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.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 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 Olin quadrangle1:31680
- 1943 USGS Olin quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1949 USGS Georgetown quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Georgetown quadrangle1:250000
- 1974 USGS Georgetown quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Georgetown quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Photographs
8 of 40 photographs shown, 1936 to 2017Taken 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.
Highsmith, Carol M, 2017. Library of Congress
Highsmith, Carol M, 2017. Library of Congress
Highsmith, Carol M, 2017. Library of Congress
Highsmith, Carol M, 2017. Library of Congress
Johnston, Frances Benjamin, 1936. Library of Congress
Highsmith, Carol M, 2017. Library of Congress
Johnston, Frances Benjamin, 1936. Library of Congress
Highsmith, Carol M, 2017. Library of Congress
Every photograph of Georgetown County
Fires near this place
286 since 1992Regional 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/undetermined | 101 |
| Debris and open burning | 84 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 60 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 10 |
| Natural | 9 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 8 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 7 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 September 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 12 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olin Quadrangle | Titanium, Iron | Unknown | Placer , Modern , Beach | |
| Plant 5 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | Sedimentary | |
| Plant 5 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
3 since 2011Regional 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2019 | Lightning | Olin | 1 killed, 12 hurt | Lightning 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 2011 | Tornado (EF1) | Olin | $100,000 | A 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 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Olin | $32,000 | A 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. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kent | 1.0 miles | 9 | |
| Bethel | 1.8 miles | 9 | |
| Oak Grove | 2.7 miles | 9 | |
| Puncheon Creek | 2.7 miles | 9 | |
| Green Bay | 3.2 miles | 9 | |
| Spring Gully | 3.9 miles | 9 | |
| Sampit | 4.2 miles | 8 | |
| Italy | 4.3 miles | 9 |
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.





