020, burning about 12,426 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 289 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 289 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 257 |
| Debris and open burning | 232 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 18 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 9 |
| Smoking | 8 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Other causes | 2 |
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 1998 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 30 acres | Francis Marion & Sumter National Forests | HUNTER |
| 6 September 1999 | Smoking | 30 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | 1.5 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 12 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 September 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.5 acres | Francis Marion & Sumter National Forests | WIGGINTOWN |
| 17 September 2001 | Smoking | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Harristown: 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Clay, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Stephens Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| St. Stephens Brick Co Pit | Clay | Past Producer | 1961 |
Storms near this place
9 since 2007Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Harristown in 9 storm reports between 2007 and 2025: 6 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail. 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 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Harristown | $1,000 | The South Carolina Highway Patrol reported a tree down near the intersection of Tobacco Road and Mendel Rivers Road. |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Harristown | $1,000 | The Berkeley County 911 Call Center reported a large tree down on Heaven Drive. |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Harristown | $1,000 | The Berkeley County 911 Call Center reported trees and power lines down on Greentown Road. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Harristown | $1,000 | The Berkeley 911 call center relayed a report of a tree down along Arrowhead Road. |
| June 2008 | Hail | Harristown | $500 | The public reported quarter to half dollar size hail. The hail was large enough to break a cars windshield. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Harristown | - | A Berkeley County emergency manager reported a tree down on Heaven Drive. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Harristown | - | The Berkeley County 911 Call Center reported a tree down on power lines near the intersection of Gravel Hill Road and Harristown Road. |
| August 2012 | Hail | Harristown | - | The public reported ping pong ball sized hail falling on Highway 17A near Mail Route Road. |
| April 2007 | Hail | Harristown | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harris Town | 1.9 miles | 9 | |
| Gravel Hill (historical) | 2.3 miles | 9 | |
| Wilder | 3.1 miles | 9 | |
| Wilder (historical) | 3.1 miles | 9 | |
| Matassee (historical) | 3.3 miles | 9 | |
| Alvin | 3.7 miles | 9 | |
| Saint Stephen | 3.8 miles | 9 | |
| Floricane (historical) | 5.0 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1231366. 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.





