Mary, South Carolina
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1943 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Conway census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29526. It stands on Ned Creek. The Survey maps it on the Conway quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 9 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.
- 1943 USGS Conway quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1949 USGS Georgetown quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Georgetown quadrangle1:250000
- 1974 USGS Georgetown quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Kingstree quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
399 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 399 fires within 5 miles of Mary between 1992 and 2019, burning about 2,500 acres in total. 8 started naturally. 113 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 | 124 |
| Debris and open burning | 122 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 113 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 17 |
| Natural | 8 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.5 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 11 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 6.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 September 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 14 September 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 10 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
9 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of Mary: 4 producers, 4 past producers, 1 unknown. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Limestone, General, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, General, Calcium, Limestone, Dimension. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bird Quarry | Stone | Producer | ||
| Buck Mine | Sand | Producer | Sedimentary | |
| G and C Quarry | Calcium | Producer | ||
| Wacca Dee Mine | Limestone, Dimension | Past Producer | ||
| Wacca-Dee Materials Company Mine | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Alice Mine | Limestone, General | Unknown | Sedimentary | |
| Alice Mine | Limestone, General | Past Producer | ||
| G and C Mine (G&G Mine) | Stone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, General | Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Unnamed Coguina Pit(Bird Quarry) | Stone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, General | Past Producer | 1980 |
Storms near this place
9 since 2007Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Mary in 9 storm reports between 2007 and 2022: 7 hail, 1 tornado, 1 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2011 | Hail | Mary | $35,000 | Hail up to the size of baseballs damaged dozens of cars in the community of Woodcreek. |
| May 2011 | Hail | Mary | $25,000 | Hail to the size of softballs was reported at the Walmart shopping center. The report was relayed via the media. |
| May 2012 | Hail | Mary | $1,000 | Hail to the size of half dollars was reported at the intersection of Highway 501 and El Bethel Road. |
| July 2007 | Tornado (EF1) | Mary | $500 | A storm survey concluded an EF1 Tornado with winds between 100 and 110 mph caused damage along a path 100 yards long and 10 yards wide on D Street, just off of US Highway 501. Damage was very localized. A few softwood trees were snapped at the trunk, and a large oak tree was heavily damaged. A house lost siding and had one broken window, and its well house was tossed. |
| April 2022 | Hail | Mary | - | Media relayed report from individual located on El Bethel road. |
| April 2022 | Hail | Mary | - | Public reported quarter sized hail along Dunn Shortcut road in Conway. |
| May 2008 | Hail | Mary | - | Penny size hail was reported by a spotter. |
| August 2008 | Hail | Mary | - | Hail up to the size of quarters was reported covering the ground between Highway 501 and Highway 319. |
| August 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mary | - | Two large trees were reported down. The trees took down nearby power lines. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| El Bethel | 1.0 miles | 9 | |
| Ned Swamp | 1.4 miles | 8 | |
| Cochran Town | 1.8 miles | 9 | |
| White Oak | 2.1 miles | 9 | |
| Darden Terrace | 2.4 miles | 9 | |
| Brown Bay | 2.5 miles | 9 | |
| Guiton Crossing | 2.5 miles | 8 | |
| Oakey Bay | 2.5 miles | 8 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1224347. 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.




