Deans, South Carolina
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1893 and the latest in 1979. It stands in the Starr census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29684. The Survey maps it on the Anderson South quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 14 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.
- 1893 USGS Elberton quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1954 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Anderson South quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1979 USGS Abbeville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
127 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 127 fires within 5 miles of Deans between 1992 and 2020, burning about 455 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 11 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 | 48 |
| Debris and open burning | 47 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 11 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 September 2015 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 August 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 August 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 21 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 August 1997 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 August 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 August 2002 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | 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 Deans: 2 unknowns, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Thorium, Titanium, Zirconium, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | 1973 | |
| Anderson Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Big Generostee Creek | Thorium, Titanium, Zirconium | Unknown | Placer-Modern-Fluvial | |
| Big Mountain Creek | Thorium, Titanium, Zirconium | Unknown | Alluvial Placer |
Storms near this place
4 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Deans in 4 storm reports between 2009 and 2020: 4 thunderstorm wind. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Deans | - | County comms reported trees blown down on Flat Rock Rd. |
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Deans | - | Highway Patrol reported multiple trees blown down near Starr and along Highway 252 west of Honea Path. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Deans | - | Public reported multiple trees blown down on Highway 81 near Starr. County comms reported power lines down on Melody Trail. |
| April 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Deans | - | Several trees were blown down along highway 28, with at least one tree on a home. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starr | 1.8 miles | 14 | |
| Flat Rock | 2.4 miles | 14 | |
| Chambert Forest | 3.1 miles | 14 | |
| Mountain Creek | 3.2 miles | 14 | |
| Meadow Fields | 3.5 miles | 14 | |
| Gluck | 3.6 miles | 14 | |
| Fernwood | 4.2 miles | 14 | |
| Allendale | 4.2 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1247512. 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.




