Belmont, South Carolina
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1947 and the latest in 1993. It stands in the Rock Hill census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29732. The Survey maps it on the Lake Wylie 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
11 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.
- 1947 USGS Clover quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1949 USGS Clover quadrangle1:62500
- 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
- 1973 USGS Lake Wylie quadrangle1:24000
- 1976 USGS Lake Wylie quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Gastonia quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Gastonia quadrangle1:100000
- 1993 USGS Lake Wylie quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
111 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 111 fires within 5 miles of Belmont (historical) between 1992 and 2019, burning about 240 acres in total. None 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 | 51 |
| Debris and open burning | 30 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 15 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 8 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 September 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 September 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 13 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 12 September 2005 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 11 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 10 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 1 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | North Carolina Forest Service | not named |
| 8 August 1995 | 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
10 of 11 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 11 workings within 5 miles of Belmont (historical): 7 unknowns, 2 past producers, 1 occurrence, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Iron, Kyanite, Mica. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indian Graveyard Mine | Mica | Past Producer | ||
| Nanny Mountain Mine | Iron | Unknown | 1760, 1820 | |
| Polkville Sillimanite Deposit | Kyanite | Occurrence | ||
| Catawba River Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | Sedimentary | |
| Catawba River Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Fewell Island Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Sand Pit 102 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | Unconsolidated Sediments | |
| Unnamed Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | Residual, Igneous | |
| Unnamed Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | Residual, Igneous | |
| Unnamed Gravel Pits | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | Residual, Igneous |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hickory Hill | 0.4 miles | 16 | |
| Cedar Forest Acres | 0.9 miles | 16 | |
| Lakewood Acres | 1.1 miles | 16 | |
| River Pines | 1.2 miles | 16 | |
| Lakewood | 1.2 miles | 16 | |
| Forest Acres | 1.3 miles | 16 | |
| Island View Landing | 1.5 miles | 16 | |
| Wood Forest | 1.6 miles | 16 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1248875. 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.










