Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.
One of 38 National Register listings published here for Georgetown County · listed in 1974 · category: Site.
Sources: the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service · the Wikipedia article
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 210 fires within 5 miles of Prince Frederick's Chapel Ruins between 1992 and 2020, burning about 3,128 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 48 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 | 82 |
| Debris and open burning | 67 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 48 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 September 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 September 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 14 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 11 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 August 1999 | Natural | 7.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 August 2008 | Natural | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Plantersville, the town this property stands in, in 13 storm reports between 1995 and 2020: 5 thunderstorm wind, 5 hail, 2 flash flood, 1 lightning. The reports record 1 death and 1 injury. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2018 | Flash Flood | Plantersville | 1 killed, $20,000 | A person accidentally drove into a flooded area and drowned. |
| May 2015 | Lightning | Plantersville | 1 hurt | A man was under his truck when it was struck by lightning. He sustained only minor injuries. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Plantersville | $7,000 | A National Weather Service Storm Survey found 10 pine trees down. The damage was the result of a microburst. |
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Plantersville | $3,000 | Trees were reported down in the 14000 block of N Fraser Street. |
| October 2015 | Flash Flood | Plantersville | $2,000 | Portions of Lamb Road were reported flooded. |
| June 2020 | Hail | Plantersville | - | Quarter size hail was reported in Plantersville. |
| August 2000 | Hail | Plantersville | - | Fire department reported dime size hail. |
| April 1999 | Hail | Plantersville | - | Sheriff reported hail and wind gusts over 60 mph causing a power outage in the area. |
| July 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Plantersville | - | WIND GUST TO 50 KTS DOWNED TREES IN THE YAUHANNAH COMMUNITY (ABOUT 5N OF PLANTERSVILLE) |
| July 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Plantersville | - | Trees down. |
| May 1999 | Hail | Plantersville | - | no account filed |
| April 1997 | Hail | Plantersville | - | no account filed |
| March 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Plantersville | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Pee Dee River Rice Planters Historic District | 0.8 miles | 2020 |
 | Chicora Wood Plantation | 0.9 miles | 1973 |
| Sandy Island School | 3.1 miles | 2020 | |
 | All Saints' Episcopal Church, Waccamaw | 3.5 miles | 1991 |
 | Cedar Grove Plantation Chapel | 3.6 miles | 1991 |
 | Summer Chapel, Prince Frederick's Episcopal Church | 3.9 miles | 1988 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 74001858 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Georgetown County | All 38 listed properties in this county. |
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