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Filbert, South Carolina

18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1906 and the latest in 1991. It stands in the York census division. The Survey maps it on the Filbert quadrangle.

Filbert within York County

Topographic sheets covering this place

9 surveys from 18 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

86 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 86 fires within 5 miles of Filbert between 1992 and 2019, burning about 217 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 3 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/undetermined39
Debris and open burning31
Misuse of fire by a minor9
Arson/incendiarism3
Equipment and vehicle use1
Smoking1
Natural1
Recreation and ceremony1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
30 September 2005Debris and open burning1.5 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
25 September 2010Debris and open burning2.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
2 September 1993Missing data/not specified/undetermined10 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
14 September 2012Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
8 August 2002Smoking2.5 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
6 August 2002Missing data/not specified/undetermined3.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
30 August 2007Debris and open burningunder an acreSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
10 August 2002Missing data/not specified/undetermined5.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in York County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 15 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 15 workings within 5 miles of Filbert: 7 unknowns, 6 past producers, 1 producer, 1 prospect. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Copper, 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Granite QuarryGraniteUnknownIntrusive Granite
Little Wilson MineGold, Iron, Sulfur, CopperUnknown1904, 1905
Imc Custom Grinding/ York, S.C.Barium-BariteUnknown
Love No. 1 ProspectGold, SulfurProspect
Mary MineCopper, Gold, Barium-BariteUnknown1850, 1856
Wallace MineGold, SulfurPast Producer
Wilson Au-Cu/Little Wilson MinesGold, CopperUnknownVein
Project 317Stone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unnamed Granite QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast ProducerGranite Pluton
Unnamed Granite Quarry Fl-039Stone, Crushed/BrokenPast ProducerIgneous

Every working recorded in York County

Storms near this place

5 since 2009

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Filbert in 5 storm reports between 2009 and 2024: 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, 1 hail. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
June 2022Thunderstorm WindFilbert$50,000York County emergency management reported numerous trees blown throughout York County, from northwest of York to the southeast corner of the county. A tree fell on a structure on Propst Rd. Another tree fell across two vehicles near Northwestern High School in Rock Hill. Minor damage occurred to a factory building and a trailer was flipped on its side in the Catawba area.
May 2024Thunderstorm WindFilbert-County comms reported a few trees blown down north of York.
April 2024HailFilbert-Ham radio operator reported quarter size hail.
June 2011Thunderstorm WindFilbert-Multiple trees were blown down from the north side of York to areas east of town.
June 2009Tornado (EF1)Filbert-A tornado damage path began near the intersection of South Beersheba Rd and highway 5 and extended south, southeast for about 1.5 miles. Damage was mainly confined to uprooted and snapped trees. However, a concrete structure partially collapsed, with roofing material tossed about 30 yards from the structure.

Every storm recorded in York County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Zadok (historical)2.5 miles18
Lincoln Estates3.0 miles14
English Gardens3.5 miles14
Beersheba3.5 miles18
Poplar Acres3.7 miles14
York3.8 miles15
Pineview4.4 miles15
Clover4.6 miles14

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1231282. 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.