BlockBefore

Reevesville, South Carolina

18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1920 and the latest in 1990. It stands in the Reevesville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29471. It stands on Bear Branch. The Survey maps it on the Reevesville quadrangle. 201 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 108 feet above sea level.

Reevesville within Dorchester County

Population over time

3 figures

Reevesville fell from 207 to 201 between 2000 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.

YearPeople Change
2000207
2010196-11 (-5%)
2020201+5 (+3%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

13 surveys from 18 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

409 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 409 fires within 5 miles of Reevesville between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,673 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 82 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/undetermined152
Debris and open burning135
Arson/incendiarism82
Equipment and vehicle use16
Misuse of fire by a minor7
Smoking7
Natural4
Power generation/transmission/distribution3
Railroad operations and maintenance2
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
7 September 1997Arson/incendiarism2.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
5 September 1999Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
23 September 2017Debris and open burningunder an acreSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
22 September 2019Equipment and vehicle use10 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
21 September 1995Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
2 September 1993Missing data/not specified/undetermined6.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
2 September 1993Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
15 September 2001Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Dorchester 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 Reevesville: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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
East Cooper MineSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working recorded in Dorchester County

Storms near this place

43 since 1997

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Reevesville in 43 storm reports between 1997 and 2025: 32 thunderstorm wind, 6 hail, 1 funnel cloud, 1 heavy rain. 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
August 2023Flash FloodReevesville$35,000Dorchester County Emergency Management provided pictures of a paved road damaged near the intersection of Durhams Corner Road and McAlhany Road and near Durham's Store due to heavy rainfall associated with Tropical Storm Idalia. The roadbed under the eastbound lane near a small creek was severely eroded and compromised. Emergency management also reported unpaved Westfield Road washed out near the intersection with Mulberry Road.
August 2006Thunderstorm WindReevesville$5,000Edisto Coop reported trees down across power lines.
June 2009Thunderstorm WindReevesville$3,000Numerous trees were reported down along Highway 78, two miles west-northwest of Reevesville, South Carolina.
June 2007Thunderstorm WindReevesville$2,000Edisto Electric reported a few pine trees down on powerlines along Highway 78 near Reevesville.
June 2006Thunderstorm WindReevesville$2,000Trees down.
April 2020Thunderstorm WindReevesville$1,500A Dorchester County emergency manager reported power lines down in the 100 block of Bryant Road.
April 2020Thunderstorm WindReevesville$1,500A Dorchester County emergency manager reported power lines down in the 100 block of Bryant Road.
April 2020Thunderstorm WindReevesville$1,500A Dorchester County emergency manager reported power lines down in the 100 block of Bryant Road.
August 2009Thunderstorm WindReevesville$1,500The Department of Highways reported 3 trees down in Reevesville, South Carolina. One tree was reported down along Highway 78, another on Saint Mark Bowman Road, and another on Wire Road.
July 2007Thunderstorm WindReevesville$1,500Trees were reported down on U.S. Route 78.
July 2007Thunderstorm WindReevesville$1,500Trees were reported down on Mcalhany Road.
June 2022Thunderstorm WindReevesville$1,000The South Carolina Highway Patrol reported a tree down near the intersection of Saint Mark Bowman Road and Carn Street.
June 2020Thunderstorm WindReevesville$1,000The South Carolina Highway Patrol reported a tree down along Mcalhany Road due to thunderstorm outflow.
June 2020Thunderstorm WindReevesville$1,000The Dorchester County 911 Call Center reported a tree down near the intersection of Whetsell Street and Twins Lane due to thunderstorm outflow.
August 2011Thunderstorm WindReevesville$1,000Law enforcement reported one tree down on Friendship Road.
August 2011Thunderstorm WindReevesville$1,000Law enforcement reported one tree down on Walter Farms Road.
August 2009Thunderstorm WindReevesville$1,000Law Enforcement reported a tree down on the railroad tracks near Patton Road, 1 mile west of Reevesville, South Carolina.
July 2008Thunderstorm WindReevesville$1,000A tree was reported down on a road in Reevesville, South Carolina.
July 2013Heavy RainReevesville$500Highway Patrol reported a tree down at the intersection of Cowtail Road and Maple Branch Road. Tree likely taken down by heavy rain and wet soils.
July 2013Thunderstorm WindReevesville$500One tree down on on Cross Creek Road.
July 2006Thunderstorm WindReevesville$500Large limbs down.
May 2025Thunderstorm WindReevesville-Dorchester County Emergency Management reported a large oak tree down on power lines near the intersection of Maple Branch Road at Twins Lane.
January 2024Thunderstorm WindReevesville-Dorchester County Emergency Management reported a tree down near the intersection of Johnston Avenue and Main Street.
July 2023Thunderstorm WindReevesville-Dorchester County Emergency Management reported a tree down along the 300 block of Friendship Road.
July 2023Thunderstorm WindReevesville-Dorchester County Emergency Management reported a tree down along the 200 block of Cross Creek Road.
April 2022Thunderstorm WindReevesville-The Dorchester Warning Point reported a tree down at the 500 Block of Cross Creek Road.
April 2022Thunderstorm WindReevesville-The Dorchester County 911 Call Center reported several trees down on Highway 78 near Reevesville.
September 2020Tornado (EF1)Reevesville-A National Weather Service storm survey team determined that EF-1 tornado impacted an area near Reevesville in Dorchester County. The tornado began near a tree line east of St. Mark Bowman Road. The tornado tracked north across a tree farm on Cockadoo Farm Road. Damage on the farm consisted of dozens of snapped or uprooted trees and overturned hundreds of potted trees and shrubs. Minor damage was observed to siding and shingles on a few homes between Cockadoo Farm Road and Neighborhood Drive. The tornado track ended in a wooded area north of Neighborhood Drive.
June 2020Thunderstorm WindReevesville-The South Carolina Highway Patrol reported a tree down near the intersection of Wire Road and Independent School Road.
August 2018Thunderstorm WindReevesville-The Dorchester County 911 Call Center reported a tree down on power lines near the intersection of Heaton Road and Independent School Road.
October 2016FloodReevesville-An emergency manager reported Sauls Branch Road, a dirt road, washed out by flooding. Heavy rains were associated with Hurricane Matthew.
June 2015Thunderstorm WindReevesville-The South Carolina Highway Patrol reported a tree down on Wire Road near the Dorchester and Orangeburg county line.
August 2015Thunderstorm WindReevesville-The South Carolina Highway Patrol reported a tree down near the intersection of Reevesville Road and Highway 78.
March 2012HailReevesville-Public reported nickel sized hail in Reevesville.
August 2009HailReevesville-The public reported quarter size hail in Reevesville, South Carolina.
June 2008HailReevesville-Penny size hail was reported on Lost Horn Road, 4 miles west of Reevesville, South Carolina.
June 2008HailReevesville-Golf ball size hail was reported by the public 4 miles north-northeast of Reevesville, South Carolina. A tree was also knocked down by thunderstorm winds.
July 2007Funnel CloudReevesville-Broadcast media relayed a report from the public of a funnel cloud near Community Road.
May 2000Thunderstorm WindReevesville-Trees and limbs down.
December 2000Thunderstorm WindReevesville-Trees and power lines down.
August 1997Thunderstorm WindReevesville-Power lines down
May 2006HailReevesville-no account filed
May 2006HailReevesville-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Dorchester 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
Sugar Hill0.8 miles18
Badham2.1 miles18
Hudsontown3.0 miles18
Old Saint George3.0 miles18
Dorange3.3 miles18
Mount Zion3.5 miles18
Cattle Creek (historical)3.9 miles18
Saint George4.1 miles18

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 ReevesvilleAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q2055828The 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 1250333. 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.