Barnes Station, South Carolina
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1893 and the latest in 1979. It stands in the Iva census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29655. The Survey maps it on the Iva quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 14 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.
- 1893 USGS Elberton quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1954 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Iva quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1979 USGS Abbeville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
159 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 159 fires within 5 miles of Barnes Station between 1992 and 2020, burning about 484 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 29 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 | 56 |
| Debris and open burning | 33 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 29 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 16 |
| Smoking | 10 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Other causes | 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 2018 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 1.5 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 2003 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 1.5 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 September 1997 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 September 1998 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 September 1998 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 13 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 13 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 13 workings within 5 miles of Barnes Station: 9 prospects, 3 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Mica, Feldspar, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Todd Prospect | Feldspar, Mica | Prospect | ||
| Vandiver & Cooke Scott Prospects | Mica, Feldspar | Prospect | ||
| Bell Prospect | Mica | Prospect | ||
| Ben Martin Mine | Mica | Past Producer | ||
| Fretwell South Prospect | Mica | Prospect | ||
| Fretwell South Prospect | Mica | Prospect | ||
| J M Skelton Prospect | Mica | Prospect | ||
| Keown Mine | Mica | Prospect | ||
| McKee Prospect | Mica | Prospect |
Storms near this place
4 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Barnes Station in 4 storm reports between 2009 and 2020: 4 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Barnes Station | - | Highway dept reported trees blown down near the intersection of Highways 184 and 187. |
| July 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Barnes Station | - | A large tree was blown down on Sam Turner Rd near highway 184. Highway Patrol reported another tree down nearby on highway 187, about 5 miles west of Iva. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Barnes Station | - | Trees were blown down along Barnes Station Rd. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Barnes Station | - | Several trees were blown down on Project Rd. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moffitsville | 2.6 miles | 14 | |
| Iva | 3.4 miles | 14 | |
| Starr | 8.2 miles | 14 | |
| Storeville (historical) | 8.7 miles | 12 | |
| Deans | 9.9 miles | 14 | |
| Holland Store | 11.4 miles | 15 | |
| Flat Rock | 11.5 miles | 14 | |
| Allendale | 12.5 miles | 15 |
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 Q122542003 | The 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 1244961. 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.




