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Rosinville, South Carolina

18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1920 and the latest in 1990. It stands in the Harleyville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29448. The Survey maps it on the Wadboo Swamp quadrangle.

Rosinville within Dorchester County

Topographic sheets covering this place

12 surveys from 18 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.

Fires near this place

334 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 334 fires within 5 miles of Rosinville between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,342 acres in total. 5 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/undetermined132
Debris and open burning109
Arson/incendiarism60
Equipment and vehicle use17
Smoking5
Natural5
Power generation/transmission/distribution4
Misuse of fire by a minor2

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
3 September 1999Debris and open burning2.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
26 September 2019Debris and open burning175 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
21 September 2019Debris and open burningunder an acreSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
2 September 2010Debris and open burningunder an acreSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
16 September 1998Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
14 September 1993Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
7 August 2006Debris and open burning1.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
6 August 2002Naturalunder an acreSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Dorchester 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 Rosinville: 2 producers, 1 unknown. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Limestone, General, Limestone, General, Cement Rock. 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
Gifford Hill Marl Pit(Harleyville Quarry)Limestone, General, Cement RockProducerSedimentary
Harleyville QuarryLimestone, GeneralUnknownSedimentary
Harleyville Quarry & Cement PlantLimestone, GeneralProducer

Every working recorded in Dorchester County

Storms near this place

28 since 2006

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Rosinville in 28 storm reports between 2006 and 2025: 20 thunderstorm wind, 5 hail, 2 tornado, 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
April 2022LightningRosinville$60,000The Dorchester County Warning Point reported a mobile home at the 300 Block of Spring Branch Road destroyed by a fire likely caused by a lightning strike.
July 2006Thunderstorm WindRosinville$5,000Trees stripped and snapped for 1/8 mile about 5 miles south of the I-95/I-26 interchange. Road signs also blown down.
March 2013Thunderstorm WindRosinville$1,000The South Carolina Highway Patrol reported a tree down on Highway 15 between Interstate 26 and Highway 178.
July 2012Thunderstorm WindRosinville$1,000SC Highway Patrol reported a tree on I-26 at mile marker 175.
July 2012Thunderstorm WindRosinville$1,000SC Highway Patrol reported a tree down at the intersection of US-15 and Indian Field Circle.
August 2011Thunderstorm WindRosinville$1,000The public reported one oak tree blown down on Harts Road.
May 2013Thunderstorm WindRosinville$500South Carolina Highway Patrol reported two trees down on Indian Field Circle.
September 2011Thunderstorm WindRosinville$500Law Enforcement reported 1 tree down near the intersection of Highway 178 and Gavins Road, 3 miles East Northeast of Indian Field.
July 2010Thunderstorm WindRosinville$500Law enforcement reported a tree down at the intersection of Willis Road and Charleston Highway, 2 miles southwest of Duncan Chapel, South Carolina.
June 2025Thunderstorm WindRosinville-A Dorchester County emergency manager reported a tree down on a vehicle on Highway 15 North near Duncan Chapel Road.
June 2025Thunderstorm WindRosinville-A Dorchester County emergency manager reported a tree down in the 1700 Block of Highway 15.
June 2025Thunderstorm WindRosinville-A Dorchester County emergency manager reported a tree down along Charleston Highway near Shannon Loop.
July 2023Thunderstorm WindRosinville-Dorchester County dispatch reported a tree down along Highway 15 near Cherry Lane.
May 2022Thunderstorm WindRosinville-South Carolina Highway Patrol reported a tree down on Interstate 26 at exit 170 on the eastbound side.
April 2022Thunderstorm WindRosinville-The Dorchester County Warning Point reported a tree down near the intersection of Enoch Lane and Wagers Drive.
May 2022Thunderstorm WindRosinville-A tree was reported down on Interstate 26 at mile marker 172 eastbound.
August 2018Thunderstorm WindRosinville-The South Carolina Highway Patrol reported a tree down near the intersection of Interstate 26 and U.S. Highway 15.
July 2017HailRosinville-A report of penny sized hail and zero visibility at mile marker 175 on Interstate 26 was received via Twitter.
July 2016Thunderstorm WindRosinville-South Carolina Highway Patrol reported a tree down across the roadway near the intersection of Interstate 26 and Highway 15.
July 2015Thunderstorm WindRosinville-South Carolina Highway Patrol reported a tree down on Highway 15 near the intersection with Duncan Chapel Road.
June 2014Thunderstorm WindRosinville-The South Carolina Highway Patrol reported a tree down along Interstate 26 eastbound near mile marker 170.
June 2013HailRosinville-The Dorchester County 911 call center relayed a report of quarter size hail.
June 2013Tornado (EF1)Rosinville-An NWS survey team determined a tornado touched down just north of the Duncan Chapel Cemetery near Duncan Chapel Road. The tornado moved south|southeast while crossing Interstate 95 just south of the Duncan Chapel|Road Bridge. The tornado crossed a number of fields and forested areas, including a livestock field before lifting in an open area off Quail Ridge Road. The tornado damaged corn crops and trees along its path. No significant structures were known have been damaged. Based on the level and type of damage observed, the tornado was rated ef-1 on the Enhanced Fujita Scale with maximum winds of 85 to 90 mph.
June 2013Tornado (EF1)Rosinville-An NWS storm survey team determined a tornado initially touched down 5 miles east of Bowman, South Carolina and traveled southeast out of Orangeburg County and into northern Dorchester County. The tornado crossed Interstate 95 just north of the Duncan Chapel Road Bridge and continued southeast across Pinebreak Road, Weathers Farm Road and Hinkle Road before lifting near the intersection of U.S. Highway 15 and Duncan Chapel Road. The tornado damaged corn crops and numerous trees along its path. One house sustained minor roof|damage and a tree fell through a trailer. Based on the level and type of damage observed, the tornado was rated an ef-1 on the Enhanced Fujita Scale with maximum winds of 100 to 110 mph.
April 2011Thunderstorm WindRosinville-Law enforcement reported a tree down on Charleston Highway.
August 2011HailRosinville-The public reported penny size hail, 4 miles north-northwest of Rosinville, South Carolina.
August 2011HailRosinville-The public reported quarter size hail, 4 miles north-northwest of Rosinville, South Carolina.
June 2008HailRosinville-A trained weather spotter reported penny size hail in Rosinville, South Carolina.

Every storm recorded in Dorchester 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
Duncan Chapel3.3 miles18
Mount Zion3.7 miles18
Giant4.6 miles16
Hudsontown4.7 miles18
Harleyville5.0 miles16
Saint George5.4 miles18
Byrd5.9 miles18
Badham6.0 miles18

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.

Wikidata item Q122562304The 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 1241184. 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.