Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006.
“McCollum-Murray House, also known as the C. Murray House, is a historic home located at Greeleyville, Williamsburg County, South Carolina.”
Wikipedia article McCollum-Murray House, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 12 National Register listings published here for Williamsburg County · listed in 2006 · category: Building.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 832 fires within 5 miles of McCollum-Murray House between 1992 and 2020, burning about 10,436 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 266 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 | 337 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 266 |
| Debris and open burning | 187 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 17 |
| Smoking | 11 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Natural | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | 6.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 September 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 6.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 September 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | 4.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Greeleyville, the town this property stands in, in 18 storm reports between 1999 and 2019: 8 hail, 6 thunderstorm wind, 1 heavy rain, 1 flash flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2015 | Lightning | Greeleyville | $500,000 | Lightning struck Mt. Zion AME church in Greeleyville. The 8000 sq ft church caught fire and was a total loss. |
| August 2004 | Flash Flood | Greeleyville | $400,000 | Heavy rains associated with the remnants of Tropical Storm Gaston amounted to around 10 inches in about 3 to 4 hours over western Williamsburg County. This resulted in widespread road closures across western portions of the county. |
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Greeleyville | $25,000 | Widespread tree and power line damage was reported along Highway 521 from near Greeleyville to Trio Road. The time of the damage was estimated based on radar data. |
| April 2011 | Hail | Greeleyville | $3,000 | Hail to the size of golf balls was reported by a trained spotter. |
| May 2014 | Hail | Greeleyville | $1,250 | Golf ball size hail was reported on Eddie Woods Road. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Greeleyville | $1,000 | Several trees down on Easler Hwy and Manning Hwy. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Greeleyville | $1,000 | A tree was reported down along Society Street. |
| July 2013 | Flood | Greeleyville | - | Flooding was reported on Tucker Street. |
| March 2008 | Hail | Greeleyville | - | The Emergency Manager reported one-inch hail. |
| June 2007 | Hail | Greeleyville | - | Golf ball size hail fell on Coleman Road. |
| June 2007 | Hail | Greeleyville | - | Penny size hail was reported. |
| May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Greeleyville | - | Trees down on Hwy 521. |
| November 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Greeleyville | - | The Williamsburg county 911 center reported numerous trees downed. |
| October 2005 | Hail | Greeleyville | - | Penny size hail was reported. |
| May 2001 | Hail | Greeleyville | - | Trained spotter reported quarter size hail. |
| April 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Greeleyville | - | Power company dispatch reported trees down on power lines. |
| October 2002 | Heavy Rain | Greeleyville | - | no account filed |
| February 1999 | Hail | Greeleyville | - | no account filed |
No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.
Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.
| Photograph | Property | Distance | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Market | 3.0 miles | 1998 | |
| Clarkson Farm Complex | 3.8 miles | 1988 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 06000579 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Williamsburg County | All 12 listed properties in this county. |
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