Ezell, South Carolina
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1993. It stands in the Macedonia census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29341. The Survey maps it on the Chesnee quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
On record in Ezell
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Cowpens National Battlefieldlisted 1966 · 0.6 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 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.
- 1953 USGS Charlotte quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Charlotte quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Cowpens quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1960 USGS Charlotte quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Charlotte quadrangle1:250000
- 1975 USGS Cowpens NE quadrangle1:24000
- 1983 USGS Chesnee quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Gastonia quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Gastonia quadrangle1:100000
- 1993 USGS Chesnee quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
220 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 220 fires within 5 miles of Ezell (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 957 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 23 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 | 83 |
| Debris and open burning | 59 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 23 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 21 |
| Smoking | 14 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 12 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| 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 2010 | Smoking | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | 15 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 September 2017 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | North Carolina Forest Service | PAINTER RD |
| 2 September 2015 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 10 September 2018 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 August 2008 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 August 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 August 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 7.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
9 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of Ezell (historical): 7 unknowns, 1 occurrence, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Granite, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Kyanite, Tin. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashworth Creek Cassiterite Occurrence | Tin | Unknown | Placer | |
| Cliffside-Elkin Kyn Belt Deposit | Kyanite | Occurrence | Metamorphic | |
| Rutherford County Dredge and P | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Granite Quarry | Granite, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Unknown | Metamorphic | |
| Cowpens Area | Iron | Unknown | Residual | |
| Cowpens Battlefield Bog-Iron Mine | Iron | Unknown | Bog Iron Limonite | |
| Unnamed Hematite Mine Gl-110 | Iron | Unknown | 1850 | |
| Unnamed Hematite Mine Gl-111 | Iron | Unknown | 1850 | |
| Unnamed Hematite Mine Gl-112 | Iron | Unknown | 1850 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| State Line | 2.8 miles | 15 | |
| Maud | 3.9 miles | 18 | |
| Macedonia | 5.5 miles | 14 | |
| Cherokee Hills | 6.0 miles | 16 | |
| Garden Park | 6.7 miles | 16 | |
| Love Springs | 6.7 miles | 14 | |
| Rutledge Acres | 7.4 miles | 16 | |
| Midway | 7.4 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.
| Wikipedia article on Ezell (historical) | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q22073098 | 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 1228522. 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.









