Pritchard, South Carolina
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1942 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Bluffton census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29927. The Survey maps it on the Limehouse quadrangle.
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
462 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 462 fires within 5 miles of Pritchard between 1992 and 2020, burning about 3,533 acres in total. 9 started naturally. 109 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 | 199 |
| Debris and open burning | 121 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 109 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 12 |
| Natural | 9 |
| Smoking | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Other causes | 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 |
| 28 September 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 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 |
| 7 August 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 August 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 40 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 August 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 August 2010 | Natural | 5.0 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 Pritchard: 2 unknowns. None of them still produces. What was taken out: 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 | |
| Ward #1 Mine | Sand | Unknown | Sedimentary |
Storms near this place
20 since 2007Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Pritchard in 20 storm reports between 2007 and 2024: 10 thunderstorm wind, 5 flash flood, 4 hail, 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 2024 | Lightning | Pritchard | $10,000 | A lightning strike started a structure fire on Lake Somerset Circle. |
| August 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pritchard | $7,500 | A trained weather spotter reported a 15 foot tall oak tree and two pine trees down along Cypress Hollow Road, 2 miles north-northwest of Pritchardville, South Carolina. One of the pine trees was reported to have fallen on a home. |
| April 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pritchard | $1,000 | Law Enforcement reported a tree down at the intersection of Okatie Highway and Sun City Blvd. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pritchard | $1,000 | The Beaufort County Warning Point relayed a report of a 2 foot diameter tree down near the New River Bridge. |
| June 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pritchard | $750 | One tree and several tree limbs reported down at the Hidden Cypress Hill Golf Club. |
| April 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pritchard | $500 | Law Enforcement reported a tree in the roadway near the intersection of Route 170 and Davis Road. |
| August 2024 | Flash Flood | Pritchard | - | Law enforcement reported flood waters entering through the front door of a home along Broughton Circle. |
| August 2024 | Flash Flood | Pritchard | - | Emergency manager reports water entering home on Broughton Circle. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pritchard | - | A 911 call center reported a tree down on an apartment complex. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pritchard | - | A 911 call center reported 3 trees down along Del Webb Boulevard and Okatie Highway. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pritchard | - | The Beaufort County Dispatch reported a tree down on Okatie Highway near the intersection with Bluffton Parkway. |
| June 2021 | Hail | Pritchard | - | A trained spotter reported quarter size hail near Sunbeam Drive. |
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pritchard | - | A Beaufort County emergency manager reported a tree down on a home near Alexandra Loop. |
| April 2017 | Hail | Pritchard | - | The public reported quarter size hail on Biltmore Drive in Sun City, SC. |
| May 2016 | Flash Flood | Pritchard | - | The intersection of Highway 170 and Highway 278 was closed due to flooding until around 745 am EDT. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pritchard | - | A Facebook post showed multiple large oak trees down near the intersection of Highway 278 and Highway 170 in Okatie. |
| August 2015 | Flash Flood | Pritchard | - | The Highway Patrol reported a road closed due to flooding at the intersection of Okatie Highway and Fording Island Road. |
| April 2013 | Hail | Pritchard | - | The Emergency Manager reported quarter to golf ball size hail in Sun City. |
| February 2013 | Flash Flood | Pritchard | - | The media reported the entrance ramp to Highway 170 and Highway 278 closed due to high water. |
| March 2011 | Hail | Pritchard | - | A CoCoRaHS observer reported ping pong ball size hail, 6 miles west-northwest of Bluffton, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pritchardville | 2.0 miles | 17 | |
| Barrell Landing | 5.2 miles | 16 | |
| Palmetto Bluff | 6.7 miles | 17 | |
| Cherry Point Landing | 7.2 miles | 16 | |
| Pinckney Colony | 7.5 miles | 16 | |
| Bluffton | 7.5 miles | 18 | |
| Myrtle Island | 7.6 miles | 18 | |
| Brighton Beach | 8.4 miles | 18 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1250250. 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.








