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Bethel, South Carolina

14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1947 and the latest in 1991. It stands in the Clover census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29710. It stands on Camp Run. The Survey maps it on the Clover quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Bethel within York County

On record in Bethel

Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.

On the National Register within a mile 1 record

The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.

Topographic sheets covering this place

9 surveys from 14 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

122 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 122 fires within 5 miles of Bethel (historical) between 1992 and 2019, burning about 325 acres in total. None started naturally. 5 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
Debris and open burning54
Missing data/not specified/undetermined45
Misuse of fire by a minor9
Arson/incendiarism5
Equipment and vehicle use3
Smoking3
Other causes2
Recreation and ceremony1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
8 September 2007Misuse of fire by a minor1.5 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
25 September 2010Debris and open burning2.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
22 September 2001Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
11 September 1993Missing data/not specified/undetermined3.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
1 September 2015Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
8 August 2001Debris and open burning1.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
6 August 2002Missing data/not specified/undetermined3.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
30 August 2007Debris and open burningunder an acreSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in York County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 32 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 32 workings within 5 miles of Bethel (historical): 17 unknowns, 8 past producers, 4 occurrences, 3 producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Copper, Kyanite. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Clover QuarryGranite, Stone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer1976
Clover QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Mary MineCopper, Gold, Barium-BariteUnknown1850, 1856
Nanny Mountain MineIronUnknown1760, 1820
Barnett MineGold, SulfurPast Producer
Beaver Dam Creek Brook Corundum ProspectCorundumUnknown1900
Jingles MineGold, Iron, SulfurPast Producer
Little Wilson MineGold, Iron, Sulfur, CopperUnknown1904, 1905
Rickard MineCorundumPast ProducerMetamorphic
Wilson MineGold, SulfurPast Producer

Every working recorded in York County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Five Points2.8 miles16
Clover4.1 miles14
Timber Ridge4.3 miles16
Catawba Ridge4.4 miles16
Fairway Bridge4.4 miles16
River Hills Plantation4.6 miles16
Oakwood4.6 miles16
Bowling Green4.7 miles15

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1248876. 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.