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Islandton, South Carolina

16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1919 and the latest in 1990. It stands in the Lodge census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29929. The Survey maps it on the Islandton quadrangle. 58 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 62 feet above sea level.

Islandton within Colleton County

Population over time

2 figures

Islandton fell from 70 to 58 between 2010 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
201070
202058-12 (-17%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

10 surveys from 16 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.

Fires near this place

133 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 133 fires within 5 miles of Islandton between 1992 and 2019, burning about 935 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 20 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 burning56
Missing data/not specified/undetermined38
Arson/incendiarism20
Equipment and vehicle use9
Natural5
Misuse of fire by a minor2
Other causes2
Power generation/transmission/distribution1

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
6 September 2002Debris and open burningunder an acreSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
30 September 1993Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
26 September 2019Debris and open burning1.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
19 September 2019Natural4.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
12 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undetermined4.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
9 August 2002Debris and open burningunder an acreSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
12 August 2007Naturalunder an acreSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
1 August 1992Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Colleton County

Storms near this place

40 since 1996

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Islandton in 40 storm reports between 1996 and 2025: 31 thunderstorm wind, 5 hail, 3 tornado, 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
February 2012Tornado (EF1)Islandton$125,000A National Weather Service damage survey team confirmed that an EF-1 tornado touched down near Islandton, South Carolina. The tornado initially touched down along Jamison Road and traveled east/northeast before lifting along Highway 63. The worst damage occurred along Forks Road and Jamison Road where the tornado damaged or destroyed several structures. At least 3 mobile homes sustained roof damage and at least 30-35 trees were either completely uprooted or snapped. The tornado also snapped several power poles. The most significant damage occurred around 591 Jamison Road.
April 2007Tornado (EF1)Islandton$100,000This Tornado snapped off or uprooted hundreds of trees...destroyed a large framed barn with debris spread over a half mile to the northeast. A large object hit a house breaking out three windows and knocking some of the bricks loose. Siding was also torn from the house. A large 8000 pound horse trailer was lifted up and carried 500 feet. An 800 pound grain wagon was lifted and carried 400 feet before landing on the ground. A bass boat was flipped over and a 4 wheeler was damaged along with other farm equipment. A tree also fell on a mobile home. Winds with this Tornado were estimated to be 110 mph using the new Enhanced Fujita Scale.
March 2008Thunderstorm WindIslandton$10,000A public report was received that an old barn collapsed due to strong winds.
April 2007Tornado (EF1)Islandton$10,000This Tornado carried two empty grain silos about 100 feet, snapped off or uprooted dozens of trees, destroyed a large portion of an outbuilding, and severely injured a dog. Maximum sustained winds with this Tornado were estimated to be 95 mph.
March 2008Thunderstorm WindIslandton$1,500A law enforcement official reported several trees down at 85 Sineth Street in Islandton, South Carolina.
May 2024Thunderstorm WindIslandton$1,000Colleton County dispatch reported a tree down on Forks Road.
June 2023Thunderstorm WindIslandton$1,000A Colleton County emergency manager reported a tree down and blocking the roadway in the 3500 Block of Forks Road.
April 2013Thunderstorm WindIslandton$1,000Law Enforcement reported trees in the roadway near the intersection of Walling and Adnah Church roads.
February 2008Thunderstorm WindIslandton$1,000Two power lines were reported down on Cross Swamp Road.
August 2008Thunderstorm WindIslandton$1,000Law enforcement reported a tree blocking one late on Forks Road, 2 miles southeast of Islandton, South Carolina.
June 2008Thunderstorm WindIslandton$1,000A tree was reported down on a power line at the intersection of Snyders Highway and Forks Road in Islandton, South Carolina.
March 2018Thunderstorm WindIslandton$500Colleton County Emergency Management reported a tree down in the 2000 block of Adnah Church Road.
July 2010Thunderstorm WindIslandton$500Law enforcement reported a tree partially blocking Snider Highway, 1 mile west of Islandton, South Carolina.
June 2008Thunderstorm WindIslandton$500An oak tree was reported down on Snyder Highway in Islandton, South Carolina.
August 2008Thunderstorm WindIslandton$500A power line was reported down across Gibson Road, 2 miles north of Islandton, South Carolina.
July 2007Thunderstorm WindIslandton$500A tree was reported down in Islandton, SC.
June 2025Thunderstorm WindIslandton-A Colleton County emergency manager reported a tree down in the 15000 Block of Sniders Highway.
January 2024Thunderstorm WindIslandton-Colleton County Emergency Management reported a tree down on Ashton Road.
June 2023Thunderstorm WindIslandton-A Colleton County emergency manager reported two trees down and blocking the road near Islandton. One tree was located in the 500 Block of Ashton Road and another in the 1100 Block of Buckner Road.
June 2023Thunderstorm WindIslandton-The Colleton County 911 Call Center reported a tree down on power lines on the 2700 Block of Rum Gully Road.
April 2020Thunderstorm WindIslandton-A trained spotter reported structural damage, debris, and trees down on power lines near the intersection of Highway 63 and Ashton Road.
March 2017Thunderstorm WindIslandton-South Carolina Highway Patrol reported a tree down at the intersection of Highway 63 and Moselle Road.
June 2016Thunderstorm WindIslandton-Law enforcement reported a tree down on Ashton Road at the intersection with Buckner Road.
July 2015Thunderstorm WindIslandton-South Carolina Highway Patrol reported a tree down on Forks Road near the Sineath Road intersection.
July 2015Thunderstorm WindIslandton-South Carolina Highway Patrol reported a tree down and in the roadway on Sniders Highway near Deep Creek Church.
August 2015Thunderstorm WindIslandton-Law enforcement reported a tree down near the intersection of Highway 63 and Tobys Bluff Lane.
March 2008HailIslandton-The public reported golf ball sized hail along Highway 64 west of Walterboro, South Carolina. The hail was reported to have fallen for 20 minutes.
May 2005Thunderstorm WindIslandton-Large tree limbs down.
June 2005Thunderstorm WindIslandton-Thunderstorm winds knocked down several trees.
August 2002Thunderstorm WindIslandton-Numerous trees, large limbs, and power lines were down.
June 2001Thunderstorm WindIslandton-Trees and power lines down.
April 1999Thunderstorm WindIslandton-Trees down.
May 2006HailIslandton-no account filed
August 2002Flash FloodIslandton-no account filed
April 1999HailIslandton-no account filed
May 1998HailIslandton-no account filed
July 1998Thunderstorm WindIslandton-no account filed
May 1997Thunderstorm WindIslandton-no account filed
June 1996Thunderstorm WindIslandton-no account filed
June 1996HailIslandton-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Colleton 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
Tobys Bluff2.8 miles16
Varntown (historical)3.6 miles16
Sniders Crossroads4.6 miles16
Moselle5.7 miles16
Bells Crossroads6.6 miles16
Hudsons Mill7.0 miles16
Ashton7.6 miles18
Ruffin9.2 miles18

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 IslandtonAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q6083783The 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 1223470. 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.