Armenia, South Carolina
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1907 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Chester West census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29706. The Survey maps it on the Armenia quadrangle.
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 Sharon quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1941 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1953 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1960 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1963 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1972 USGS Armenia quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
135 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 135 fires within 5 miles of Armenia between 1992 and 2019, burning about 379 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 9 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 | 68 |
| Debris and open burning | 34 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 10 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 9 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 6 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 September 2019 | Smoking | 3.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 1 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 August 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.5 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 August 2006 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 August 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
8 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Armenia: 4 unknowns, 3 producers, 1 past producer. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Granite, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lowrys Quarry | Granite, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | 1981 | |
| Lowrys Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Dickerson Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | Sedimentary | |
| Dickerson Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Dickerson West Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | Sedimentary | |
| Dickerson West Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Susbybole Creek Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | Unconsolidated Sediments | |
| Unidentified Sand Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | Weathering Residual |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clarkson (historical) | 2.4 miles | 15 | |
| Lowrys | 3.8 miles | 15 | |
| Calvin (historical) | 4.5 miles | 15 | |
| Cedar Grove | 4.5 miles | 13 | |
| Dinber | 4.9 miles | 15 | |
| Rolling Hills Estates | 5.0 miles | 13 | |
| Airlee | 5.1 miles | 13 | |
| Wilksburg | 5.2 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1220234. 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.







