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Italy, South Carolina

9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1943 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Andrews census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29510. The Survey maps it on the Andrews quadrangle.

Italy within Georgetown County

Topographic sheets covering this place

5 surveys from 9 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

373 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 373 fires within 5 miles of Italy between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,517 acres in total. 9 started naturally. 93 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 burning120
Missing data/not specified/undetermined115
Arson/incendiarism93
Equipment and vehicle use11
Misuse of fire by a minor9
Natural9
Power generation/transmission/distribution6
Smoking5
Railroad operations and maintenance3
Fireworks2

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
5 September 2020Debris and open burningunder an acreSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
30 September 2001Arson/incendiarism3.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
29 September 2019Debris and open burning2.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
28 September 2007Debris and open burning2.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
27 September 2006Arson/incendiarismunder an acreSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
27 September 1996Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
25 September 2010Debris and open burning3.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
24 September 1993Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.5 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Georgetown County

Mines and quarries near this place

7 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Italy: 3 unknowns, 3 past producers, 1 plant. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Zirconium, Titanium, Iron. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
M & T Chemicals/ Andrews, S.C.ZirconiumPlant
Olin QuadrangleTitanium, IronUnknownPlacer , Modern , Beach
Plant 5Sand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknownSedimentary
Plant 5Sand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Warsaw PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknownSedimentary
Warsaw PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Winyah Block Sand PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary

Every working recorded in Georgetown County

Storms near this place

7 since 2011

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Italy in 7 storm reports between 2011 and 2017: 5 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
April 2017Flash FloodItaly$50,000Several structures were reportedly flooded in the city of Andrews, especially along Rosemary Ave. which was reportedly impassable. Poor drainage contributed to the flooding.
June 2012Thunderstorm WindItaly$22,000A downburst caused wind damage in Andrews, South Carolina. The path length was just over a mile and a quarter, from Conifer Street and North Rosemary Avenue to South Farr Avenue and South Beech Avenue to Cedar Avenue and West Hemlock Street. Eight large trees were blown down and blocking roadways. Fallen trees knocked down power lines. One large tree fell on a car, trapping three people inside, but there were no injuries. The corner of a roof was ripped off a house, a variety store and two out buildings sustained minor roof damage. Power was reportedly off in the city of Andrews.
June 2016Thunderstorm WindItaly$5,000A tree reportedly fell onto a house on E Cherry Street. No information was available as to the extent of structural damage. The time was estimated based on radar data.
June 2016Thunderstorm WindItaly$3,000Trees were reportedly in roadway near the intersection of E Cherry Street and North Street. The time was estimated based on radar data.
July 2016Thunderstorm WindItaly$2,000Trees and power lines were reported down across Andrews to include Park Street. The time was estimated based on radar data.
February 2012Thunderstorm WindItaly$1,500A tree was reported down on a car on North Magnolia Avenue.
May 2011HailItaly$1,000Hail to the size of quarters was reported along Highway 521.

Every storm recorded in Georgetown 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
Green Bay1.2 miles9
Puncheon Creek1.6 miles9
West Andrews2.1 miles9
Bethel2.7 miles9
Kent3.4 miles9
Pleasant Grove4.0 miles9
Olin4.3 miles9
Oak Grove6.1 miles9

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1231424. 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.