Limehouse, South Carolina
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1942 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Hardeeville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29927. The Survey maps it on the Limehouse quadrangle. It stands 20 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 15 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.
- 1942 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:62500
- 1947 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:250000
- 1948 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Limehouse quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1960 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1980 USGS Limehouse quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
512 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 512 fires within 5 miles of Limehouse between 1992 and 2020, burning about 6,559 acres in total. 12 started naturally. 116 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 216 |
| Debris and open burning | 131 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 116 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 13 |
| Natural | 12 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 10 |
| Smoking | 8 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 11 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 11 September 2002 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 August 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Savannah Refuges | TAXI FIRE |
| 7 August 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 August 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | 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 Limehouse: 1 past producer, 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Sand. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan Mine - Highway 46 | Sand | Unknown | Sedimentary | |
| Purry Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary |
Storms near this place
11 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Limehouse in 11 storm reports between 2008 and 2025: 8 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 1 lightning, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2021 | Lightning | Limehouse | $1,000 | A picture via social media indicated a tree down and blocking one lane on Highway 170 about 2 miles east of the Savannah River. |
| January 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Limehouse | $1,000 | SC Highway Patrol reported a tree down at the intersection of Freedom Parkway and Berkeley Hall Road. |
| February 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Limehouse | $1,000 | Between thirty and forty 3 to 4 inch diameter tree branches were reported down at Pintail Creek Golf Club. |
| July 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Limehouse | $500 | Warning Point reported a tree down on powerlines near the intersection of Freedom Parkway and Ford Lane. |
| July 2025 | Tornado (EF0) | Limehouse | - | A National Weather Service storm survey team confirmed an EF-0 tornado within the Savannah National Wildlife Refuge in Jasper County. The tornado touched down just east of Plantation Island Trail where it snapped some small tree limbs and the tops of some trees. The tornado moved toward the north-northwest, snapping more small tree limbs, before crossing Laurel Hill Wildlife Drive and ending just south of Highway 170. |
| April 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Limehouse | - | The South Carolina Highway Patrol reported multiple trees down on SC 170 in the Savannah National Wildlife Refuge. |
| August 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Limehouse | - | The South Carolina Highway Patrol reported a tree down at the intersection of Levy Road and Freedom Parkway. |
| April 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Limehouse | - | A trained spotter reported a tree down near the intersection of Route 170 and Route 17. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Limehouse | - | Law enforcement reported a tree down on Shady Oak Circle. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Limehouse | - | Jasper County dispatch reported a large tree limb down blocking traffic at the intersection of Plantation Drive and S Okatie Highway. |
| May 2009 | Hail | Limehouse | - | The broadcast media reported nickel size hail in Bellinger Hill on Okatie Highway 4 miles south of Hardeeville, South Carolina. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Levy | 2.3 miles | 15 | |
| Cook Landing | 3.9 miles | 15 | |
| Good Hope Landing | 4.6 miles | 17 | |
| Hardeeville | 5.2 miles | 17 | |
| Mill Stone Landing | 5.7 miles | 17 | |
| Morgan | 6.3 miles | 17 | |
| Purysburgh | 6.4 miles | 17 | |
| Turnbridge Landing | 6.5 miles | 15 |
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 Limehouse | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q16894168 | 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 1231480. 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.








