Andover, South Carolina
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1907 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Gramling census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29322. The Survey maps it on the Campobello quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 15 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.
- 1907 USGS Saluda quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Knoxville quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Knoxville quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1960 USGS Knoxville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Inman quadrangle1:62500
- 1964 USGS Knoxville quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Campobello quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Hendersonville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
84 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 84 fires within 5 miles of Andover (historical) between 1992 and 2017, burning about 359 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 8 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 | 37 |
| Debris and open burning | 23 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 8 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2002 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 September 1999 | Smoking | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 12 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 August 2006 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 August 1997 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 11 August 2008 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 July 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 12 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 12 workings within 5 miles of Andover (historical): 4 past producers, 4 unknowns, 2 occurrences, 2 prospects. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Iron, Sand, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rester Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Clark-Tyger Sand Mine | Sand | Unknown | Sedimentary | |
| South Pacolet River | Sand | Unknown | Sedimentary | |
| I L Tigert Prospect | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Mills Herren Prospect | Iron | Prospect | ||
| Stanley Adkins Prospect | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Briggs Prospect | Gold | Unknown | Vein | |
| Briggs Prospect | Gold | Prospect | ||
| Cureton Mine | Gold | Past Producer | 1908 | |
| Mcbee Placer | Gold | Past Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Little Chicago | 1.6 miles | 15 | |
| Campobello | 3.9 miles | 15 | |
| Gramling | 3.9 miles | 15 | |
| Mascot | 4.1 miles | 15 | |
| Ingleside | 4.9 miles | 16 | |
| Woodridge | 4.9 miles | 15 | |
| Holly Springs | 5.4 miles | 15 | |
| Bennetts | 5.8 miles | 16 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1248083. 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.







