BlockBelle Meade, South Carolina
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1941 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Rock Hill census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29730. The Survey maps it on the Rock Hill West quadrangle.
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.
- 1941 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1949 USGS Rock Hill quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1953 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1960 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1963 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Rock Hill West quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
99 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 99 fires within 5 miles of Belle Meade between 1992 and 2020, burning about 245 acres in total. 1 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 | 41 |
| Debris and open burning | 21 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 14 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 8 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 September 2010 | Recreation and ceremony | 4.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 September 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 12 September 2005 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 31 August 2005 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 August 1997 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 August 2000 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 4.5 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 August 2000 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Belle Meade: 2 producers, 1 unknown. 2 still produce. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock Hill Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Unknown | Igneous | |
| Rock Hill Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| York Mill | Stone, Crushed/Broken | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southland Park | 0.5 miles | 16 | |
| Country Club Estates | 0.6 miles | 16 | |
| Laney Terrace | 0.8 miles | 16 | |
| Quail Run | 1.0 miles | 16 | |
| Clubside Estates | 1.2 miles | 16 | |
| Stoneybrook Estates | 1.3 miles | 16 | |
| Oakdale | 1.4 miles | 16 | |
| Oakdale Acres | 1.5 miles | 16 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1233599. 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.