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Olin, South Carolina

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

Olin within Georgetown County

Topographic sheets covering this place

6 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.

Photographs

8 of 40 photographs shown, 1936 to 2017

Taken for the Office of War Information and the Farm Security Administration, who photographed the country between 1935 and 1944. Works of United States government photographers, with no known restriction on use. Each opens its catalogue record.

Great house and grounds at Hopsewee Plantation, near the settlement of North Santee, along the Santee River in Georgetown County, South Carolina
Great house and grounds at Hopsewee Plantation, near the settlement of North Santee, along the Santee River in Georgetown County, South Carolina
Highsmith, Carol M, 2017. Library of Congress
Scene on marshy Pawley's Island, a barrier island in Georgetown County, South Carolina
Scene on marshy Pawley's Island, a barrier island in Georgetown County, South Carolina
Highsmith, Carol M, 2017. Library of Congress
Industrial scene in Georgetown, South Carolina. Once the home of Carolina Lowcounty gentry, Georgetown became South Carolina's leading industrial center and home to rice, lumber, and even steel mills
Industrial scene in Georgetown, South Carolina. Once the home of Carolina Lowcounty gentry, Georgetown became South Carolina's leading industrial center and home to rice, lumber, and even steel mills
Highsmith, Carol M, 2017. Library of Congress
Fine home in Georgetown, South Carolina
Fine home in Georgetown, South Carolina
Highsmith, Carol M, 2017. Library of Congress
Georgetown, Georgetown, Georgetown County, South Carolina
Georgetown, Georgetown, Georgetown County, South Carolina
Johnston, Frances Benjamin, 1936. Library of Congress
The great house at Hopsewee Plantation, near the settlement of North Santee, along the Santee River in Georgetown County, South Carolina
The great house at Hopsewee Plantation, near the settlement of North Santee, along the Santee River in Georgetown County, South Carolina
Highsmith, Carol M, 2017. Library of Congress
Public Buildings and Churches and Misc., Georgetown, Georgetown County, South Carolina
Public Buildings and Churches and Misc., Georgetown, Georgetown County, South Carolina
Johnston, Frances Benjamin, 1936. Library of Congress
Slave quarters at Hopsewee Plantation, near the settlement of North Santee, along the Santee River in Georgetown County, South Carolina
Slave quarters at Hopsewee Plantation, near the settlement of North Santee, along the Santee River in Georgetown County, South Carolina
Highsmith, Carol M, 2017. Library of Congress

Every photograph of Georgetown County

Fires near this place

286 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 286 fires within 5 miles of Olin between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,592 acres in total. 9 started naturally. 60 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/undetermined101
Debris and open burning84
Arson/incendiarism60
Equipment and vehicle use10
Natural9
Misuse of fire by a minor8
Railroad operations and maintenance7
Power generation/transmission/distribution3
Fireworks2
Other causes1
Smoking1

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
8 September 1997Arson/incendiarismunder an acreSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
5 September 1999Debris and open burning5.0 acresSouth 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
2 September 1997Arson/incendiarismunder an acreSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
2 September 1993Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
2 September 1993Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
12 September 1993Missing data/not specified/undetermined5.0 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

3 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Olin: 2 unknowns, 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, 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
Olin QuadrangleTitanium, IronUnknownPlacer , Modern , Beach
Plant 5Sand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknownSedimentary
Plant 5Sand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in Georgetown County

Storms near this place

3 since 2011

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Olin in 3 storm reports between 2011 and 2019: 1 tornado, 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 lightning. The reports record 1 death and 12 injuries. 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
July 2019LightningOlin1 killed, 12 hurtLightning struck a tree at Lawshe Plantation where a group of people were huddled under it. Twelve were injured, and one person later died at the hospital.
April 2011Tornado (EF1)Olin$100,000A National Weather Service Storm Survey Team concluded an EF1 tornado touched down 7 miles east-southeast of Andrews, South Carolina. The maximum wind speed was estimated to 110 mph. The path length was a little less than one-half of a mile and the maximum path width was 60 yards. The tornado touched down west of Indian Hut Road and then crossed the roadway before lifting east of the roadway. There were more than 400 trees snapped on both sides of Indian Hut Road. The road was blocked by dozens of trees before it was finally cleared.
April 2011Thunderstorm WindOlin$32,000A National Weather Service Storm Survey Team concluded a microburst with winds to 70 mph occurred along a small portion of Rambo Lane. The microburst had a path length of one-quarter of a mile and a maximum path width of 80 yards. Two dozen trees were either snapped or uprooted. The microburst also caused minor damage to the skirt and siding of a nearby doublewide trailer.

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
Kent1.0 miles9
Bethel1.8 miles9
Oak Grove2.7 miles9
Puncheon Creek2.7 miles9
Green Bay3.2 miles9
Spring Gully3.9 miles9
Sampit4.2 miles8
Italy4.3 miles9

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1231617. 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.