Bonham, South Carolina
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1941 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Union census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29379. The Survey maps it on the Jonesville quadrangle.
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 Jonesville quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
184 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 184 fires within 5 miles of Bonham between 1992 and 2019, burning about 429 acres in total. 5 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 | 90 |
| Debris and open burning | 57 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 12 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.5 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 1997 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 September 1997 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 3.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 10 September 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 August 2006 | Natural | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 August 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
4 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Bonham in 4 storm reports between 2011 and 2017: 2 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bonham | - | Nws storm survey found multiple trees blown down around Shady Hill Dr off Timberlake Rd. |
| April 2012 | Hail | Bonham | - | Hail up to golf ball size covered the ground 3 miles north northwest of Union. Large hail fell all the way into Union causing roof damage to the dome of the courthouse among other buildings. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bonham | - | A tree was blown down on Pineland Rd about 4.5 miles of Union. |
| August 2011 | Hail | Bonham | - | Quarter size hail fell in the Bonham area. Also, the winds were estimated at 50 mph. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Humphriesville (historical) | 2.5 miles | 12 | |
| Lockhart Junction | 2.9 miles | 12 | |
| Kelly | 3.6 miles | 12 | |
| Goat Alley | 4.0 miles | 12 | |
| Buffalo | 4.0 miles | 12 | |
| Tempie Hill | 4.1 miles | 12 | |
| Rogansville (historical) | 4.2 miles | 12 | |
| Union | 4.4 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1220888. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.






