Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.
“Luke's Church is a historic church in rural Beaufort County, South Carolina located about four miles north of Pritchardville.”
Wikipedia article St. Luke's Church (Pritchardville, South Carolina), CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 62 National Register listings published here for Beaufort County · listed in 1987 · category: Building.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · 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 120 fires within 5 miles of St. Luke's Church between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,250 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 16 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 | 61 |
| Debris and open burning | 26 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 16 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 7 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 September 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 August 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 40 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 August 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 149 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 August 2002 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 August 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 August 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 July 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 July 2012 | Natural | 3.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of St. Luke's Church: 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ward #1 Mine | Sand | Unknown | Sedimentary |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Pritchardville, the town this property stands in, in 45 storm reports between 2001 and 2025: 33 thunderstorm wind, 8 hail, 3 lightning, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2023 | Lightning | Pritchardville | $100,000 | Bluffton Fire Department reported that lightning struck a home on Pine View Drive as well as a nearby tree. The lightning strike started a fire in the attic of the home and produced significant damage. |
| August 2022 | Lightning | Pritchardville | $20,000 | The Beaufort County 911 Call Center reported a lightning strike to a multi-story apartment complex along Parklands Drive, resulting in a hole in the attic where rain entered and eventually reached the lower levels. |
| July 2024 | Lightning | Pritchardville | $10,000 | A lightning strike started a structure fire on Breakwater Court. |
| March 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pritchardville | $5,000 | Beaufort County Emergency Management reported that a tree fell on a vehicle near the intersection of May River Road and Rose Dhu Creek Plantation. |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pritchardville | $1,000 | The Beaufort County 911 Call Center reported a tree down along New Riverside Road. |
| April 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pritchardville | $1,000 | The Beaufort County Warning Point reported power lines down at the 3700 Block of Okatie Highway. |
| April 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pritchardville | $1,000 | Spotter reported a tree down, blocking all lanes on Oakatie Highway, between Fording Island road and May River road. |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pritchardville | $1,000 | A spotter reported a tree down on New Riverside Drive. |
| December 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pritchardville | $1,000 | The Department of Highways reported a tree down near the intersection of Highway 315 and Levy. |
| December 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pritchardville | $1,000 | A trained spotter reported a tree down on Palmetto Bluff Road. |
| March 2011 | Hail | Pritchardville | $1,000 | A trained weather spotter reported their car hood was dented by golf ball size hail in Pritchardville, South Carolina. |
| April 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pritchardville | $500 | Law Enforcement reported a tree in the roadway near the intersection of Bluffton Parkway and Hampton Lake Drive. |
| September 2024 | Tornado (EF0) | Pritchardville | - | A National Weather Service storm survey team confirmed an EF-0 tornado with estimated peak winds of 76 mph near Pritchardville. The brief, relatively weak tornado, associated with an outer band of Hurricane Helene, developed near Headwaters Road. At this point, the there was only some minor and sporadic damage to small limbs and branches. As it moved rapidly northward, it crossed the far western marshy area of the May River. It then crossed May River Road, where its snapped and uprooted some trees, before it dissipated just to the north. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pritchardville | - | A 911 call center reported one down at the intersection of May River Road and Stillwell Road and another tree down at 24 Kirk Bluff Road. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pritchardville | - | A 911 call center reported one tree down at the intersection of Bluffton Parkway and Hampton Parkway. |
| April 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pritchardville | - | The Beaufort County Warning Point reported a tree and power lines down near the intersection of Okatie Highway and Evan Way. |
| August 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pritchardville | - | The Beaufort County 911 Call Center reported a tree down near the intersection of New Riverside Road and Myrtle Ford Road. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pritchardville | - | The Beaufort County 911 Call Center reported a tree down on New Riverside Road. |
| June 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pritchardville | - | Law enforcement reported numerous trees and power lines down along May River Road. |
| June 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pritchardville | - | A Beaufort County emergency manager reported a tree down on New Riverside Road near the entrance to Palmetto Bluff. |
| April 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pritchardville | - | An emergency manager reported a tree down near the intersection of New Riverside Road and Old Palmetto Bluff Road. |
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pritchardville | - | The Beaufort County 911 Call Center reported a tree fell on a car near the intersection of Okatie Highway and May River Road. Numerous large tree limbs were also reported down along Okatie Highway near this location. |
| December 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pritchardville | - | A Beaufort County emergency manager reported a tree down on May River Road near the intersection with Okatie Highway. |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pritchardville | - | The Beaufort County 911 Call Center reported a tree down near the intersection of Old River Road and Rose DHU Creek Plantation. |
| April 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pritchardville | - | A Beaufort County emergency manager reported a tree down near the intersection of Okatie Highway and May River Road. |
| April 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pritchardville | - | A Beaufort County emergency manager reported a tree down near the intersection of Okatie Highway and Heritage Parkway. |
| April 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pritchardville | - | A Beaufort County emergency manager reported a tree down on Spirea Lane. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pritchardville | - | The Beaufort 911 Call Center reported a tree down on Rose Dhu Creek Plantation. |
| July 2017 | Hail | Pritchardville | - | Penny to nickel sized hail fell on May River Road in Bluffton. |
| May 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pritchardville | - | A trained spotter sent pictures via Twitter of two trees down around Pritchardville. One tree was down on New Riverside Drive just east of Little Island Way. The other tree was also down on New Riverside Drive about a quarter of a mile south of the May River Road and Highway 170 intersection. |
| April 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pritchardville | - | One tree was snapped off and partially in the roadway on New Riverside Drive about 1 mile south of the May River Road and Highway 170 traffic circle. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pritchardville | - | A trained spotter relayed pictures through Twitter of one large tree uprooted, another one snapped off, and a large limb down on New Riverside Road. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pritchardville | - | Law enforcement reported a tree down on Palmetto Bluff Road. |
| August 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pritchardville | - | Trees and power lines were reported down on Palmetto Bluff Road. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pritchardville | - | The public reported a dozen 12 inch diameter limbs down near the intersection of Highway 46 and Gibbet Road. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pritchardville | - | The South Carolina Highway Patrol reported a tree down near the intersection of Highway 46 and Highway 170. |
| August 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pritchardville | - | The Beaufort County 911 Call Center reported a tree down at the intersection of May River Road and Old Miller Road. |
| August 2012 | Hail | Pritchardville | - | The public reported quarter sized hail in Pritchardville. Winds were also estimated at 50 miles per hour. |
| June 2011 | Hail | Pritchardville | - | A trained spotter reported nickel to quarter size hail. |
| May 2010 | Hail | Pritchardville | - | The public reported nickel size hail in Pritchardville, South Carolina. |
| July 2009 | Hail | Pritchardville | - | A trained weather spotter reported nickel size hail near Pritchardville, South Carolina. |
| August 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pritchardville | - | Thunderstorm winds knocked down numerous trees, many of which fell on houses. Eight homes were damaged in the Sun City community near the intersection of Highways 170 and 278. |
| August 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pritchardville | - | Large limbs and power lines down. |
| March 2002 | Hail | Pritchardville | - | no account filed |
| March 2001 | Hail | Pritchardville | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Rose Hill Plantation House | 4.6 miles | 1983 |
 | Bluffton Historic District | 5.7 miles | 1996 |
 | Church of the Cross | 5.8 miles | 1975 |
| Campbell Chapel AME Church | 5.8 miles | 2019 | |
| Callawassie Sugar Works | 6.9 miles | 2014 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 87001951 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Beaufort County | All 62 listed properties in this county. |
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