BlockBishop Town, South Carolina
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1941 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the West Springs census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29379. It stands on Isaacs Creek. The Survey maps it on the Union West 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
7 surveys from 12 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
- 1953 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1960 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1963 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1969 USGS Union West quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
105 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 105 fires within 5 miles of Bishop Town (historical) between 1992 and 2018, burning about 312 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 6 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 | 46 |
| Debris and open burning | 28 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Natural | 6 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 September 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 September 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 14 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 August 2002 | Equipment and vehicle use | 16 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 August 1998 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 August 2001 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.5 acres | 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 Bishop Town (historical): 3 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Feldspar. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unnamed Feldpar Mine | Feldspar | Past Producer | Igneous | |
| Bogan Mine | Gold | Past Producer | ||
| West Mine | Gold | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cross Keys | 3.7 miles | 15 | |
| Sedalia | 4.1 miles | 13 | |
| Sardis | 4.6 miles | 12 | |
| Tempie Hill | 4.7 miles | 12 | |
| Black Jack Valley (historical) | 4.7 miles | 15 | |
| Buffalo | 4.7 miles | 12 | |
| Goat Alley | 4.8 miles | 12 | |
| Colerain | 5.9 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1232832. 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.