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Pritchardville, South Carolina

17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1920 and the latest in 1978. It stands in the Bluffton census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29910. The Survey maps it on the Pritchardville quadrangle.

Pritchardville within Beaufort County

On record in Pritchardville

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 1 record

Topographic sheets covering this place

9 surveys from 17 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

244 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 244 fires within 5 miles of Pritchardville between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,338 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 58 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/undetermined97
Debris and open burning69
Arson/incendiarism58
Misuse of fire by a minor7
Natural6
Smoking4
Equipment and vehicle use2
Other causes1

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
11 September 2002Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
7 August 1993Missing data/not specified/undetermined40 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
6 August 1993Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
3 August 2002Misuse of fire by a minor1.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
25 August 2016Natural70 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
24 August 2002Misuse of fire by a minorunder an acreSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
13 August 2001Debris and open burningunder an acreSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
1 August 1992Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Beaufort County

Mines and quarries near this place

1 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Pritchardville: 1 unknown. 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Ward #1 MineSandUnknownSedimentary

Every working recorded in Beaufort County

Storms near this place

45 since 2001

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Pritchardville in 45 storm reports between 2001 and 2025: 33 thunderstorm wind, 8 hail, 3 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
September 2023LightningPritchardville$100,000Bluffton Fire Department reported that lightning struck a home on Pine View Drive as well as a nearby tree. The lightning strike started a fire in the attic of the home and produced significant damage.
August 2022LightningPritchardville$20,000The Beaufort County 911 Call Center reported a lightning strike to a multi-story apartment complex along Parklands Drive, resulting in a hole in the attic where rain entered and eventually reached the lower levels.
July 2024LightningPritchardville$10,000A lightning strike started a structure fire on Breakwater Court.
March 2025Thunderstorm WindPritchardville$5,000Beaufort County Emergency Management reported that a tree fell on a vehicle near the intersection of May River Road and Rose Dhu Creek Plantation.
August 2023Thunderstorm WindPritchardville$1,000The Beaufort County 911 Call Center reported a tree down along New Riverside Road.
April 2022Thunderstorm WindPritchardville$1,000The Beaufort County Warning Point reported power lines down at the 3700 Block of Okatie Highway.
April 2013Thunderstorm WindPritchardville$1,000Spotter reported a tree down, blocking all lanes on Oakatie Highway, between Fording Island road and May River road.
June 2013Thunderstorm WindPritchardville$1,000A spotter reported a tree down on New Riverside Drive.
December 2012Thunderstorm WindPritchardville$1,000The Department of Highways reported a tree down near the intersection of Highway 315 and Levy.
December 2012Thunderstorm WindPritchardville$1,000A trained spotter reported a tree down on Palmetto Bluff Road.
March 2011HailPritchardville$1,000A trained weather spotter reported their car hood was dented by golf ball size hail in Pritchardville, South Carolina.
April 2013Thunderstorm WindPritchardville$500Law Enforcement reported a tree in the roadway near the intersection of Bluffton Parkway and Hampton Lake Drive.
September 2024Tornado (EF0)Pritchardville-A National Weather Service storm survey team confirmed an EF-0 tornado with estimated peak winds of 76 mph near Pritchardville. The brief, relatively weak tornado, associated with an outer band of Hurricane Helene, developed near Headwaters Road. At this point, the there was only some minor and sporadic damage to small limbs and branches. As it moved rapidly northward, it crossed the far western marshy area of the May River. It then crossed May River Road, where its snapped and uprooted some trees, before it dissipated just to the north.
June 2023Thunderstorm WindPritchardville-A 911 call center reported one down at the intersection of May River Road and Stillwell Road and another tree down at 24 Kirk Bluff Road.
June 2023Thunderstorm WindPritchardville-A 911 call center reported one tree down at the intersection of Bluffton Parkway and Hampton Parkway.
April 2022Thunderstorm WindPritchardville-The Beaufort County Warning Point reported a tree and power lines down near the intersection of Okatie Highway and Evan Way.
August 2022Thunderstorm WindPritchardville-The Beaufort County 911 Call Center reported a tree down near the intersection of New Riverside Road and Myrtle Ford Road.
June 2022Thunderstorm WindPritchardville-The Beaufort County 911 Call Center reported a tree down on New Riverside Road.
June 2021Thunderstorm WindPritchardville-Law enforcement reported numerous trees and power lines down along May River Road.
June 2021Thunderstorm WindPritchardville-A Beaufort County emergency manager reported a tree down on New Riverside Road near the entrance to Palmetto Bluff.
April 2020Thunderstorm WindPritchardville-An emergency manager reported a tree down near the intersection of New Riverside Road and Old Palmetto Bluff Road.
August 2020Thunderstorm WindPritchardville-The Beaufort County 911 Call Center reported a tree fell on a car near the intersection of Okatie Highway and May River Road. Numerous large tree limbs were also reported down along Okatie Highway near this location.
December 2020Thunderstorm WindPritchardville-A Beaufort County emergency manager reported a tree down on May River Road near the intersection with Okatie Highway.
June 2020Thunderstorm WindPritchardville-The Beaufort County 911 Call Center reported a tree down near the intersection of Old River Road and Rose DHU Creek Plantation.
April 2019Thunderstorm WindPritchardville-A Beaufort County emergency manager reported a tree down near the intersection of Okatie Highway and May River Road.
April 2019Thunderstorm WindPritchardville-A Beaufort County emergency manager reported a tree down near the intersection of Okatie Highway and Heritage Parkway.
April 2019Thunderstorm WindPritchardville-A Beaufort County emergency manager reported a tree down on Spirea Lane.
June 2018Thunderstorm WindPritchardville-The Beaufort 911 Call Center reported a tree down on Rose Dhu Creek Plantation.
July 2017HailPritchardville-Penny to nickel sized hail fell on May River Road in Bluffton.
May 2016Thunderstorm WindPritchardville-A trained spotter sent pictures via Twitter of two trees down around Pritchardville. One tree was down on New Riverside Drive just east of Little Island Way. The other tree was also down on New Riverside Drive about a quarter of a mile south of the May River Road and Highway 170 intersection.
April 2015Thunderstorm WindPritchardville-One tree was snapped off and partially in the roadway on New Riverside Drive about 1 mile south of the May River Road and Highway 170 traffic circle.
June 2015Thunderstorm WindPritchardville-A trained spotter relayed pictures through Twitter of one large tree uprooted, another one snapped off, and a large limb down on New Riverside Road.
June 2015Thunderstorm WindPritchardville-Law enforcement reported a tree down on Palmetto Bluff Road.
August 2015Thunderstorm WindPritchardville-Trees and power lines were reported down on Palmetto Bluff Road.
July 2015Thunderstorm WindPritchardville-The public reported a dozen 12 inch diameter limbs down near the intersection of Highway 46 and Gibbet Road.
June 2014Thunderstorm WindPritchardville-The South Carolina Highway Patrol reported a tree down near the intersection of Highway 46 and Highway 170.
August 2014Thunderstorm WindPritchardville-The Beaufort County 911 Call Center reported a tree down at the intersection of May River Road and Old Miller Road.
August 2012HailPritchardville-The public reported quarter sized hail in Pritchardville. Winds were also estimated at 50 miles per hour.
June 2011HailPritchardville-A trained spotter reported nickel to quarter size hail.
May 2010HailPritchardville-The public reported nickel size hail in Pritchardville, South Carolina.
July 2009HailPritchardville-A trained weather spotter reported nickel size hail near Pritchardville, South Carolina.
August 2005Thunderstorm WindPritchardville-Thunderstorm winds knocked down numerous trees, many of which fell on houses. Eight homes were damaged in the Sun City community near the intersection of Highways 170 and 278.
August 2001Thunderstorm WindPritchardville-Large limbs and power lines down.
March 2002HailPritchardville-no account filed
March 2001HailPritchardville-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Beaufort 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
Pritchard2.0 miles15
Barrell Landing4.3 miles16
Palmetto Bluff4.7 miles17
Bluffton5.5 miles18
Myrtle Island5.6 miles18
Brighton Beach6.3 miles18
Pinckney Colony6.5 miles16
Cherry Point Landing6.6 miles16

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1225679. 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.