BlockRains, South Carolina
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1947 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the Marion census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29574. The Survey maps it on the Centenary quadrangle. 242 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 89 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 8 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.
- 1947 USGS Centenary quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1953 USGS Florence quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Florence quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Florence quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
158 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 158 fires within 5 miles of Rains between 1992 and 2019, burning about 1,164 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 36 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 | 51 |
| Debris and open burning | 51 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 36 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 4.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 30 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 September 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 24 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 11 September 2002 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 August 2015 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 August 2002 | Debris and open burning | 14 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 Rains: 1 unknown, 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asphalt Products Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | Sedimentary | |
| Asphalt Products Pit No. 7 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
21 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Rains in 21 storm reports between 1998 and 2022: 9 hail, 9 thunderstorm wind, 2 flash flood, 1 lightning. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2011 | Lightning | Rains | $300,000 | Lightning struck the Centenary Baptist Church. It burned to the ground. |
| October 2015 | Flash Flood | Rains | $10,000 | A portion of U.S. 501 south of downtown Marion was closed due to flooding. |
| October 2015 | Flash Flood | Rains | $10,000 | Water was reportedly flowing across Cattle Farm Road. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rains | $2,000 | A tree was reported down across power lines near the intersection of Highway 41 and Highway 9. |
| October 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rains | $1,000 | A tree was reported down on Hwy 41 near T-Mart. The time was estimated based on radar data. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rains | $1,000 | A tree was reportedly down on Highway 41 near T Mart. The time was estimated based on radar data. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rains | $1,000 | A tree was reportedly down along Highway 9. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rains | $1,000 | A tree was reported down on the railroad tracks along Railroad Avenue. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rains | $1,000 | A tree was reported down on Lanneau Snipes Road near Highway 41. The time was estimated based on radar data. |
| January 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rains | - | Winds ripped off part of a garage roof and slammed it into a wall near Highway 501 south of downtown Marion. |
| May 2021 | Hail | Rains | - | Hail ranging from 1.25 to 1.50 in Rains SC. |
| June 2007 | Hail | Rains | - | Penny size hail was reported. |
| April 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rains | - | Trees down. |
| May 2006 | Hail | Rains | - | Nickel to quarter size hail fell. |
| July 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rains | - | Two trees down on Grady Rd. |
| April 2004 | Hail | Rains | - | Marion 911 reported quarter size hail and tree limbs down. |
| August 2001 | Hail | Rains | - | Public reported dime size hail. |
| July 2000 | Hail | Rains | - | Law enforcement reported dime size hail in Rains and quarter size hail in nearby Mullins. |
| August 2000 | Hail | Rains | - | Dime size hail reported. |
| March 1999 | Hail | Rains | - | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Hail | Rains | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ariel Cross Road | 1.6 miles | 8 | |
| Pendeboro | 2.4 miles | 11 | |
| Koonce | 3.0 miles | 11 | |
| Cartwheel Landing | 3.6 miles | 8 | |
| Davis Landing | 4.9 miles | 8 | |
| Centenary | 5.1 miles | 8 | |
| Gapway | 5.5 miles | 8 | |
| Country Club Estates | 6.4 miles | 11 |
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 Rains | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q16899117 | 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 1225742. 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.