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Corinth, South Carolina

12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1941 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the North Saluda census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29127. It stands on Indian Creek. The Survey maps it on the Delmar quadrangle. It stands 423 feet above sea level. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Corinth within Saluda County

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 surveys from 12 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

114 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 114 fires within 5 miles of Corinth (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 298 acres in total. 8 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/undetermined39
Debris and open burning38
Equipment and vehicle use16
Natural8
Arson/incendiarism8
Fireworks1
Recreation and ceremony1
Misuse of fire by a minor1
Smoking1
Other causes1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
9 September 2005Arson/incendiarismunder an acreSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
26 September 2003Equipment and vehicle use6.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
25 September 2007Debris and open burning5.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
25 September 1999Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
18 September 2001Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
13 September 1997Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
31 August 1992Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
3 August 1993Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Saluda County

Mines and quarries near this place

5 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Corinth (historical): 2 unknowns, 2 past producers, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Clay, Nickel, Copper, 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Culbreath MineGold, Nickel, CopperUnknown1908
Kuykendall ProspectMicaProspect
Culbreath MineGoldPast Producer
Saluda River MineClayUnknownSedimentary
Saluda River MineClayPast Producer

Every working recorded in Saluda County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Wyses Ferry1.8 miles12
Merchant (historical)4.8 miles12
Denny5.4 miles12
Hickory Grove6.0 miles12
Mount Willing6.9 miles12
Higgins6.9 miles12
Lake Murray Shores7.5 miles14
Delmar7.6 miles12

Elsewhere

Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.

Wikipedia article on Corinth (historical)An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q5170640The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0).

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1232554. 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.