Boyd Hill, South Carolina
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1941 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Rock Hill census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29732. The Survey maps it on the Rock Hill West quadrangle.
On record in Boyd Hill
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 6 records
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Rock Hill Body Companylisted 2008 · 0.7 miles away
Bleachery Water Treatment Plantlisted 2008 · 0.8 miles away
Winthrop College Historic Districtlisted 1987 · 0.8 miles away
Tillman Halllisted 1977 · 0.8 miles away
Mount Prospect Baptist Churchlisted 1992 · 0.9 miles away- Rock Hill Printing and Finishing Companylisted 2013 · 0.9 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 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.
- 1941 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1949 USGS Rock Hill quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1953 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1960 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1963 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Rock Hill West quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
90 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 90 fires within 5 miles of Boyd Hill between 1992 and 2020, burning about 203 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 | 45 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 15 |
| Debris and open burning | 15 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 8 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
| 23 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 September 2010 | Recreation and ceremony | 4.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 September 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 12 September 2005 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | 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
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Boyd Hill: 2 producers, 1 unknown, 1 past producer. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, 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 | ||
| Rock Hill Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Unknown | Igneous | |
| Rock Hill Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| York Mill | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Storms near this place
12 since 2010Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Boyd Hill in 12 storm reports between 2010 and 2020: 9 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 1 heavy rain. The reports record 1 death. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Boyd Hill | 1 killed, $25,000 | EM reported a tree was blown down on a moving vehicle on Pleasant Rd in Fort Mill killing the 80-year-old female driver. Other trees were blown down in Rock Hill, including a large tree that fell across three parked vehicles on Park Ave. |
| July 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Boyd Hill | $50,000 | EM reported parts of roofs were blown off of three warehouse-style commercial buildings in the Rock Hill area. |
| July 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Boyd Hill | $10,000 | Public reported a tree blown down on a house on Ebenezer Ave (1 NNW) and another tree down on Cherry Rd (2 NNE). |
| July 2016 | Heavy Rain | Boyd Hill | $2,000 | One to two feet of deep standing water developed on a street on the Winthrop University campus after more than an inch of rain fell in less than an hour. One vehicle was stalled in the water. |
| March 2018 | Hail | Boyd Hill | - | Media reported 3/4 inch hail in the Rock Hill area. |
| July 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Boyd Hill | - | Spotter reported a few trees blown down. |
| July 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Boyd Hill | - | County comms reported trees and power lines blown down in the Rock Hill area. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Boyd Hill | - | Numerous trees were blown down in and around Rock Hill. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Boyd Hill | - | Multiple trees were blown down in the Rock Hill area. |
| September 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Boyd Hill | - | A tree was blown down in Rock Hill. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Boyd Hill | - | A number of trees were blown down on the northeast side of the city, with a tree on a porch on Celriver Rd. Another tree fell on and damaged a concrete building and fencing in this same area. A tree was also down down on Sunset Dr just west of downtown Rock Hill. |
| April 2010 | Hail | Boyd Hill | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Old Farm | 0.6 miles | 16 | |
| Westerwood Acres | 0.8 miles | 16 | |
| Pineridge | 0.8 miles | 16 | |
| Ebenezer | 1.2 miles | 16 | |
| Beaty Estates | 1.3 miles | 16 | |
| Heatherwood | 1.3 miles | 16 | |
| Shadowbrook | 1.4 miles | 16 | |
| Old Point Station | 1.4 miles | 16 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1231076. 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.
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.







