Tillman, South Carolina
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1920 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Grays-Tillman census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29943. It stands on Sand Branch. The Survey maps it on the Tillman quadrangle. It stands 56 feet above sea level.
On record in Tillman
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
Tillman Schoollisted 2016
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 15 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 Hardeeville quadrangle1:62500
- 1943 USGS Hardeeville quadrangle1:62500
- 1947 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:250000
- 1948 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:250000
- 1953 USGS Hardeeville quadrangle1:62500
- 1957 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1960 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Tillman quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
378 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 378 fires within 5 miles of Tillman between 1992 and 2020, burning about 3,444 acres in total. 7 started naturally. 88 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 | 137 |
| Debris and open burning | 133 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 88 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Natural | 7 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Smoking | 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 1999 | Debris and open burning | 15 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 September 2001 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 September 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 September 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.5 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | 8.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 September 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 10 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Tillman: 2 producers. 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deerfield Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Deerfield Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
23 since 2004Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Tillman in 23 storm reports between 2004 and 2025: 23 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tillman | $6,000 | The Jasper county warning point reported numerous trees down around Tillman, South Carolina. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tillman | $3,000 | Tree down on Long Road near Tillman Road. Power line down on Meriweather Drive near Tillman road. |
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tillman | $1,000 | Jasper County dispatch reported a tree down in the 1050 block of Tillman Road. |
| August 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tillman | $1,000 | The South Carolina Highway Patrol reported a tree down in the 7600 Block of Deerfield Road. The tree came down due to thunderstorm outflow. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tillman | $1,000 | The public reported a tree down in Tillman. |
| September 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tillman | $1,000 | A 911 call center reported a tree down and blocking both lanes of B and C Landing Road. |
| March 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tillman | $1,000 | Law Enforcement reported one tree down blocking Highway 119, near Tillman, South Carolina. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tillman | $500 | South Carolina Highway Patrol reported a tree down and in the roadway on Sand Hills Road in Tillman. |
| August 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tillman | $500 | South Carolina Highway Patrol reports a tree down and blocking the roadway on Highway 321 near Floyd Road. |
| September 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tillman | $500 | Law Enforcement reported a tree down at the intersection of US Highway 321 and SC Highway 336, near Tillman, South Carolina. |
| May 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tillman | $500 | Law Enforcement reported a tree down on Fanhill Road in Tillman, South Carolina. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tillman | - | Jasper County dispatch reported a tree down along Hoover Plantation Drive near Cotton Hill Road. |
| July 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tillman | - | South Carolina Highway Patrol reported a tree down in the roadway near the intersection of Highway 321 and Locked Road. |
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tillman | - | The South Carolina Highway Patrol reported a tree down near the intersection of Highway 321 and Highway 336. |
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tillman | - | The South Carolina Highway Patrol reported a tree down and in the roadway near the intersection of Highway 321 and Floyd Road. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tillman | - | Jasper County dispatch reported a tree down in the 7600 block of Deerfield Road. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tillman | - | South Carolina Highway Patrol reported a tree down on Highway 119 near the intersection with Highway 321. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tillman | - | South Carolina Highway Patrol reported a tree down on Highway 321 near the Deerfield Sand Pit. |
| May 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tillman | - | Jasper County dispatch reported three trees down along Highway 321. |
| July 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tillman | - | Jasper County communications center reported one tree knocked down on Deerfield Road near Tillman. |
| September 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tillman | - | Jasper County warning point reported a tree down near the intersection of Tillman Road and Cotton Hill Road. |
| September 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tillman | - | Jasper County warning point reported a tree down near the intersection of Tillman Road and Tarboro Road. |
| May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tillman | - | Thunderstorm winds knocked down trees across Highway 321. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tarboro | 5.3 miles | 17 | |
| Deerfield | 5.6 miles | 15 | |
| Switzerland | 5.8 miles | 15 | |
| Berrys Landing | 5.8 miles | 15 | |
| Groover Landing | 6.1 miles | 15 | |
| Mitchellville | 6.1 miles | 15 | |
| Baker Hill | 6.3 miles | 17 | |
| Ridgeland | 6.8 miles | 15 |
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 Tillman | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q30621945 | 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 1251172. 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.









