BlockWest Marion, 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 29571. The Survey maps it on the Marion quadrangle.
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 Marion 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
151 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 151 fires within 5 miles of West Marion between 1992 and 2020, burning about 940 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 23 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 | 59 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 48 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 23 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 9 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 6 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 September 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 September 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 September 2001 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.5 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 August 2015 | Debris and open burning | 32 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 August 1997 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 August 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 August 2001 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
4 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names West Marion in 4 storm reports between 2009 and 2016: 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | West Marion | $20,000 | Numerous trees were reported down across town. Reports were relayed through Marion County 911 Center. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | West Marion | $5,000 | Tree fell onto power line which then fell onto a car. Occupants were briefly trapped inside the vehicle. There were no injuries. |
| May 2016 | Hail | West Marion | $1,500 | Hail to the size of golf balls was reported near the intersection of U.S. 76 and Laughlin Road. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | West Marion | $1,000 | A tree was reported down. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marion | 1.4 miles | 8 | |
| Turner Place | 1.7 miles | 8 | |
| Country Club Estates | 2.8 miles | 11 | |
| Laughlin | 2.8 miles | 8 | |
| Spring Branch | 4.0 miles | 8 | |
| Blue Brick | 5.5 miles | 9 | |
| Pee Dee | 6.2 miles | 9 | |
| Sellers | 7.0 miles | 7 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1231907. 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.
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.