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.
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.
Bethel Presbyterian Churchlisted 1980 · 0.7 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 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.
- 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
- 1985 USGS Clover quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Gastonia quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Gastonia quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
122 since 1992Regional 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 burning | 54 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 45 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 9 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2007 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1.5 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 September 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 11 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 1 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 August 2001 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 August 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 August 2007 | 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
10 of 32 shownRegional 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clover Quarry | Granite, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | 1976 | |
| Clover Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Mary Mine | Copper, Gold, Barium-Barite | Unknown | 1850, 1856 | |
| Nanny Mountain Mine | Iron | Unknown | 1760, 1820 | |
| Barnett Mine | Gold, Sulfur | Past Producer | ||
| Beaver Dam Creek Brook Corundum Prospect | Corundum | Unknown | 1900 | |
| Jingles Mine | Gold, Iron, Sulfur | Past Producer | ||
| Little Wilson Mine | Gold, Iron, Sulfur, Copper | Unknown | 1904, 1905 | |
| Rickard Mine | Corundum | Past Producer | Metamorphic | |
| Wilson Mine | Gold, Sulfur | Past 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Five Points | 2.8 miles | 16 | |
| Clover | 4.1 miles | 14 | |
| Timber Ridge | 4.3 miles | 16 | |
| Catawba Ridge | 4.4 miles | 16 | |
| Fairway Bridge | 4.4 miles | 16 | |
| River Hills Plantation | 4.6 miles | 16 | |
| Oakwood | 4.6 miles | 16 | |
| Bowling Green | 4.7 miles | 15 |
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.








