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.
Population over time
3 figuresJoanna 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.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,609 | |
| 2010 | 1,539 | -70 (-4%) |
| 2020 | 1,517 | -22 (-1%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 12 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.
- 1941 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1953 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1960 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1963 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Joanna quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Newberry quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
75 since 1992Regional 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/undetermined | 40 |
| Debris and open burning | 12 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 September 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | 6.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 11 September 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 August 2020 | Natural | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 August 1993 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Francis Marion & Sumter National Forests | not named |
| 28 August 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 13 August 2012 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 July 2011 | Natural | 100 acres | Francis Marion & Sumter National Forests | GEORGE BRANCH |
| 3 July 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | 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 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern White-rock Phosphate Deposit | Phosphorus-Phosphates | Past Producer | Chemical Sediment, Marine | |
| Joanna Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Storms near this place
24 since 2003Regional 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Joanna | - | Utility company reported trees blown down on power lines and causing outages in Joanna and vicinity. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Joanna | - | Media reported multiple trees blown down in the Joanna area. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Joanna | - | Public reported trees and power lines blown down along Highway 66 in the Joanna area. |
| January 2023 | Tornado (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 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Joanna | - | County comms reported multiple trees blown down in the Joanna area. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Joanna | - | 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 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Joanna | - | Multiple trees and power lines were blown down in the Joanna area. One house was destroyed and another heavily damaged by falling trees. |
| August 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Joanna | - | Multiple trees were blown down in the Joanna area. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Joanna | - | A tree was blown down on Whitmire Highway near Indian Creek Rd. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Joanna | - | A tree was blown down on highway 76 towards Kinards. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Joanna | - | 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 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Joanna | - | Multiple trees were blown down around Joanna. |
| August 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Joanna | - | Several large tree limbs were blown down about 2 miles south of the town of Joanna. |
| April 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Joanna | - | 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 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Joanna | - | Several trees blown down and siding torn off a business. |
| June 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Joanna | - | Five trees blown down along highway 66. |
| May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Joanna | - | Several large tree limbs blown down. |
| June 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Joanna | - | Part of the roof blown off of a barn. |
| September 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Joanna | - | Trees blown down. |
| June 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Joanna | - | Several trees were blown down. |
| May 2011 | Hail | Joanna | - | no account filed |
| June 2011 | Hail | Joanna | - | no account filed |
| April 2006 | Hail | Joanna | - | no account filed |
| June 2006 | Hail | Joanna | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bonds Crossroads | 2.9 miles | 12 | |
| Neighbors Crossroads | 3.0 miles | 12 | |
| Dover (historical) | 3.1 miles | 12 | |
| Renno | 4.6 miles | 12 | |
| Clinton | 5.4 miles | 12 | |
| Stomp Springs | 5.6 miles | 13 | |
| Lydia Mills | 5.7 miles | 12 | |
| Milton | 6.0 miles | 12 |
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 Joanna | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q2159534 | 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 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.






