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Joanna, South Carolina

12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1941 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Joanna census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29351. It stands on Shell Creek. The Survey maps it on the Joanna quadrangle. 1,517 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 600 feet above sea level.

Joanna within Laurens County

Population over time

3 figures

Joanna fell from 1,609 to 1,517 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.

YearPeople Change
20001,609
20101,539-70 (-4%)
20201,517-22 (-1%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 surveys from 12 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

75 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 75 fires within 5 miles of Joanna between 1992 and 2020, burning about 401 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 7 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/undetermined40
Debris and open burning12
Arson/incendiarism7
Equipment and vehicle use5
Natural5
Recreation and ceremony2
Other causes1
Power generation/transmission/distribution1
Misuse of fire by a minor1
Railroad operations and maintenance1

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
13 September 2010Equipment and vehicle use6.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
11 September 2010Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
6 August 2020Naturalunder an acreSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
29 August 1993Arson/incendiarism2.0 acresFrancis Marion & Sumter National Forestsnot named
28 August 1993Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
13 August 2012Debris and open burning2.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
30 July 2011Natural100 acresFrancis Marion & Sumter National ForestsGEORGE BRANCH
3 July 1993Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Laurens County

Mines and quarries near this place

2 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Joanna: 1 producer, 1 past producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Phosphorus-Phosphates. 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
Eastern White-rock Phosphate DepositPhosphorus-PhosphatesPast ProducerChemical Sediment, Marine
Joanna QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer

Every working recorded in Laurens County

Storms near this place

24 since 2003

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Joanna in 24 storm reports between 2003 and 2026: 19 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
March 2026Thunderstorm WindJoanna-Utility company reported trees blown down on power lines and causing outages in Joanna and vicinity.
June 2025Thunderstorm WindJoanna-Media reported multiple trees blown down in the Joanna area.
May 2024Thunderstorm WindJoanna-Public reported trees and power lines blown down along Highway 66 in the Joanna area.
January 2023Tornado (EF1)Joanna-NWS storm survey found the path of an EF1 tornado that touched down near the center of Joanna, damaging a car wash and fire station garage door. The tornado traveled northeast on a broken path through Joanna, causing sporadic minor damage as it crossed Hawkins Cir, Shady Grove Rd, E Frontage Rd. The tornado intensified around Renno Rd, where numerous large trees were snapped or uprooted, some down on houses. The tornado continued northeast, crossing Highway 72, where additional large trees were downed. The tornado appeared to lift just past Highway 72.
June 2018Thunderstorm WindJoanna-County comms reported multiple trees blown down in the Joanna area.
June 2018Thunderstorm WindJoanna-County comms reported a large tree limb blocking the Road at Bush River Road and Hopewell Church Road. Highway patrol reported a tree down at Bush River Rd and Milton Rd.
April 2012Thunderstorm WindJoanna-Multiple trees and power lines were blown down in the Joanna area. One house was destroyed and another heavily damaged by falling trees.
August 2012Thunderstorm WindJoanna-Multiple trees were blown down in the Joanna area.
July 2011Thunderstorm WindJoanna-A tree was blown down on Whitmire Highway near Indian Creek Rd.
July 2011Thunderstorm WindJoanna-A tree was blown down on highway 76 towards Kinards.
June 2011Thunderstorm WindJoanna-Numerous trees blown down on highway 560 near the Newberry County line. Trees were also blown down on Bush River Rd and Pickens St in Joanna.
June 2011Thunderstorm WindJoanna-Multiple trees were blown down around Joanna.
August 2010Thunderstorm WindJoanna-Several large tree limbs were blown down about 2 miles south of the town of Joanna.
April 2008Thunderstorm WindJoanna-A gas station received some significant roof damage, while other structures in the area had minor roof damage. Several large trees were also uprooted.
March 2008Thunderstorm WindJoanna-Several trees blown down and siding torn off a business.
June 2007Thunderstorm WindJoanna-Five trees blown down along highway 66.
May 2006Thunderstorm WindJoanna-Several large tree limbs blown down.
June 2006Thunderstorm WindJoanna-Part of the roof blown off of a barn.
September 2006Thunderstorm WindJoanna-Trees blown down.
June 2003Thunderstorm WindJoanna-Several trees were blown down.
May 2011HailJoanna-no account filed
June 2011HailJoanna-no account filed
April 2006HailJoanna-no account filed
June 2006HailJoanna-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Laurens 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
Bonds Crossroads2.9 miles12
Neighbors Crossroads3.0 miles12
Dover (historical)3.1 miles12
Renno4.6 miles12
Clinton5.4 miles12
Stomp Springs5.6 miles13
Lydia Mills5.7 miles12
Milton6.0 miles12

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 JoannaAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q2159534The 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 1246175. 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.