Easterly Heights, South Carolina
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1909 and the latest in 1991. It stands in the Blacksburg census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29702. It lies near Whitaker Mountain. The Survey maps it on the Blacksburg South quadrangle.
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.
- 1909 USGS Gaffney quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1953 USGS Charlotte quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Charlotte quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1960 USGS Charlotte quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Charlotte quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Blacksburg South quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Gastonia quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Gastonia quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
299 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 299 fires within 5 miles of Easterly Heights between 1992 and 2020, burning about 663 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 33 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 | 143 |
| Debris and open burning | 47 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 33 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 25 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 15 |
| Smoking | 14 |
| Other causes | 8 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | LOVES FIRE |
| 30 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 1995 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | North Carolina Forest Service | not named |
| 29 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 128 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 128 workings within 5 miles of Easterly Heights: 82 unknowns, 24 past producers, 13 producers, 4 prospects. 15 still produce. What was taken out: Clay, Iron, Manganese, Barium-Barite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blacksburg Plant | Sand | Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Dave Byers Manganese Pits | Manganese, Clay, Iron | Unknown | 1900 | |
| Gneiss Rock Quarry | Stone | Unknown | 1850 | |
| Kings Creek Barite Southwest Area | Barium-Barite, Copper, Lead, Zinc | Unknown | 1900 | |
| Kings Creek Mine | Barium-Barite, Zinc, Copper, Lead | Past Producer | 1900, 1966 | |
| Kings Creek Plant No. 2 | Feldspar | Plant | ||
| M. Carroll Manganese Mine | Fire Clay (Refractory), Manganese | Past Producer | ||
| Northeast Barite Pit | Barium-Barite, Fluorine-Fluorite, Copper, Lead | Past Producer | 1890, 1931 | |
| Silver Mine Ridge Silver Mine | Silver, Lead | Unknown | 1860 | |
| Unnamed Garnet Occurrence Gl-102 | Garnet | Unknown | Stratabound |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blacksburg | 0.7 miles | 15 | |
| Glenwood Estates | 1.0 miles | 15 | |
| Cashion Crossroads | 2.0 miles | 15 | |
| Wilburn (historical) | 2.6 miles | 20 | |
| Antioch | 4.2 miles | 21 | |
| Cherokee Falls | 4.3 miles | 15 | |
| Kings Creek | 4.7 miles | 20 | |
| Gaston Shoals (historical) | 5.1 miles | 16 |
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.
| Wikidata item Q122556369 | The 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 1228515. 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.







