BlockBeauty Spot, South Carolina
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1907 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Hickory Grove census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29717. It stands on Beaverdam Creek. The Survey maps it on the Hickory Grove 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 16 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 Hickory Grove quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
53 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 53 fires within 5 miles of Beauty Spot (historical) between 1992 and 2018, burning about 264 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 4 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 | 25 |
| Debris and open burning | 13 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 September 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 August 2016 | Smoking | 4.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 August 1998 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 August 2000 | Natural | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 August 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 August 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 July 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 July 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
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Beauty Spot (historical): 2 past producers, 2 unknowns, 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Kyanite, Copper, Copper, Sulfur. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brown Mine | Gold, Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Magnolia Mine | Gold, Copper, Sulfur | Past Producer | ||
| Mullis Mine | Sand | Unknown | Sedimentary | |
| Worth Mountain Kyanite Prospect | Kyanite | Unknown | Metamorphic | |
| Worth Mtn Occurrence | Kyanite | Occurrence |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Borax (historical) | 2.4 miles | 16 | |
| Hopewell | 2.6 miles | 16 | |
| Gould (historical) | 2.7 miles | 16 | |
| Hoodtown | 3.6 miles | 16 | |
| Bullock Creek | 4.2 miles | 16 | |
| Cotton (historical) | 5.1 miles | 16 | |
| Blairsville | 6.5 miles | 15 | |
| Hickory Grove | 6.7 miles | 16 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1253459. 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.