Calvin, South Carolina
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1907 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Chester West census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29706. The Survey maps it on the Armenia 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
8 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.
- 1907 USGS Sharon quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 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
- 1972 USGS Armenia quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
72 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 72 fires within 5 miles of Calvin (historical) between 1992 and 2017, burning about 426 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 9 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 | 19 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 16 |
| Debris and open burning | 14 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 9 |
| Natural | 6 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 1 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 August 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.5 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 12 August 1998 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 1 August 1999 | Natural | 5.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 July 2012 | Natural | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 July 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 31 July 1999 | Natural | 46 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 12 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 12 workings within 5 miles of Calvin (historical): 6 unknowns, 5 producers, 1 past producer. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Granite, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lowrys Quarry | Granite, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | 1981 | |
| Chester County Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Dickerson Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | Sedimentary | |
| Dickerson Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | Sedimentary | |
| Dickerson Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | Sedimentary | |
| Dickerson Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Dickerson Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Dickerson West Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | Sedimentary | |
| Dickerson West Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Susbybole Creek Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | Unconsolidated Sediments |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clarkson (historical) | 2.1 miles | 15 | |
| Wilksburg | 4.1 miles | 13 | |
| Armenia | 4.5 miles | 15 | |
| Cabal | 4.7 miles | 16 | |
| Lowrys | 6.7 miles | 15 | |
| Baton Rouge | 7.3 miles | 12 | |
| Dinber | 8.4 miles | 15 | |
| Cedar Grove | 8.9 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1230642. 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.







