Antioch, South Carolina
21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1906 and the latest in 1993. It stands in the Blacksburg census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29702. It stands on Dellingham Branch. The Survey maps it on the Grover quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 21 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.
- 1906 USGS Kings Mountain quadrangle1:62500
- 1908 USGS Kings Mountain quadrangle1:62500, 6 printings
- 1953 USGS Charlotte quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Charlotte quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1960 USGS Charlotte quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Charlotte quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Grover quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1976 USGS Grover quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Gastonia quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Gastonia quadrangle1:100000
- 1993 USGS Grover quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
285 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 285 fires within 5 miles of Antioch between 1992 and 2020, burning about 628 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 25 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 | 93 |
| Debris and open burning | 67 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 35 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 25 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 22 |
| Smoking | 17 |
| Other causes | 6 |
| Natural | 6 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 5 |
| Fireworks | 4 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 1997 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | North Carolina Forest Service | JUNK FIRE |
| 5 September 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | LOVES FIRE |
| 5 September 2009 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | North Carolina Forest Service | NIGHTFALL FIRE |
| 30 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 119 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 119 workings within 5 miles of Antioch: 53 unknowns, 30 past producers, 17 occurrences, 11 producers. 12 still produce. What was taken out: Clay, Manganese, Iron, Gold. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Byers Manganese Pits | Manganese, Clay, Iron | Unknown | 1900 | |
| Ferguson Mine | Gold, Sulfur | Past Producer | ||
| Gneiss Rock Quarry | Stone | Unknown | 1850 | |
| Kings Creek Mine | Barium-Barite, Zinc, Copper, Lead | Past Producer | 1900, 1966 | |
| Kings Mountain Silica Inc Mill | Quartz, Mica, Feldspar, Clay | Producer | ||
| M. Carroll Manganese Mine | Fire Clay (Refractory), Manganese | Past Producer | ||
| Moss Kaolin and Mica Mine | Kaolin, Mica | Producer | 1931 | |
| Mull Prospect | Tin, Niobium (Columbium), Titanium | Prospect | ||
| Unnamed Beryl Occurrence | Gemstone, Beryllium | Occurrence | 1910 | |
| Unnamed Manganese Pits Fl - 067 | Manganese, Iron, Clay | Unknown | 1940 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wilburn (historical) | 3.9 miles | 20 | |
| Easterly Heights | 4.2 miles | 15 | |
| Blacksburg | 4.7 miles | 15 | |
| Glenwood Estates | 4.8 miles | 15 | |
| Kings Creek | 5.2 miles | 20 | |
| Cashion Crossroads | 5.6 miles | 15 | |
| Buffalo | 8.1 miles | 16 | |
| Cherokee Falls | 8.1 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1706298. 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.










