Blenheim, South Carolina
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1942 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the Blenheim census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29516. The Survey maps it on the Bennettsville South quadrangle. 115 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 118 feet above sea level.
Population over time
3 figuresBlenheim fell from 137 to 115 between 2000 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.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 137 | |
| 2010 | 154 | +17 (+12%) |
| 2020 | 115 | -39 (-25%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 8 printed sheetsMatched 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.
- 1942 USGS Rockingham quadrangle1:125000
- 1953 USGS Florence quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Florence quadrangle1:250000
- 1972 USGS Bennettsville South quadrangle1:24000
- 1983 USGS Laurinburg quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
288 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 288 fires within 5 miles of Blenheim between 1992 and 2019, burning about 2,468 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 85 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 | 90 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 85 |
| Debris and open burning | 81 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 20 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 4.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 2012 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 September 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.5 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Blenheim: 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blenhein Block Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Brownsville Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary |
Storms near this place
20 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Blenheim in 20 storm reports between 1994 and 2024: 12 thunderstorm wind, 6 hail, 1 tornado, 1 flash flood. 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 2018 | Flash Flood | Blenheim | $10,000 | Main Street in Blenheim closed due to flooding. |
| May 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Blenheim | $5,000 | no account filed |
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Blenheim | $4,000 | Trees were reportedly down near the intersection of Odom Lane and Blenheim Highway. The time was estimated based on radar data. |
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Blenheim | $4,000 | Trees were reportedly down along Highway 381 between Clio and Blenheim. The time was estimated based on radar data. |
| May 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Blenheim | $1,000 | A tree was blown down on Zion Rd and Marlboro Way. |
| April 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Blenheim | $1,000 | A large tree was blown down along Firetower Rd. |
| April 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Blenheim | $1,000 | A tree was reported down in roadway at Highway 381 just to the west of Driggers Chapel Rd. |
| July 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Blenheim | $1,000 | A tree was reported down on the roadway. The time was estimated based on radar data. |
| May 2012 | Hail | Blenheim | $1,000 | Hail described as slightly larger than a quarter was reported. The hail lasted for about 10 minutes. |
| January 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Blenheim | - | Tree down at Gravel Pit Road and Johns Road near Blenheim. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Blenheim | - | A tree was down on a house in Blenheim. |
| March 2008 | Hail | Blenheim | - | Scattered reports of dime to quarter size hail. |
| June 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Blenheim | - | Trees down. |
| September 2004 | Tornado (F0) | Blenheim | - | A tornado touched down in a parking lot with no damage. |
| May 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Blenheim | - | Law enforcement reported numerous trees down. |
| June 2000 | Hail | Blenheim | - | Ham radio operator received report of dime size hail just east of the Darlington county line. |
| August 2000 | Hail | Blenheim | - | no account filed |
| May 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Blenheim | - | no account filed |
| May 1996 | Hail | Blenheim | - | no account filed |
| March 1996 | Hail | Blenheim | - | no account filed |
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 | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parnassus | 1.4 miles | 8 | |
| Argyle | 2.2 miles | 8 | |
| Monroe Crossroads | 2.4 miles | 8 | |
| Scott | 2.7 miles | 8 | |
| Drake | 2.7 miles | 8 | |
| Salem | 2.9 miles | 8 | |
| Genoa | 3.8 miles | 8 | |
| Five Forks | 4.1 miles | 8 |
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 Blenheim | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q1978999 | The 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 1246916. 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.
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.




