Pierpont, South Carolina
25 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1919 and the latest in 1990. It stands in the West Ashley census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29414. It stands on Church Creek. The Survey maps it on the Johns Island quadrangle.
On record in Pierpont
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 within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
St. Andrews Episcopal Churchlisted 1973 · 0.8 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 25 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.
- 1919 USGS Johns Island quadrangle1:21120, 2 printings
- 1920 USGS Ravenels quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1944 USGS Ravenels quadrangle1:62500
- 1947 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:250000
- 1948 USGS Johns Island quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1948 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Johns Island quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1960 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Walterboro quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS Walterboro quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
30 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 30 fires within 5 miles of Pierpont between 1993 and 2020, burning about 77 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 6 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 burning | 11 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 4.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 August 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 August 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 August 1998 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 July 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 July 1998 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 July 1998 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 July 1998 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
7 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Pierpont: 3 producers, 2 past producers, 1 plant, 1 unknown. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Phosphorus-Phosphates, Uranium, Fluorine-Fluorite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charleston Region Deposit | Phosphorus-Phosphates, Uranium, Fluorine-Fluorite | Past Producer | 1867 | |
| Cross Country Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Cross Creek Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Mt Pleasant Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| North Charleston Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Plant | ||
| Ware Brothers Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | Sedimentary | |
| Ware Brothers Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
10 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Pierpont in 10 storm reports between 2006 and 2025: 7 thunderstorm wind, 2 flash flood, 1 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 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pierpont | $11,000 | The public reported 10 large trees down and fence damage near Woodland Road and Wayne Scott Court. |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pierpont | $4,000 | The public reported a tree down on a house along Bishop Drive in West Ashley. |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pierpont | $1,250 | Law enforcement reported power lines down on Woodcliff Street. |
| June 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pierpont | $1,000 | A 911 call center reported one tree down near the intersection of Ashley River Road and Pierpont Avenue. |
| November 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pierpont | $1,000 | Traffic lights damaged at intersection of Highway 61 and Parsonage Rd. |
| September 2025 | Flash Flood | Pierpont | - | A resident reported water entering the garage of a home on Spinnaker Lane. |
| August 2024 | Flash Flood | Pierpont | - | A NWS employee reported that flood waters entered several businesses along Ashley River Road near Otis Avenue. |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pierpont | - | Charleston County dispatch reported a tree fell across a power line near the intersection of Church Creek Drive and Mona Avenue. |
| April 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pierpont | - | The South Carolina Highway Patrol reported a tree down on Overrun Street near Bishop Drive. |
| April 2011 | Hail | Pierpont | - | The public reported nickel size hail. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parsonage Point | 0.3 miles | 25 | |
| Magnolia Ranch | 0.4 miles | 25 | |
| Dogwood Gardens | 0.5 miles | 25 | |
| Greenwood Park | 0.5 miles | 25 | |
| Church Creek | 0.7 miles | 25 | |
| Springfield | 0.8 miles | 25 | |
| Forest Lakes | 0.9 miles | 25 | |
| Ashley Harbor | 1.0 miles | 25 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1231652. 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.











