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Aynor, South Carolina

8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1943 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Aynor census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29511. The Survey maps it on the Horry quadrangle. 974 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 94 feet above sea level.

Aynor within Horry County

Population over time

2 figures

Aynor grew from 560 to 974 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.

YearPeople Change
2010560
2020974+414 (+74%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

5 surveys from 8 printed sheets

Matched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.

Fires near this place

247 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 247 fires within 5 miles of Aynor between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,122 acres in total. 7 started naturally. 81 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
Debris and open burning89
Arson/incendiarism81
Missing data/not specified/undetermined61
Natural7
Misuse of fire by a minor5
Equipment and vehicle use2
Smoking1
Power generation/transmission/distribution1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
30 September 2007Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
28 September 1993Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
24 September 2010Arson/incendiarism2.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
19 September 2003Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
9 August 2007Naturalunder an acreSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
4 August 1995Missing data/not specified/undetermined3.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
27 August 2016Debris and open burning1.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
23 August 2007Naturalunder an acreSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Horry County

Storms near this place

44 since 1996

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Aynor in 44 storm reports between 1996 and 2025: 23 thunderstorm wind, 9 hail, 5 flash flood, 3 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
October 2016Flash FloodAynor$250,000The road was reported impassable at 11th Avenue and Oak Street due to flood waters. Adjacent roadways and structures were impacted by the flood waters.
May 1999Tornado (F1)Aynor$25,000Thunderstorm activity over the midwest states moved into the Carolinas on 5/6, and approached the coast during the afternoon. Thunderstorms winds did damage to trees and power lines, and there were 3 tornado touchdowns reported, with damage rated as F1. The first, at Darlington Co airport, caused wind gusts near 110 mph and damaged an aircraft hangar. The second, in the New Hope community of Florence County, did damage to a roof on a house and to a mobile home. The third downed a tree onto a house near Aynor in Horry County.
March 1998Tornado (F0)Aynor$25,000DAMAGE IN PLEASANT VIEW COMMUNITY, OFF S.C. 917. TWO HOMES AND GARAGE DAMAGED.
July 2003Thunderstorm WindAynor$10,000Horry 911 reported an 80 foot pine tree fell through a mobile home on Jordanville Rd. There were no injuries.
October 2015Flash FloodAynor$8,000Up to 3 feet of water was reportedly flowing across Bud Graham Road.
June 2015Thunderstorm WindAynor$7,000Several trees were reported snapped. Power lines and power poles were also reported down. The damage was along Bud Graham Road.
March 2008Tornado (EF0)Aynor$5,000A National Weather Service Storm Survey concluded a brief tornado touchdown beginning near the intersection of Jordanville Road and U.S. 501 in Aynor. The tornado traveled for about one-quarter mile, then lifted and dissipated near the intersection of Pine Street and 11th Avenue. Damage was confined to a mobile home. A carport was completely destroyed resulting in subsequent damage to powerlines and trees. The tornado was classified as an EF0 with winds estimated around 80 mph. The tornado had a maximum path width of 25 yards. The path length was 0.27 miles. Horry County officials estimated about $5,000 dollars worth of damage.
March 2008Thunderstorm WindAynor$5,000A National Weather Service Storm Survey observed straight-line wind damage east of where the tornado lifted and dissipated. The damage was spotty from the intersection of Pine Street and 11th Avenue to the intersection of Elm Street and Secondary State Route 129. A barn roof was torn off and several trees were uprooted. Winds were estimated around 80 mph.
April 2011Thunderstorm WindAynor$4,000Trees were reportedly down near the intersection of Highway 129 and Vaught Road. The time was estimated based on radar data.
July 2017Thunderstorm WindAynor$1,000A tree was reported down on Hardwick Loop near the intersection with S Nichols Hwy.
July 2016Thunderstorm WindAynor$1,000A tree was reported down near the intersection of U.S. 501 and Frye Road. The time was estimated based on radar data.
July 2015Thunderstorm WindAynor$1,000A tree was reported down on U.S. 501 near Highway 319. The time was estimated based on radar data.
June 2014Thunderstorm WindAynor$1,000A tree was reported down on Pearl Road near the intersection with Highway 129. The time was estimated based on radar data.
May 2021Thunderstorm WindAynor$500A tree was blown down in the roadway.
June 2025Thunderstorm WindAynor-Law enforcement reported a tree on down on the road in Loris.
June 2025Flash FloodAynor-Water on Blue Water Rd making it impassable.
June 2025Thunderstorm WindAynor-Multiple trees reported down in Aynor, with one report of roof damage via social media.
July 2023Thunderstorm WindAynor-A tree was down near the intersection of Nichols highway and Joyner swamp rd.
July 2023Funnel CloudAynor-Video of funnel cloud was taken near Aynor.
July 2023Thunderstorm WindAynor-A few trees down on house. Report relayed via social media.
July 2023Thunderstorm WindAynor-Tree down on Bill Jones Rd.
August 2023Flash FloodAynor-WMBF reports flooding with fast moving water along Highway 501 near Main St. in Aynor.
August 2014FloodAynor-Flooding was reported on Bud Graham Road.
August 2014FloodAynor-Water was up to the front doors of homes on Bay Street.
May 2009HailAynor-Hail up to the size of nickels was reported.
July 2008HailAynor-Hail up to the size of nickels was reported. The hail fell for about 5 minutes.
July 2008Thunderstorm WindAynor-Several oak and pine trees were reported down. Report relayed via Horry County 911 Center.
August 2008HailAynor-Hail up to the size of nickels was reported.
August 2008Thunderstorm WindAynor-A large tree was reported down along Jordanville Road.
August 2008Heavy RainAynor-The public reported flooding in their yard, with ditches overflowing between Hwy 501 and Hwy 319.
June 2007HailAynor-Penny size hail was reported.
June 2007Thunderstorm WindAynor-Large tree limbs were blown down.
November 2003Thunderstorm WindAynor-Horry emergency manager reported trees down.
July 2003Thunderstorm WindAynor-Horry 911 reported power lines down.
July 2003Thunderstorm WindAynor-The 911 center reported a large tree down on Hwy 19.
July 2002Thunderstorm WindAynor-Tree down on Jordanville Road. Dime size hail was also reported.
June 2001HailAynor-Spotter reported dime size hail.
August 2000HailAynor-Dime size hail reported.
August 2000HailAynor-911 reported dime size hail near Rt 501 in Aynor.
February 1998Flash FloodAynor-Heavy rains in the early morning hours measured 4-6 inches near the coast and 2-4 inches further inland. Myrtle Beach schools delayed opening 2 hours. Widespread flooding affected 75 roads around the county.
November 1997Thunderstorm WindAynor-911 Center reported roaring winds and tree limbs down
May 1999HailAynor-no account filed
May 1996HailAynor-no account filed
May 1996Thunderstorm WindAynor-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Horry County

Nearest settlements

The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.

Map PlaceDistance Sheets
Jones Crossroads2.0 miles8
Red Hill3.1 miles8
Chinners3.2 miles8
Rehobeth3.2 miles8
Pages (historical)3.5 miles8
Gideon3.5 miles8
Dog Bluff3.5 miles8
Doyle3.6 miles8

Elsewhere

Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.

Wikipedia article on AynorAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q2334807The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0).

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1220269. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

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.

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.