Calico, South Carolina
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1941 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Pacolet census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29302. The Survey maps it on the Pacolet quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 15 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
- 1947 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:62500
- 1949 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:62500
- 1953 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1960 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1963 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Pacolet 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 Calico between 1992 and 2017, burning about 342 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 1 was 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 | 50 |
| Debris and open burning | 23 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2017 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1.5 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 12 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 July 2012 | Natural | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 July 2012 | Natural | 3.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 July 2008 | Debris and open burning | 4.6 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 July 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 July 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 July 2008 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
7 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Calico: 3 producers, 2 unknowns, 1 past producer, 1 plant. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Feldspar, Gold, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Copper. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deaton's Sand Pit | Sand | Unknown | Sedimentary | |
| Hammet Mine, Crocker Mine | Gold, Copper | Unknown | 1818, 1825, 1857 | |
| Hammet Grove Mine | Gold | Past Producer | Metamorphic Stratform | |
| Pacolet Mill | Feldspar | Plant | ||
| Pacolet Mine | Feldspar | Producer | ||
| Pacolet Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | Igneous | |
| Pacolet Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| White Stone | 1.2 miles | 15 | |
| Pacolet | 1.8 miles | 15 | |
| Maryville | 2.1 miles | 15 | |
| Central Pacolet | 2.5 miles | 13 | |
| White Stone Springs (historical) | 2.6 miles | 14 | |
| Sundance | 2.7 miles | 15 | |
| Spring Lake | 2.9 miles | 15 | |
| Pacolet Park | 2.9 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1248149. 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.








