Fairmont, South Carolina
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1935 and the latest in 1991. It stands in the Fairmont Mills census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29301. It stands on Jimmies Creek. The Survey maps it on the Wellford quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 13 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.
- 1935 USGS Greer quadrangle1:48000
- 1938 USGS Greer quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Greer quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Wellford quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
130 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 130 fires within 5 miles of Fairmont between 1992 and 2019, burning about 406 acres in total. None 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/undetermined | 71 |
| Debris and open burning | 33 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 10 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 8 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 August 2008 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 August 2007 | Debris and open burning | 1.4 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 12 August 2002 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 July 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 July 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
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Fairmont: 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Thorium, Titanium, Zirconium. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyger River | Thorium, Titanium, Zirconium | Unknown | Placer-Modern-Fluvial |
Storms near this place
10 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Fairmont in 10 storm reports between 2009 and 2024: 5 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, 1 tornado. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2024 | Hail | Fairmont | - | Public reported nickel size hail on Scenic Oak Dr. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fairmont | - | Multiple sources reported numerous trees blown down, some of which fell on power lines, along with some downed fences and flipped trampolines from the Moore and Roebuck areas across the south side of Spartanburg. |
| August 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fairmont | - | Emergency management reported multiple trees and power lines blown down across Spartanburg and vicinity. |
| April 2021 | Tornado (EF0) | Fairmont | - | NWS storm survey found the path of a short, weak tornado that began just west of the intersection of Highways 290 and 417. Damage was primarily limited to downed trees as the tornado tracked almost due north, paralleling Highway 417 before lifting just north of Highway 296. |
| June 2011 | Hail | Fairmont | - | Several reports of dime to nickel size hail were received from about 6 miles southeast of Lyman. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fairmont | - | Multiple trees were blown down, one onto a garage, and a business sign was blown down near the intersection of highway 290 and 296. |
| June 2011 | Hail | Fairmont | - | Dime to nickel size hail was reported near the intersection of highway 290 and highway|296. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fairmont | - | Two trees and several large limbs were blown down near the intersection of Nazareth Church Rd and Anderson Mill Rd. |
| March 2010 | Hail | Fairmont | - | Hail slightly larger than quarter size was reported near the intersection of highways 296 and 290. |
| July 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fairmont | - | Several small trees were blown down along highway 417 and a large tree was blown down on Campground Rd near I-26. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pinebrook | 0.6 miles | 13 | |
| Brookhaven | 0.7 miles | 13 | |
| Pine Grove | 0.9 miles | 13 | |
| Greenridge | 1.1 miles | 13 | |
| Cambridge | 1.1 miles | 13 | |
| Twin Lakes | 1.1 miles | 13 | |
| Larkin | 1.6 miles | 13 | |
| Lake Ridge | 1.8 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1247707. 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.







