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Marion County, South Carolina

41 topographic sheets and 16 fire insurance atlases across 2 places.

Research this county

From the record

16 National Register listings published here.

Sources: the county history on the Internet Archive · the National Register database, National Park Service

South Carolina within the United States
Marion County within South Carolina
Explore by year 1825 1882

What the record shows

  • 2 places in this county were surveyed for fire insurance: Marion, Mullins, between 1884 and 1945.
  • 16 fire insurance atlases survive for the county. Topographic coverage is national; fire insurance survey reached only incorporated places with something worth insuring.
  • 273 topographic sheet readings cover the county's settlements.
  • 16 properties here are on the National Register of Historic Places: 13 buildings and 3 districts.
  • 3 of the 16 listings were added during the 1970s.
  • The Geographic Names Information System records 33 populated places in this county; 33 are covered by at least one topographic sheet.

Photographs

1 photograph,

Taken for the Office of War Information and the Farm Security Administration, who photographed the country between 1935 and 1944. Works of United States government photographers, with no known restriction on use. Each opens its catalogue record.

Old Brick Warehouse, Main & Wine Streets (corner), Mullins, Marion County, SC
Old Brick Warehouse, Main & Wine Streets (corner), Mullins, Marion County, SC
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress

Places on the National Register

16

Every property in this county listed on the National Register of Historic Places, with the year it was listed and the federal nomination document.

Photograph PropertyType ListedReference
A. H. Buchan Company Buildingbuilding198484003817
Dew Barnbuilding198484003818
Dillard Barnbuilding200505001101
Imperial Tobacco Company Buildingbuilding198484003820
Liberty Warehousebuilding198484003821
Marion High Schoolbuilding200101000631
Marion Historic Districtdistrict197373001720
Marion Historic District (Boundary Increase)district197979003320
Mt. Olive Baptist Churchbuilding200000000695
Mullins Commercial Historic Districtdistrict200303000662
Neal and Dixon's Warehousebuilding198484003822
Old Brick Warehousebuilding84003828
Old Ebenezer Churchbuilding197373001719
Rasor and Clardy Company Buildingbuilding198282001522
Richardson-Godbold Housebuilding2018100002599
J.C. Teasley Housebuilding01000609

Bird's-eye views and land ownership maps

3

Drawn when these were printed as single large sheets: the town seen from the air, and the county divided into its farms with every owner named. Each opens the original at the Library of Congress.

Land ownership map, 1825 - Marion District, South Carolina
Land ownership map (1825) - Marion District, South Carolina. Library of Congress.
Land ownership map, 1882 - Map of Marion County, South Carolina : a complete map showing the townships, public roads & principle residences, besides other things not found on any other map of the county
Land ownership map (1882) - Map of Marion County, South Carolina : a complete map showing the townships, public roads & principle residences, besides other things not found on any other map of the county. Library of Congress.
Land ownership map, 1882 - Map of Marion County, South Carolina, a complete map showing the townships, public roads & principle residences, besides other things not found on any other map of the county - original survey made by Harlee about 1815 : enlarged and improved May 1882 by P.Y. Bethea ; Marion District, South Carolina
Land ownership map (1882) - Map of Marion County, South Carolina, a complete map showing the townships, public roads & principle residences, besides other things not found on any other map of the county - original survey made by Harlee about 1815 : enlarged and improved May 1882 by P.Y. Bethea ; Marion District, South Carolina. Library of Congress.

The county from the air

48 shown

Flown by the U.S. Geological Survey between 1937 and 1989, the Aerial Photo Single Frames collection is the definitive mid-century view of the land: fields, roads and rivers as the camera saw them. The Survey holds 1,408 frames inside the rectangle that bounds this county; the 48 frames below were taken over the county itself, chosen across the decades of flights (at most four a year from that rectangle), so one flight cannot crowd out the rest. The full set is free to browse and download at EarthExplorer under the dataset Aerial Photo Single Frames.

U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1951-01-08, scale 1:58000
1951-01-08, scale 1:58000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1951-01-08, scale 1:58000
1951-01-08, scale 1:58000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1951-01-08, scale 1:58000
1951-01-08, scale 1:58000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1951-01-08, scale 1:58000
1951-01-08, scale 1:58000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1955-03-08, scale 1:18000
1955-03-08, scale 1:18000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1955-03-08, scale 1:18000
1955-03-08, scale 1:18000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1955-03-08, scale 1:18000
1955-03-08, scale 1:18000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1955-03-08, scale 1:18000
1955-03-08, scale 1:18000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1957-03-30, scale 1:24000
1957-03-30, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1957-03-30, scale 1:24000
1957-03-30, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1957-03-30, scale 1:24000
1957-03-30, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1957-03-30, scale 1:24000
1957-03-30, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1958-01-01, scale 1:40000
1958-01-01, scale 1:40000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1958-01-01, scale 1:40000
1958-01-01, scale 1:40000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1958-01-01, scale 1:40000
1958-01-01, scale 1:40000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1958-01-01, scale 1:40000
1958-01-01, scale 1:40000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1959-04-15, scale 1:40000
1959-04-15, scale 1:40000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1959-04-15, scale 1:40000
1959-04-15, scale 1:40000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1959-04-15, scale 1:40000
1959-04-15, scale 1:40000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1960-09-14, scale 1:41123
1960-09-14, scale 1:41123. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1964-04-01, scale 1:50000
1964-04-01, scale 1:50000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1964-04-01, scale 1:50000
1964-04-01, scale 1:50000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1964-04-01, scale 1:50000
1964-04-01, scale 1:50000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1964-04-01, scale 1:50000
1964-04-01, scale 1:50000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1971-03-27, scale 1:20500
1971-03-27, scale 1:20500. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1971-03-27, scale 1:20500
1971-03-27, scale 1:20500. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1971-03-27, scale 1:20500
1971-03-27, scale 1:20500. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1971-03-27, scale 1:20500
1971-03-27, scale 1:20500. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1972-08-19, scale 1:131000
1972-08-19, scale 1:131000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1972-08-19, scale 1:129000
1972-08-19, scale 1:129000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1972-08-19, scale 1:129000
1972-08-19, scale 1:129000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1972-08-19, scale 1:129000
1972-08-19, scale 1:129000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1975-04-01, scale 1:78000
1975-04-01, scale 1:78000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1975-04-01, scale 1:78000
1975-04-01, scale 1:78000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1976-01-15, scale 1:80000
1976-01-15, scale 1:80000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1976-01-15, scale 1:80000
1976-01-15, scale 1:80000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1976-01-15, scale 1:80000
1976-01-15, scale 1:80000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1976-01-15, scale 1:80000
1976-01-15, scale 1:80000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1977-01-01, scale 1:25700
1977-01-01, scale 1:25700. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1977-01-01, scale 1:25700
1977-01-01, scale 1:25700. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1977-01-01, scale 1:25700
1977-01-01, scale 1:25700. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1977-01-01, scale 1:25700
1977-01-01, scale 1:25700. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1981-02-01, scale 1:80000
1981-02-01, scale 1:80000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1981-02-01, scale 1:80000
1981-02-01, scale 1:80000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1981-02-01, scale 1:80000
1981-02-01, scale 1:80000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1981-02-01, scale 1:80000
1981-02-01, scale 1:80000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1982-03-01, scale 1:14000
1982-03-01, scale 1:14000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1982-03-01, scale 1:14000
1982-03-01, scale 1:14000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.

Weather records

7 stations, 2 gages

The thermometers that kept this county's weather, and the gages that measured the flow of its streams, as the federal records hold them. The extremes below are measured values from those records, not estimates.

The 1950 census, district by district

39 districts

Who lived here in 1950, one enumeration district at a time, as the Census Bureau described each district. Each row opens its official National Archives result, with Population Schedules and ED Maps available there.

  • 34-1Brittons Neck township: Brittons Neck township - That part east of State Hwy. 175 and State Hwy. 908
  • 34-2Brittons Neck township - That part west of State Hwy. 175 and State Hwy. 908
  • 34-3Le Gette township: Le Gette township - That part southeast of State Hwy. 57 and east of Reedy Creek
  • 34-4Le Gette township - That part northwest of State Hwy. 57, and south and east of Reedy Creek
  • 34-5Le Gette township - That part north and west of Reedy Creek
  • 34-6Marion township: Marion town: Marion town - That part of Ward 1 Bounded by Town limits; Town limits; Atlantic Coast Line Railroad; Main
  • 34-7Marion town - That part of Ward 1 Bounded by Atlantic Coast Line Railroad; Town limits; Godbold; Main
  • 34-8Marion town - That part of Ward 2 Bounded by Godbold; Town limits; Town limits; Main, Pickens, Raleigh and Charleston Railroad
  • 34-9Marion town - That part of Ward 2 Bounded by Godbold; Raleigh and Charleston Railroad; Euclid Ave.; Main
  • 34-10Marion town - That part of Ward 2 Bounded by Euclid Ave.; Raleigh and Charleston Railroad; Pickens; Main
  • 34-11Marion town - That part of Ward 3 Bounded by Ward line, Godbold; Main; Liberty, Town limits; Town limits
  • 34-12Marion town - That part of Ward 3 Bounded by Liberty; Main; Town limits; Town limits
  • 34-13Marion town - That part comprising Ward 4 Bounded by Town limits; Main; Godbold, Ward line; Town limits
  • 34-14Marion township - That part north of Atlantic Coast Line Railroad and west of Catfish Creek, outside Marion town
  • 34-15Marion township - That part south of Atlantic Coast Line Railroad and north of State Hwy. 575, outside Marion town
  • 34-16Marion township - That part south of State Hwy. 575, outside Marion town
  • 34-17Moody township: Sellers town - That part in Marion County comprising part of Moody township (Remainder of Sellers town is in Kirby township, Dillon County)
  • 34-18Moody township - That part north of State Hwy. 571 and east of State Hwy. 663, outside Sellers town
  • 34-19Moody township - That part south of State Hwy. 571 and west of State Hwy. 663, outside Sellers town
  • 34-20Reeves township: Mullins town: Mullins town - That part Bounded by Town limits; Town limits; Atlantic Coast Line Railroad; Mullins, Academy, N. Main
  • 34-21Mullins town - That part Bounded by Academy; Mullins; Atlantic Coast Line Railroad; N. Main
  • 34-22Mullins town - That part Bounded by Town limits; N. Main; Atlantic Coast Line Railroad; Seaboard Air Line Railroad
  • 34-23Mullins town - That part Bounded by Town limits; Seaboard Air Line Railroad; Atlantic Coast Line Railroad; Town limits
  • 34-24Mullins town - That part Bounded by Atlantic Coast Line Railroad; S. Main; Town limits; Town limits
  • 34-25Mullins town - That part Bounded by Atlantic Coast Line Railroad; Town limits; U.S. Hwy. 76, Lowman; S. Main
  • 34-26Mullins town - That part Bounded by Lowman; U.S. Hwy. 76, Town limits; Town limits; S. Main
  • 34-27Nichols town
  • 34-28North Mullins town
  • 34-29VOID
  • 34-30Reeves township - That part north of Atlantic Coast Line Railroad, and east of Little Peedee River, outside Nichols town
  • 34-31Reeves township - That part north of Atlantic Coast Line Railroad, west of Little Peedee River and east of Seaboard Air Line Railway, outside Mullins and North Mullins towns
  • 34-32BN/A
  • 34-32AN/A
  • 34-33Reeves township - That part south of Atlantic Coast Line Railroad and west of State Hwy. 917, outside Mullins town
  • 34-34Reeves township - That part south of Atlantic Coast Line Railroad and east of State Hwy. 917, outside Mullins and Nichols towns
  • 34-35Rowell township
  • 34-36Wahee township: Wahee township - That part north of U.S. Hwy. 76
  • 34-37Wahee township - That part south of U.S. Hwy. 76
  • 34-38Woodbury township

Wildfire, 1992 to 2020

853 fires

Every wildfire the federal occurrence database records inside this county: 853 of them, burning about 4,730 acres. 28 started naturally and 172 were recorded as arson. Each settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it.

Reported cause Fires
Missing data/not specified/undetermined283
Debris and open burning275
Arson/incendiarism172
Equipment and vehicle use41
Natural28
Misuse of fire by a minor19
Smoking12
Railroad operations and maintenance12
Fireworks4
Power generation/transmission/distribution4
Recreation and ceremony2
Other causes1

The five largest, by the area the report gives. None of them was recorded as arson.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
19 February 2002Debris and open burning493 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
29 July 2019Equipment and vehicle use380 acresSouth Carolina Forestry CommissionSCRAP FIRE
19 March 2008Equipment and vehicle use120 acresSouth Carolina Forestry CommissionRED MTN TIMBER
13 March 2012Debris and open burning100 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
1 April 2006Debris and open burning95 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
9 May 2014Missing data/not specified/undetermined90 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
4 February 2002Debris and open burning90 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
7 July 2002Natural80 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named

Every settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it - see the settlement index below.

Storms, 1957 to 2026

60 of 320 shown

The NOAA Storm Events Database holds 320 reports for this county, causing no deaths, 24 injuries and about $7,287,750 in recorded property damage. Each settlement page carries the reports that name it.

Kind of event Reports
Thunderstorm Wind194
Hail76
Flash Flood23
Tornado12
Flood9
Lightning6

The most serious of them, by death, then injury, then recorded damage. The accounts are quoted exactly as the forecast office filed them.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
June 1982Tornado (F2)not stated16 hurt, $2,500,000no account filed
June 2001Thunderstorm WindMarion2 hurt, $10,000Law enforcement reported a large tree fell on a car, injuring two people. Quarter size hail and trees on power lines were also reported.
November 1995Tornado (F4)Penderboro1 hurt, $800,000One mobile home destroyed, Pleasant Grove Baptist Church badly damaged and the sanctuary leveled. Church bell found 400 yards east. A house suffered major roof damage.
June 1961Tornado (F2)not stated1 hurt, $250,000no account filed
February 1962Tornado (F2)not stated1 hurt, $25,000no account filed
July 2004LightningMullins1 hurtA 21 year old woman was struck by lightning while on her front porch. She was taken to the hospital. The extent of her injuries is unknown.
July 1999LightningSellers1 hurtA farm worker was struck by lightning while in a field, was hospitalized in critical condition.
June 1994Thunderstorm Windnot stated1 hurtScattered thunderstorms, some locally severe, developed during the afternoon in the lower piedmont, central and east-central South Carolina. Most of the damage was confined to trees blown down and electrical power disruptions.
October 2016Flash FloodGalivants Ferry$1,000,000Roadways were reported flooded in Sellers. Homes, cars and other structures were inundated by flood waters. The town hall was also impacted by the flood waters. The report was relayed via the South Carolina Emergency Management.
July 2004LightningCentenary$400,000Lightning struck a church, resulting in a fire that completely destroyed it.
April 2011LightningRains$300,000Lightning struck the Centenary Baptist Church. It burned to the ground.
October 2016Flash FloodMarion Co Arpt$250,000Significant flooding was reported along portions of Drew Road. Adjacent structures were also impacted by the flood waters.
May 2024Tornado (EF1)Marion$200,000Storm survey of damage in the Marion, SC area indicated that a |tornado touched down briefly on Tuesday May 14, 2024 between 6:10 |PM EDT and was on the ground until 6:13 PM EDT before ending north|of Luther Rogers Road. ||The tornado formed near the intersection of Baker Street and |Baptist Street in southeast Marion, SC. Large limbs were down |across nearby roadways and minor roof damage was observed near |this location. The tornado continued northeast and created some |damage near Mullins Street and Withlacoochee Street. Damage here |remained rated at EF-0 (approximately 70 mph). Power lines were |wrapped around tree limbs and an electrical meter head had been |detached from the side of the house. A large tree fell near the |intersection and damaged a small fence. Additional minor roof |damage to surrounding homes was observed. Large downed tree limbs |were observed along McEachern Heights Street, 2nd Avenue, and in |Amazing Grace Park.||The most significant damage occurred in downtown Marion along |Main Street. A roof completely collapsed near the city center with|limited damage to the exterior walls. Across the street, windows |and window dividers were completely blown out. A wall on the |second floor was pushed inward and its attached window and window |seals were missing. An adjacent building lost a large portion of |roof covering which fell to the street below. All debris was |scattered in multiple directions.||The tornado continued toward the northeast and snapped tree tops |near the intersection of Fairlee Street and Wheeler Street. |Portions of roof coverings were missing from a few homes and |businesses. Damage here was not as significant as on Main Street. |Additional damage was not observed for one mile indicating the |tornado was likely making contact with the ground intermittently. |Along Luther Rogers Road, a trampoline that had previously been |secured with large metal stakes was lofted into the side of a |neighbors home two homes to the east. As the trampoline was |lofted, it made contact with siding and solar panels of the |adjacent neighbor before hitting the side and penetrating the |vinyl siding of the neighbor two homes east. ||The majority of the damage was rated at EF-0 and 70 mph, but |significant damage downtown indicated peak intensity as described |above. There was a lack of significant tree damage typically seen |with tornadoes which may indicate that the tornado did not contact|the ground for a long period of time. It is worth noting all |buildings on Main Street that observed significant damage were two|to three story masonry buildings.
October 2016Flash FloodGapway$200,000Significant flooding was reported along Highway 917, near the Horry County line. Adjacent roadways and structures were impacted by the flood waters.
June 2021Tornado (EF1)North Mullins$150,000The tornado formed near Old Nichols Highway northeast of Mullins,|SC. The tornado generally moved northeast and caused significant|tree damage toward the end of Ironwood Rd. It also destroyed a|small storage building and caused minor damage to 4 single wide|homes near the intersection of Gilcrist and Ironwood Rds. The|tornado moved across Gilchrist Rd and crossed an adjacent corn |field. The tornado then caused some additional tree damage along |Sugar Shack Place prior to lifting before reaching the Little Pee |Dee River.
October 2016Flash FloodNichols$150,000A portion of Kemper Road was washed out. Adjacent roadways were also impacted by the flood waters.
July 2012Thunderstorm WindMullins$150,000The top 300 ft. of a 500 ft. cable tower collapsed at the intersection of South Cypress Street and Highway 76.
October 1995Tornado (F1)Marion$100,000A tornado touched down in west Marion in the Pine Lake area, moved through English Park area to U.S. Highway 501. Downed trees caused additional property damage and downed power lines. No injuries.
September 2018Flash FloodNichols$50,000Kemper Rd between sc-9 and s-321 closed due to road washout. Steele Rd from s-321 to s-60 was also washed out.
August 2007Thunderstorm WindMarion$50,000A thunderstorm downburst produced damage along a path 2 miles long and up to a half mile wide. Damage was more destuctive along a 100 foot path. Several trees up to 2 feet in diameter were snapped 12 to 20 feet above the ground. A line of four power poles were leaning one way and trees snapped the other way. Ten stuctures sustained minor damage to include roof shingles and mobile home underpinnings. One tree fell onto a house and brick pillars on the porch were knocked down.
May 2003Thunderstorm WindMullins$50,000Strong winds caused damage to the metal roof of a warehouse. There were reports of damage to buildings and some of the debris was blocking the street on Rt 76 and Park Street. Trees were also reported down on Hwy 41. No tornado was confirmed.
September 2018Flash FloodMarion$40,000Flash flooding occurred in streets and businesses along US-76 near Metal Street.
January 2024Thunderstorm WindMarion$35,000Multiple large trees down on homes and blocking roadways in and near the 900 block of Jones Avenue/NC-41. In addition, a large brick wall in main street commons in downtown Marion separated from a building and collapsed.
September 2004Tornado (F1)Peedee$25,000A tornado damaged two homes, and downed trees, powerlines, and sheds.
June 2017Thunderstorm WindMullins$20,000The tops of several trees were observed snapped. Damage to a store and to a mobile home park was also observed.
July 2014Thunderstorm WindNichols$20,000A team from the National Weather Service conducted a survey and found a damage path from the intersection of Winnie Road and Old Nichols Highway to near the intersection of Taylor Road and Pace Road. Numerous large tree limbs were blown out to include the tops of two large pine trees. Two large hardwood trees were also uprooted. A few pieces of metal roofing were blown off a horse barn and deposited 100 yards away. Minor shingle and siding damage was also observed at two residences. The path length was about three-quarters of a mile and the maximum path width was 350 yards. The damage pattern was consistent with straight line winds up to 75 mph. Time of event was estimated based on radar data.
June 2009Thunderstorm WindMullins$20,000Numerous trees were reported down. Several hundred people were reportedly without power.
June 2009Thunderstorm WindWest Marion$20,000Numerous trees were reported down across town. Reports were relayed through Marion County 911 Center.
August 2007Thunderstorm WindMarion$20,000A large tree fell, severely damaging a vehicle. Tree caused minor damage to the exterior of a home on Henry Street, cracking a window and separating the electrical meter from the wall. Nickel size hail also fell.
May 2003Thunderstorm WindMullins$20,000A ham radio operator reported a roof was blown off a warehouse.
June 1998Thunderstorm WindCentenary$20,000no account filed
November 2011LightningMarion$15,000Lightning started a house fire on Grassy Court Road.
February 2003Thunderstorm WindMarion$15,000Ham radio operator reported trees down on two vehicles.
July 1999Thunderstorm WindMarion$15,000Large trees were downed onto power lines.
June 2019Thunderstorm WindMullins$10,000Several trees were blown down. A roof was damaged.
September 2018Flash FloodMarion$10,000US 501 closed due to dam overflow at Reedy Creek.
June 2015Thunderstorm WindMarion$10,000Numerous trees were reported down across the city of Marion. The time was estimated based on radar data.
October 2015Flash FloodSellers$10,000Flooding was reported on Highway 38 near U.S. 501.
October 2015Flash FloodAriel Xrds$10,000Portions of U.S. 501 were flooded south of Marion.
October 2015Flash FloodRains$10,000A portion of U.S. 501 south of downtown Marion was closed due to flooding.
October 2015Flash FloodMarion$10,000Significant flooding in downtown Marion to include Northside Avenue, Godbold Street and Wheeler Street.
October 2015Flash FloodRains$10,000Water was reportedly flowing across Cattle Farm Road.
October 2015Flash FloodMarion$10,000Significant flooding was reported on Old Conway Road.
July 2012Thunderstorm WindNorth Mullins$10,000Large trees were reported down across power lines along Prevatte Road. Power lines were reported down on Martin Street. A large tree was also reported down across Old Nichols Highway.
July 2012Thunderstorm WindMarion$10,000Numerous trees were reported down near the center of town.
June 2009Thunderstorm WindMullins$10,000Several large limbs were down along and in the vicinity of Old Stage Road. Some large limbs were down across power lines.
May 2000HailBritton Neck$10,000Department of Transportation reported approximately 20 trees blown down. An emergency manager also reported hail estimated at 2 3/4 inches, breaking windows in the area.
August 1999Thunderstorm WindMarion$10,000Thunderstorm wind downed trees onto power lines.
January 1995Thunderstorm Windnot stated$10,000Sixty mph winds, Hwy 41 N of Mullins, power out, billboards down.
June 1995Thunderstorm Windnot stated$10,000Zion 1S,Roof Blown off portion of House, Trees Down, Trailer Damage
May 1996Thunderstorm WindMullins$10,000no account filed
June 2015Thunderstorm WindCentenary$8,000Eight trees were reportedly down in roadway in front of Creek Bridge High School. The time was estimated based on radar data.
April 2011Thunderstorm WindMullins$7,000Large trees and power lines down on North Park Street. The time was estimated based on radar data.
April 2011Thunderstorm WindPeedee$6,000Several trees were reportedly down and blocking the roadway near the intersection of Highway 76 and Highway 301. The time was estimated based on radar data.
April 2011Thunderstorm WindMarion$6,000A large tree and power lines were reportedly down on Stewart Street. The time was estimated based on radar data.
June 2019Thunderstorm WindMarion Co Arpt$5,000A couple of trees were blown down onto power lines along Hwy 501.
July 2012Thunderstorm WindBritton Neck$5,000A tree was reported down along Gresham Road. Large limbs were reportedly down near the intersection of Highway 908 and Gresham Road. A tree was also reported down on a vehicle on Gresham Road.
May 2010HailNichols$5,000Hail up to the size of quarters was reported at the Lighthouse Restaurant.
June 2009Thunderstorm WindWest Marion$5,000Tree fell onto power line which then fell onto a car. Occupants were briefly trapped inside the vehicle. There were no injuries.
May 2009Thunderstorm WindKoonce$5,000Trees were reported down on SC-41 near Rains.

Mines and quarries

8 recorded

The Survey's mineral resources record lists 8 workings inside this county. 2 still produce and 6 are closed or unrecorded. Each settlement page carries the workings within five miles of it.

Commodity Workings
Sand and Gravel, Construction4
Clay3
Sand1

The least common of them first, because a county's hundredth gravel pit says nothing its first ten did not.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Britton's Neck MineSandProducerSedimentary
Pee Dee MineClayUnknownSedimentary
Pee Dee MineClayProducer
Pee Dee PlantClayUnknownSedimentary
Asphalt Products PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknownSedimentary
Asphalt Products Pit No. 7Sand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Snipes MineSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknownSedimentary
Snipes MineSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

The county's history books

231,745 words

One book written about this county, cut here where the book itself is cut, at its printed chapters: 1 chapter in all. Every chapter is public domain, machine-read from the scan and reproduced complete. A chapter already given under one of the county's towns is not repeated in this list.

A History of Marion County, South Carolina, from Its Earliest Times to the Present, 1901 (1902)

ChapterLength
The whole text231,745 words in 15 parts

Every populated place in the county

33

Named settlements recorded in the Geographic Names Information System, each with the topographic sheets covering it. Villages, hamlets and abandoned places alike. Each is shown with the nearest named watercourse or landform and the survey quadrangle it falls on. The 2 places that were also surveyed for fire insurance come first, with the number of atlases and photographs held for them.

Recorded here

Marion, South Carolina

8 topographic sheets and 10 fire insurance atlases, 1884 to 1945

Mullins, South Carolina

11 topographic sheets and 6 fire insurance atlases, 1903 to 1945

Everything this county holds

The complete index, with nothing left out. Each of these is a separate record with its own page: a federal survey report, or the case file that argued a property on to the National Register. Both are public domain and reproduced word for word.

Surveyed structures

1 structure

Provenance

  • Topographic sheets. USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection, county index, measured from the bulk metadata.
  • Fire insurance maps. Library of Congress Sanborn collection, faceted to this county.
  • Photographs. Each place queried individually against the Library of Congress Prints and Photographs search.
  • 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.