Renno, South Carolina
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1941 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Clinton census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29325. The Survey maps it on the Joanna quadrangle.
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
99 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 99 fires within 5 miles of Renno between 1992 and 2019, burning about 362 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 13 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 | 48 |
| Debris and open burning | 14 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 13 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 9 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 13 September 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | 6.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 August 1993 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Francis Marion & Sumter National Forests | not named |
| 28 August 1997 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 August 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 August 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | 25 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 13 August 2012 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 13 August 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | 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 Renno: 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
2 since 2010Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Renno in 2 storm reports between 2010 and 2021: 1 thunderstorm wind, 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 2021 | Tornado (EF0) | Renno | - | NWS storm survey found the path of a weak tornado along Highway 72 in extreme eastern Laurens County. Damage was limited to multiple trees uprooted or snapped in this very rural area. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Renno | - | Trees were blown down on highway 72 east of Clinton. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stomp Springs | 1.9 miles | 13 | |
| Bonds Crossroads | 2.0 miles | 12 | |
| Neighbors Crossroads | 2.2 miles | 12 | |
| Dover (historical) | 3.1 miles | 12 | |
| Joanna | 4.6 miles | 12 | |
| Huntington (historical) | 4.6 miles | 13 | |
| Garlington (historical) | 5.2 miles | 13 | |
| Smallwood | 5.4 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1230234. 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.






