Tigerville, South Carolina
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1907 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Tigerville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29687. It stands on Barton Creek. The Survey maps it on the Tigerville quadrangle. 1,244 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,014 feet above sea level.
On record in Tigerville
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
Poinsett Bridgelisted 1970
Surveyed buildings and structures 1 record
- Poinsett Bridge, SC Route 42, 2 miles Northwest of Route 11, 2.5 miles East of SC Route 25, Tigervillefederal building survey, 21 photographs
Population over time
2 figuresTigerville fell from 1,312 to 1,244 between 2010 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.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1,312 | |
| 2020 | 1,244 | -68 (-5%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 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.
- 1907 USGS Saluda quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Knoxville quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Knoxville quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1959 USGS Tigerville quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1960 USGS Knoxville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Knoxville quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Tigerville quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Hendersonville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
136 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 136 fires within 5 miles of Tigerville between 1992 and 2020, burning about 495 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 7 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 54 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 44 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 15 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 7 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 1997 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 11 August 2008 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 July 2015 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 July 2015 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 July 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 13 July 2009 | Debris and open burning | 8.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 12 July 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 10 workings within 5 miles of Tigerville: 4 past producers, 2 producers, 2 unknowns, 1 occurrence. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Granite, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Zirconium. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| L E Stringer Prospect | Mica | Prospect | ||
| Sandy Flat Quarry | Granite, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | Metamorphic | |
| Sandy Flats Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Tiger | Vermiculite | Unknown | Metamorphosed Igneous Intrusion | |
| Tigerville Prospect | Zirconium | Occurrence | ||
| Cureton Mine | Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Westmoreland Mine | Gold | Past Producer | Vein Some Placer Work | |
| Westmoreland Mine | Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Wild Cat Mine | Gold | Unknown | Vein | |
| Wild Cat Mine | Gold | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
47 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Tigerville in 47 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 25 hail, 19 thunderstorm wind, 2 flash flood, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tigerville | $500,000 | A microburst caused major roof damage to a building on the campus of North Greenville College. The portion of roof that was removed was thrown on to the roof of another building, causing additional damage. |
| July 1994 | Hail | Tigerville | $500,000 | no account filed |
| July 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tigerville | $500,000 | no account filed |
| March 1994 | Tornado (F0) | Tigerville | $5,000 | A brief tornado developed from a severe thunderstorm near the North Greenville College area. The storm removed the roof of a substantial garage, tossed a boat around, downed a large oak tree, and otherwise caused minor damage. |
| May 2003 | Hail | Tigerville | $1,000 | Hail broke out skylights at a residence. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tigerville | - | Multiple sources reported a number of trees and large limbs and power lines blown down across Greenville County, from Tigerville, south through Travelers Rest and much of the Greenville metro area, to Simpsonville and Fountain Inn. Hundreds of power outages were reported, especially in the Greenville area. |
| January 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tigerville | - | Ham radio operator reported trees and power lines blown down at Camp Creek Road and Camp Creek Road Ext. |
| June 2022 | Hail | Tigerville | - | Public reported up to golf ball size hail in the Tigerville community. |
| May 2020 | Hail | Tigerville | - | Public reported penny size hail along Mountain View Road. |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tigerville | - | Highway Patrol reported trees blown down at the intersection of Highway 414 and N Tigerville Rd. |
| March 2017 | Hail | Tigerville | - | Numerous sources reported that the first in a series of severe thunderstorms produced up to golf ball size hail from Tigerville, through Taylors and the Eastside. |
| March 2017 | Hail | Tigerville | - | Public reported ping pong ball size hail at North Greenville College. |
| September 2014 | Hail | Tigerville | - | County comms and public reported dime to quarter sized hail along North Tigerville Rd. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tigerville | - | Spotter reported large tree limbs blown down off North Tigerville Rd. |
| September 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tigerville | - | NWS employee estimated at least 60 mph winds near Tigerville. County comms reported multiple trees and power lines blown down on Bailey Mill Rd and another tree down on Chinquapin rd in the same area. |
| May 2011 | Hail | Tigerville | - | Hail up to golf ball size fell in a swath from Tigerville to the Taylors area. |
| September 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tigerville | - | Two trees were blown down a little to the northeast of the town of Tigerville. |
| September 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tigerville | - | Four to five inch diameter tree limbs were blown down between Tigerville and highway 11. |
| June 2006 | Hail | Tigerville | - | Quarter size hail near the state line north of Tigerville. |
| July 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tigerville | - | Trees down near the intersection of Oak Grove Rd and Hogback Mountain Rd. |
| June 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tigerville | - | North Greenville College DPS reported several large limbs and a few trees blown down around campus. |
| July 2003 | Flash Flood | Tigerville | - | Very heavy rainfall caused a pond to overflow and wash away a driveway, as well as several trees. At least one creek flooded in the area as well. |
| May 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tigerville | - | Storm survey found area of downed trees 2 miles west of the highway 11/14 interchange. |
| June 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tigerville | - | Spotter reported two trees down. |
| June 2011 | Hail | Tigerville | - | no account filed |
| May 2010 | Hail | Tigerville | - | no account filed |
| March 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tigerville | - | no account filed |
| March 2008 | Hail | Tigerville | - | no account filed |
| August 2008 | Hail | Tigerville | - | no account filed |
| May 2007 | Hail | Tigerville | - | no account filed |
| May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tigerville | - | no account filed |
| June 2006 | Hail | Tigerville | - | no account filed |
| May 2006 | Hail | Tigerville | - | no account filed |
| July 2004 | Hail | Tigerville | - | no account filed |
| March 2003 | Flash Flood | Tigerville | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | Tigerville | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | Tigerville | - | no account filed |
| May 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tigerville | - | no account filed |
| April 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tigerville | - | no account filed |
| August 1999 | Hail | Tigerville | - | no account filed |
| August 1999 | Hail | Tigerville | - | no account filed |
| April 1998 | Hail | Tigerville | - | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Hail | Tigerville | - | no account filed |
| February 1998 | Hail | Tigerville | - | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tigerville | - | no account filed |
| June 1997 | Hail | Tigerville | - | no account filed |
| June 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tigerville | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount View | 2.6 miles | 17 | |
| Highland | 2.8 miles | 17 | |
| Taho (historical) | 2.9 miles | 17 | |
| Marydell (historical) | 3.3 miles | 17 | |
| Cross Plains | 3.5 miles | 17 | |
| Locust Hill | 3.6 miles | 17 | |
| Lendaw | 3.7 miles | 17 | |
| Blue Ridge | 3.8 miles | 17 |
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 Tigerville | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q3474183 | The 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 1227133. 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.







