Evinsville, South Carolina
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1941 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Enoree census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29335. The Survey maps it on the Enoree quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 12 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.
- 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
- 1969 USGS Enoree quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
74 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 74 fires within 5 miles of Evinsville between 1992 and 2020, burning about 604 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 10 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 | 27 |
| Debris and open burning | 21 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 10 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.2 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 August 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | 8.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 August 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 August 1997 | Smoking | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 13 August 2019 | Natural | 27 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 12 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 1 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
10 of 49 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 49 workings within 5 miles of Evinsville: 30 past producers, 9 producers, 7 unknowns, 2 prospects. 10 still produce. What was taken out: Vermiculite, Kyanite, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gideon Sillimanite Prospect | Kyanite | Prospect | ||
| Tyger River No. 2 Dredge | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Plant | ||
| Allen #1 Mine | Vermiculite | Past Producer | Metamorphosed Igneous Intrusion | |
| Belk Mine | Vermiculite | Producer | Metamorphosed Igneous Intrusion | |
| Brown #1 and #2 Mine | Vermiculite | Unknown | Metamorphosed Igneous Intrusion | |
| Brown Mine East | Vermiculite | Past Producer | ||
| Brown Mine West | Vermiculite | Past Producer | ||
| Brown Pit | Vermiculite | Past Producer | ||
| C. Casey Mine | Vermiculite | Unknown | Metamorphosed Igneous Intrusion | |
| Canal Mine | Vermiculite | Past Producer | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waldrop Crossroads | 2.4 miles | 12 | |
| Hobbyville | 2.5 miles | 12 | |
| Cross Anchor | 3.2 miles | 15 | |
| Crows (historical) | 3.7 miles | 12 | |
| Hillsville | 4.4 miles | 12 | |
| Enoree | 4.5 miles | 12 | |
| Dutchman | 4.6 miles | 15 | |
| Kilgore | 5.7 miles | 12 |
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 Evinsville | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q22073096 | 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 1248244. 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.






