BlockRitter, South Carolina
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1918 and the latest in 1990. It stands in the Walterboro census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29488. The Survey maps it on the Hendersonville quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 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.
- 1918 USGS Walterboro quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1943 USGS Walterboro quadrangle1:62500
- 1947 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:250000
- 1948 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1960 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Walterboro quadrangle1:100000
- 1988 USGS Hendersonville quadrangle1:24000
- 1990 USGS Walterboro quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
479 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 479 fires within 5 miles of Ritter between 1992 and 2020, burning about 4,096 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 102 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 | 179 |
| Debris and open burning | 176 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 102 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 September 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 September 2003 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 13 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 31 August 2016 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 31 August 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 August 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 August 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
45 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Ritter in 45 storm reports between 1999 and 2025: 35 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, 3 flood, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2015 | Flash Flood | Ritter | $507,720 | An emergency manager and law enforcement reported a few roads closed due to flooding. Ritter Road was closed at the intersection with Cooks Hill Road and Ford Lane was washed out due to flooding. |
| August 2024 | Flood | Ritter | $20,000 | A Colleton County emergency manager reported Cyrus Lane off Green Pond Road washed out due to the heavy rain and ditches backing up with water. |
| August 2024 | Flood | Ritter | $20,000 | A Colleton County emergency manager reported multiple washouts along the dirt road portion of See See Road. |
| April 1999 | Tornado (F1) | Ritter | $10,000 | Roof damage occurred to a house and several outdoor buildings, along withn several trees uprooted or snapped off 15 to 20 feet above the ground. |
| May 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ritter | $8,000 | A trained weather spotter reported numerous downed 4 inch tree limbs and a bent over 30 foot tall radio tower 5 miles south of Walterboro, South Carolina. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ritter | $3,000 | Colleton County Emergency Management reported a tree down along the 8800 block, the 7000 block, and the 6700 block of Charleston Highway. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ritter | $3,000 | Law enforcement reported trees down on Ritter Road. |
| February 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ritter | $3,000 | The Colleton County Warning Point reported that several trees were blown down near Hillio Court and along Round O Road. |
| June 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ritter | $2,500 | Trees and Power lines were reported down. |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ritter | $2,000 | Two trees were reported down on Charleston Highway. One was down at Ritter Road and the other was down at Saint Peters Road. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ritter | $2,000 | Law enforcement reported 2 tree down. One tree was down near the intersection of Ritter Road and Catholic Hill Circle. The second tree was down along the 9000 block of Greenpond Highway. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ritter | $1,000 | Colleton County Emergency Management reported a tree down on Highway 64 near Ravenwood Plantation. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ritter | $1,000 | Colleton County dispatch reported a tree down along Ritter Road between Possum Corner Road and Blue House Lane. |
| September 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ritter | $1,000 | Colleton County Emergency Management reported one tree down at 10000 Green Pond Highway. |
| September 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ritter | $1,000 | The Department of Highways reported a tree down near the intersection of Possum Corner Road and Saratoga Lane. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ritter | $1,000 | Law enforcement reported a tree down at Ritter Road and Catholic Hill Road. |
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ritter | $1,000 | Law enforcement reported one tree down near the intersection of Ritter Road and Green Pond Highway. |
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ritter | $1,000 | Law enforcement reported a tree down at Charleston Highway and Ritter Road. |
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ritter | $1,000 | Law enforcement reported a tree down near the intersection of Hollis Court and Ritter Road. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ritter | $1,000 | Law enforcement reported a tree down on a power line, 1 mile southwest of Ritter, South Carolina. |
| June 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ritter | $1,000 | A Pine tree brought down powerlines at the intersection of Ritter Road and Blue House Lane. |
| July 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ritter | $500 | South Carolina Highway Patrol reported a tree down on Bonnie Doone Road near the intersection with Ritter Road. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ritter | $500 | South Carolina Highway Patrol reported one tree down near the intersection of Saint Peters Road and Highway 64, four miles north-northeast of Ritter, South Carolina. |
| May 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ritter | $500 | Law Enforcement reported a tree down near the intersection of Charleston Highway and Featherbed Road, 5 miles east-northeast of Ritter, South Carolina. |
| July 2009 | Flash Flood | Ritter | $500 | The Colleton County Warning Point reported that portions of the Green Pond Highway were impassable due to flooding near Ritter, South Carolina. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ritter | - | A Colleton County emergency manager reported a tree down in the 8600 Block of Green Pond Highway. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ritter | - | A Colleton County emergency manager reported a tree and power lines down on Featherbed Road. |
| August 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ritter | - | An emergency manager reported a tree down on Green Pond Highway near the intersection with Clover Hill Road. |
| August 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ritter | - | An emergency manager reported a tree down on Green Pond Highway near the intersection with Rocky Road. |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ritter | - | The South Carolina Highway Patrol reported a tree down along Green Pond Highway. |
| August 2024 | Flood | Ritter | - | A Colleton County emergency manager reported a tree down near the intersection of Green Pond Highway and Ritter Road. |
| May 2022 | Tornado (EF0) | Ritter | - | A National Weather Service storm survey team confirmed an EF-0 tornado in Colleton County near Ritter. A weak, small, and short-lived tornado touched down just south of Ritter Road. The tornado moved northward crossing near a residence, where it destroyed a child's wooden playhouse and uprooted several pine trees. The small tornado moved a few hundred yards northward before dissipating in a heavily wooded area. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ritter | - | A Colleton County emergency manager reported a tree and power lines down along Cooks Hill Road. |
| August 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ritter | - | A Colleton County emergency manager reported damage to a power pole on the 8000 Block of Green Pond Highway. |
| April 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ritter | - | A Colleton County emergency manager reported a tree down on Green Pond Highway. |
| August 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ritter | - | The South Carolina Highway Patrol reported a tree down on Charleston Highway near the intersection with Saint Peters Road. |
| April 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ritter | - | The South Carolina Highway Patrol reported a tree down in the 7500 Block of Green Pond Highway. |
| April 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ritter | - | The South Carolina Highway Patrol reported a tree down on Charleston Highway near Bonnie Doone Road. |
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ritter | - | The South Carolina Highway Patrol reported a tree down near the intersection of Highway 303 and Ritter Road. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ritter | - | South Carolina Highway Patrol reported a tree down and in the roadway on Highway 64 near the intersection with Bonnie Doone Road. |
| August 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ritter | - | A Colleton County Emergency Manager reported a tree down at the 3000 Block of Ritter Road. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ritter | - | The South Carolina Highway Patrol reported a tree down near the intersection of Ritter Road and Bowman Lane. |
| May 2009 | Hail | Ritter | - | The public reported nickel to quarter size hail falling for around 1 minute in Neyles, South Carolina. |
| May 2009 | Hail | Ritter | - | A trained spotter reported dime to quarter size hail along with wind gusts up to 45 miles per hour 2 miles southwest of Drawdy, South Carolina. |
| June 2008 | Hail | Ritter | - | A trained weather spotter reported penny size hail in Neyles, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Catholic Hill | 1.9 miles | 17 | |
| Ashepoo Crossing | 2.3 miles | 17 | |
| Bluehouse Corners | 3.9 miles | 17 | |
| Drawdy | 4.0 miles | 17 | |
| Green Pond | 4.1 miles | 18 | |
| Neyles | 4.5 miles | 17 | |
| Pringle Bend | 4.6 miles | 17 | |
| Hendersonville | 5.0 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1251569. 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.
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.