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.
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
St. Luke's Churchlisted 1987
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 17 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.
- 1920 USGS Bluffton quadrangle1:62500
- 1945 USGS Bluffton quadrangle1:62500
- 1947 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:250000
- 1948 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Pritchardville quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1960 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1978 USGS Beaufort quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
244 since 1992Regional 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/undetermined | 97 |
| Debris and open burning | 69 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 58 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 7 |
| Natural | 6 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 September 2002 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | 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 |
| 3 August 2002 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 August 2016 | Natural | 70 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 August 2002 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 13 August 2001 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 1 August 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ward #1 Mine | Sand | Unknown | Sedimentary |
Storms near this place
45 since 2001Regional 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2023 | Lightning | Pritchardville | $100,000 | Bluffton 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 2022 | Lightning | Pritchardville | $20,000 | The 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 2024 | Lightning | Pritchardville | $10,000 | A lightning strike started a structure fire on Breakwater Court. |
| March 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pritchardville | $5,000 | Beaufort County Emergency Management reported that a tree fell on a vehicle near the intersection of May River Road and Rose Dhu Creek Plantation. |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pritchardville | $1,000 | The Beaufort County 911 Call Center reported a tree down along New Riverside Road. |
| April 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pritchardville | $1,000 | The Beaufort County Warning Point reported power lines down at the 3700 Block of Okatie Highway. |
| April 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pritchardville | $1,000 | Spotter reported a tree down, blocking all lanes on Oakatie Highway, between Fording Island road and May River road. |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pritchardville | $1,000 | A spotter reported a tree down on New Riverside Drive. |
| December 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pritchardville | $1,000 | The Department of Highways reported a tree down near the intersection of Highway 315 and Levy. |
| December 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pritchardville | $1,000 | A trained spotter reported a tree down on Palmetto Bluff Road. |
| March 2011 | Hail | Pritchardville | $1,000 | A trained weather spotter reported their car hood was dented by golf ball size hail in Pritchardville, South Carolina. |
| April 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pritchardville | $500 | Law Enforcement reported a tree in the roadway near the intersection of Bluffton Parkway and Hampton Lake Drive. |
| September 2024 | Tornado (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 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pritchardville | - | 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 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pritchardville | - | A 911 call center reported one tree down at the intersection of Bluffton Parkway and Hampton Parkway. |
| April 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pritchardville | - | The Beaufort County Warning Point reported a tree and power lines down near the intersection of Okatie Highway and Evan Way. |
| August 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pritchardville | - | The Beaufort County 911 Call Center reported a tree down near the intersection of New Riverside Road and Myrtle Ford Road. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pritchardville | - | The Beaufort County 911 Call Center reported a tree down on New Riverside Road. |
| June 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pritchardville | - | Law enforcement reported numerous trees and power lines down along May River Road. |
| June 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pritchardville | - | A Beaufort County emergency manager reported a tree down on New Riverside Road near the entrance to Palmetto Bluff. |
| April 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pritchardville | - | An emergency manager reported a tree down near the intersection of New Riverside Road and Old Palmetto Bluff Road. |
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pritchardville | - | 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 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pritchardville | - | A Beaufort County emergency manager reported a tree down on May River Road near the intersection with Okatie Highway. |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pritchardville | - | The Beaufort County 911 Call Center reported a tree down near the intersection of Old River Road and Rose DHU Creek Plantation. |
| April 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pritchardville | - | A Beaufort County emergency manager reported a tree down near the intersection of Okatie Highway and May River Road. |
| April 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pritchardville | - | A Beaufort County emergency manager reported a tree down near the intersection of Okatie Highway and Heritage Parkway. |
| April 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pritchardville | - | A Beaufort County emergency manager reported a tree down on Spirea Lane. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pritchardville | - | The Beaufort 911 Call Center reported a tree down on Rose Dhu Creek Plantation. |
| July 2017 | Hail | Pritchardville | - | Penny to nickel sized hail fell on May River Road in Bluffton. |
| May 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pritchardville | - | 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 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pritchardville | - | 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 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pritchardville | - | 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 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pritchardville | - | Law enforcement reported a tree down on Palmetto Bluff Road. |
| August 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pritchardville | - | Trees and power lines were reported down on Palmetto Bluff Road. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pritchardville | - | The public reported a dozen 12 inch diameter limbs down near the intersection of Highway 46 and Gibbet Road. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pritchardville | - | The South Carolina Highway Patrol reported a tree down near the intersection of Highway 46 and Highway 170. |
| August 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pritchardville | - | The Beaufort County 911 Call Center reported a tree down at the intersection of May River Road and Old Miller Road. |
| August 2012 | Hail | Pritchardville | - | The public reported quarter sized hail in Pritchardville. Winds were also estimated at 50 miles per hour. |
| June 2011 | Hail | Pritchardville | - | A trained spotter reported nickel to quarter size hail. |
| May 2010 | Hail | Pritchardville | - | The public reported nickel size hail in Pritchardville, South Carolina. |
| July 2009 | Hail | Pritchardville | - | A trained weather spotter reported nickel size hail near Pritchardville, South Carolina. |
| August 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pritchardville | - | 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 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pritchardville | - | Large limbs and power lines down. |
| March 2002 | Hail | Pritchardville | - | no account filed |
| March 2001 | Hail | Pritchardville | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pritchard | 2.0 miles | 15 | |
| Barrell Landing | 4.3 miles | 16 | |
| Palmetto Bluff | 4.7 miles | 17 | |
| Bluffton | 5.5 miles | 18 | |
| Myrtle Island | 5.6 miles | 18 | |
| Brighton Beach | 6.3 miles | 18 | |
| Pinckney Colony | 6.5 miles | 16 | |
| Cherry Point Landing | 6.6 miles | 16 |
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.








