Parkers Ferry, South Carolina
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1918 and the latest in 1990. It stands in the Ravenel-Hollywood census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29426. The Survey maps it on the Jacksonboro quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 16 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.
- 1918 USGS Cottageville quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1943 USGS Cottageville quadrangle1:62500
- 1947 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:250000
- 1948 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1960 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1979 USGS Jacksonboro quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Walterboro quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS Walterboro quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
258 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 258 fires within 5 miles of Parkers Ferry between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,433 acres in total. 4 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 92 |
| Debris and open burning | 85 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 62 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 4.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 1 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 August 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 August 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 August 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 August 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 25 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
16 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Parkers Ferry in 16 storm reports between 1999 and 2025: 10 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, 2 flood, 1 lightning. 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 2013 | Flood | Parkers Ferry | $20,000 | Media relayed a report of water over 5 feet flowing into a home on ParkersFerry Road. Family trapped in building and water rescue was needed. Injuries and cost unknown. |
| August 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Parkers Ferry | $3,000 | The public reported several trees down on both sides of the Edisto River along Highway 17 south in Beaufort, South Carolina. |
| August 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Parkers Ferry | $1,500 | Several trees and power lines were reported down along the intersection of Highway 17 and Old Jacksonboro Road. Penny size hail was also reported in Parkers Ferry, South Carolina. |
| June 2025 | Lightning | Parkers Ferry | $1,000 | A Charleston County emergency manager reported a tree down near the intersection of Mitchell Road and Old Jacksonboro Road due to a lightning strike. |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Parkers Ferry | $1,000 | A tree was reported down near the intersection of Weeks Road and Parkers Ferry Road. |
| December 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Parkers Ferry | $1,000 | A National Weather Service employee reported one tree down along the west side of U.S. Route 17. |
| June 2024 | Hail | Parkers Ferry | - | The public reported hail up to 1 inch diameter along the 6800 Block of Parkers Ferry Road. |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Parkers Ferry | - | The public reported numerous trees blown down or snapped off along the 6800 Block of Parkers Ferry Road. |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Parkers Ferry | - | The public reported numerous trees down along the 7300 Block of Parkers Ferry Road. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Parkers Ferry | - | Colleton County dispatch reported a tree down in the 1400 block of Penny Creek Road. |
| October 2016 | Flood | Parkers Ferry | - | A Charleston County emergency manager reported water covering Parkers Ferry Road, leading to one rescue taking place. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Parkers Ferry | - | South Carolina Highway Patrol reported a tree down and in the roadway near the intersection of Highway 17 and Old Jacksonboro Road. |
| August 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Parkers Ferry | - | Several trees were knocked down. |
| April 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Parkers Ferry | - | Several trees down. |
| April 2006 | Hail | Parkers Ferry | - | no account filed |
| May 2006 | Hail | Parkers Ferry | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shiloh | 1.1 miles | 17 | |
| Ponpon | 2.0 miles | 16 | |
| Osborn | 2.7 miles | 16 | |
| Adams Run | 3.7 miles | 18 | |
| Canady Landing | 3.8 miles | 16 | |
| Jericho | 4.2 miles | 16 | |
| Barrelville | 5.6 miles | 18 | |
| Willtown Bluff | 5.6 miles | 17 |
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 Parkers Ferry | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q65077238 | 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 1231631. 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.









