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Holly Hill, South Carolina

17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1920 and the latest in 1990. It stands in the Holly Hill census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29059. The Survey maps it on the Holly Hill quadrangle. 1,298 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 105 feet above sea level.

Holly Hill within Orangeburg County

On record in Holly Hill

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 4 records

Surveyed buildings and structures 2 records

Population over time

3 figures

Holly Hill grew from 1,281 to 1,298 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.

YearPeople Change
20001,281
20101,277-4 (-0%)
20201,298+21 (+2%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

11 surveys from 17 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Photographs

1 photograph,

Taken for the Office of War Information and the Farm Security Administration, who photographed the country between 1935 and 1944. Works of United States government photographers, with no known restriction on use. Each opens its catalogue record.

Target United Methodist Church, Holly Hill, Orangeburg County, SC
Target United Methodist Church, Holly Hill, Orangeburg County, SC
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress

Fires near this place

394 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 394 fires within 5 miles of Holly Hill between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,388 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 62 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 burning162
Missing data/not specified/undetermined113
Arson/incendiarism62
Smoking28
Equipment and vehicle use14
Misuse of fire by a minor10
Power generation/transmission/distribution2
Other causes2
Natural1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
9 September 1997Missing data/not specified/undetermined4.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
8 September 2018Debris and open burning2.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
8 September 2009Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
18 September 1999Debris and open burningunder an acreSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
10 September 2007Debris and open burning4.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
1 September 2018Debris and open burning1.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
1 September 1993Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
9 August 2019Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Orangeburg County

Mines and quarries near this place

5 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Holly Hill: 3 unknowns, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Limestone, General, Clay, Cement Rock, Stone. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Holly Hill MineClayUnknownSedimentary
Holly Hill Quarry & Cement PlantStoneProducer
Santee Portland Limestone QuarryCement RockProducerSedimentary
Harleyville QuarryLimestone, GeneralUnknownSedimentary
Holly Hill QuarryLimestone, GeneralUnknownSedimentary

Every working recorded in Orangeburg County

Storms near this place

40 since 1995

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Holly Hill in 40 storm reports between 1995 and 2024: 16 hail, 11 thunderstorm wind, 7 flash flood, 4 heavy rain. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
October 2015Flash FloodHolly Hill$500,000Orangeburg County EM reports street flooding in multiple locations in Holly Hill and Santee. One road is washed out.
August 2023Flash FloodHolly Hill$250,000Orangeburg County Emergency Manager reported multiple flooded and impassable roads in and around Holly Hill. 6 inches of water covering roadways.
October 2016Flash FloodHolly Hill$20,000Orangeburg County EOC reported Old State Road in Holly Hill closed due to flooding. Also, flooding occurring in some buildings in Holly Hill. Water estimated to be 2 to 3 feet deep.
October 2015Flash FloodHolly Hill$14,000EM reported roads in Holly Hill covered with water, some impassible. There were also several rural roads flooded and one washout.
February 2014Thunderstorm WindHolly Hill$8,000Hwy Dept. reported power outages in Holly Hill and the surrounding area from several trees and powerlines down.
July 2012Thunderstorm WindHolly Hill$3,000Highway Patrol reported trees down on Hwy 453 near Hwy 176 in Holly Hill.
July 2009Thunderstorm WindHolly Hill$2,000EM reported several trees down in the Holly Hill area.
April 2022HailHolly Hill$10Pea sized hail reported in Holly Hill. Time estimated.
August 2024Flash FloodHolly Hill-County Emergency Management reported street flooding in downtown Holly Hill. Several reports of flooded roadways with some areas seeing water up to the door handle of cars.
August 2024Flash FloodHolly Hill-Video shared via social media of flooding on Bennett Circle with water covering parts of the road and adjacent front yards.
August 2024Flash FloodHolly Hill-SCDPS website reported flooding at the intersection of Bunch Ford Road (SC-314) and Gator Drive.
August 2023Heavy RainHolly Hill-NWS Cooperative Observer at the Holly Hill Wastewater Treatment Plant reported storm total rainfall of 13.55 inches in 24 hours.
April 2022HailHolly Hill-Dime to nickel sized hail reported in Holly Hill. Time estimated.
June 2022Thunderstorm WindHolly Hill-Trees down on Camden Rd in Holly Hill. Time estimated.
June 2020Thunderstorm WindHolly Hill-Tree in roadway at the intersection of Gilway St and Gum St. Time estimated.
June 2019Thunderstorm WindHolly Hill-Report, received via social media, of a large tree down on Boyer Rd in Holly Hill. Time estimated.
April 2017Heavy RainHolly Hill-CoCoRaHS station SC-OR-5 reported 1.06 inches of rain within 1 hour, with minor flooding.
September 2017Heavy RainHolly Hill-COOP observer near Holly Hill measured a total rainfall amount of 7.18 inches.
August 2011Heavy RainHolly Hill-Spotter reported 3.70 inches of rain and winds of 30-40mph at 715pm.
May 2009HailHolly Hill-Public reported penny size hail on Old State road.
May 2009HailHolly Hill-Public reported nickel size hail on Old State road.
May 2009HailHolly Hill-Target United Methodist Church reported penny size hail and estimated wind gusts to 50 mph.
August 2009Thunderstorm WindHolly Hill-Several large limbs down across Holly Hill Country Club.
June 2008HailHolly Hill-Sheriff reported penny size hail.
July 2007Thunderstorm WindHolly Hill-Emergency manager reported many trees down from Holly Hill to Eutawville.
April 2006HailHolly Hill-Highway dept. reported 3/4 inch hail.
May 2006HailHolly Hill-Public reported nickel size hail.
June 2005HailHolly Hill-SKYWARN spotter reported that 3/4 inch hail fell for about 5 or 6 minutes.
April 2003Tornado (F0)Holly Hill-An F0 tornado intermittently touched down from Connors to Bayview taking down trees and powerlines.
July 2003HailHolly Hill-General public reported nickel size hail.
July 2002Thunderstorm WindHolly Hill-EOC reported trees down in Holly Hill and Eutawville.
April 2000HailHolly Hill-NWS Coop observer reported nickel size hail.
August 1999HailHolly Hill-EOC reported nickel size hail.
August 1999Thunderstorm WindHolly Hill-Highway Patrol reported trees and powerlines down.
March 1999HailHolly Hill-Police reported 3/4 inch hail.
June 1998HailHolly Hill-Post Office reported 1 inch hail.
September 1998Tornado (F0)Holly Hill-EPD reported two small tornadoes rotating around each other in the swamp east of highway 453.
September 1998HailHolly Hill-Postal carrier reported nickel size hail in north Holly Hill.
June 1996Thunderstorm WindHolly Hill-no account filed
May 1995HailHolly Hill-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Orangeburg County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Bowyer1.2 miles17
Connors (historical)2.6 miles17
Four Holes3.2 miles17
Tugtown4.2 miles16
Wells4.9 miles17
Possum Town5.8 miles17
Green Town5.9 miles17
Eutawville6.1 miles17

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 Holly HillAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q2550488The 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 1223233. 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.