Rimini, South Carolina
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1946 and the latest in 1990. It stands in the Summerton census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29125. It stands on Taylor Branch. The Survey maps it on the Lone Star quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 13 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.
- 1946 USGS Elloree quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Augusta quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Augusta quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Augusta quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Augusta quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Augusta quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Sumter quadrangle1:100000
- 1988 USGS Lone Star quadrangle1:24000
- 1990 USGS Sumter quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
163 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 163 fires within 5 miles of Rimini between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,002 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 38 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 79 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 38 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 32 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
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 2007 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 2018 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.5 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 September 2009 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 September 2009 | Arson/incendiarism | 15 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 September 2006 | Debris and open burning | 2.5 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 September 2013 | Arson/incendiarism | 7.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 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 Rimini: 1 past producer, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Marion Mine | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Mingo Mine | Clay | Producer |
Storms near this place
9 since 2012Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Rimini in 9 storm reports between 2012 and 2025: 9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rimini | $8,000 | Highway Patrol reported a tree on a house on Bacon Hill Road in Pinewood. |
| August 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rimini | $8,000 | Highway Patrol reported a tree on a house on Bacon Hill Road in Pinewood. |
| April 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rimini | $5,000 | County Dispatch reported trees down at the intersection of Governor Richardson Road and Dreamers Lane causing one vehicle accident with no injuries. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rimini | $5,000 | Highway Patrol reported trees down on Governor Richardwson Road near Rimini. |
| August 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rimini | $1,000 | Highway Patrol reported powerlines down near Pinewood. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rimini | - | A National Weather Service Storm Survey Team confirmed a near continuous swath of straight line wind damage beginning near Swansea, extending southeast across Lake Marion into Clarendon County. An EF1 tornado also occurred within this broader swath of damage. Combining ground observations and radar, this swath started with a strong macroburst near Swansea causing substantial tree damage along Pine Plain Road and elsewhere. The damaging winds pushed southeast across Saint Matthews and Lone Star before crossing Lake Marion. Additional damaging winds occurred in Summerton, Davis Station, and Wyboo. |
| April 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rimini | - | A tree fell on a powerline, and 3 power poles were broken, at Chewning Rd and Lang Rd near Pinewood. Time estimated. |
| May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rimini | - | SCHP reported downed trees on Elliotts Landing Rd at Old River Rd. Time estimated. |
| September 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rimini | - | Trees down taking down a power line along Chewing Rd. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Panola | 4.8 miles | 14 | |
| Belser Crossroads | 6.9 miles | 15 | |
| Silver | 7.6 miles | 14 | |
| Saint Paul | 8.4 miles | 15 | |
| Summerton | 9.0 miles | 13 | |
| Paxville | 9.0 miles | 14 | |
| Adams Landing | 10.3 miles | 15 | |
| North Santee | 11.0 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1250390. 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.








