Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2016.
“The Tillman School is a historic school building at 191 Cotton Hill Road in Tillman, South Carolina. It is a single-story T-shaped brick building with Craftsman styling.”
Wikipedia article Tillman School, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 8 National Register listings published here for Jasper County · listed in 2016 · category: Building.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 311 fires within 5 miles of Tillman School between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,990 acres in total. 11 started naturally. 56 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 | 113 |
| Debris and open burning | 110 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 56 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 17 |
| Natural | 11 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 1999 | Natural | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 2003 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | 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 |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Tillman, the town this property stands in, 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. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | J.C. Richardson House | 6.5 miles | 2014 |
 | Robertville Baptist Church | 6.6 miles | 1972 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 16000396 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Jasper County | All 8 listed properties in this county. |
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