Cold Point, South Carolina
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1979. It stands in the Cross Hill census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29360. The Survey maps it on the Laurens South quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 13 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.
- 1892 USGS Abbeville quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1954 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Laurens South quadrangle1:24000
- 1979 USGS Abbeville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
80 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 80 fires within 5 miles of Cold Point between 1992 and 2016, burning about 483 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 12 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 | 32 |
| Debris and open burning | 18 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 12 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 September 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 11 September 2002 | Smoking | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 10 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 4.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 10 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 1 September 1998 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 August 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 31 August 2001 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 August 2015 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1.6 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 10 workings within 5 miles of Cold Point: 5 past producers, 2 unknowns, 2 producers, 1 prospect. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Vermiculite, Gold, Mica, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bailey Mine | Mica | Past Producer | ||
| Cold Point Granite Company Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken, Granite | Past Producer | 1910 | |
| Raeburn Creek Prospect | Gold | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Raeburn Creek Prospect | Gold | Prospect | ||
| Bradshaw | Vermiculite | Unknown | Metamorphosed Igneous Intrusion | |
| Hudging Mine | Vermiculite | Producer | Metamorphosed Igneous Intrusion | |
| Monroe Mine | Vermiculite | Past Producer | Metamorphosed Igneous Intrusion. | |
| Powers Mine | Vermiculite | Past Producer | Metamorphosed Igneous Intrusion | |
| Triston Mine | Vermiculite | Producer | Metamorphosed Igneous Intrusion | |
| W.L. Patterson Mine | Vermiculite | Unknown | Metamorphosed Igneous Intrusion |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lisbon (historical) | 2.4 miles | 13 | |
| Maddens | 2.6 miles | 13 | |
| Irby | 4.3 miles | 13 | |
| Waterloo | 4.9 miles | 13 | |
| Simpson (historical) | 5.1 miles | 13 | |
| Ekom | 5.1 miles | 13 | |
| Laurens | 5.6 miles | 13 | |
| Mountville | 5.8 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1247335. 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.




