Gary, South Carolina
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1941 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Whitmire census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29355. The Survey maps it on the Newberry West quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 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.
- 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 Newberry West quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Newberry quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
82 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 82 fires within 5 miles of Gary between 1992 and 2020, burning about 281 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 13 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 | 44 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 13 |
| Debris and open burning | 8 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 September 2003 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 September 2007 | Natural | 4.6 acres | Francis Marion & Sumter National Forests | THURSDAY |
| 2 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 11 September 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 August 2020 | Natural | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 August 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Francis Marion & Sumter National Forests | GREEN BRIAR |
| 29 August 1993 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Francis Marion & Sumter National Forests | not named |
| 25 August 2007 | Natural | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Gary: 2 past producers, 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Granite, Granite, Stone, Dimension, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newberry Quarry | Granite | Unknown | Igneous | |
| Newberry Quarry | Granite, Stone, Dimension | Past Producer | Igneous | |
| Newberry Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
2 since 2014Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Gary in 2 storm reports between 2014 and 2020: 2 thunderstorm wind. 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jalapa | 2.5 miles | 13 | |
| Bush River | 2.6 miles | 13 | |
| Kinards | 3.1 miles | 12 | |
| Longshore | 5.4 miles | 13 | |
| Smyrna | 5.6 miles | 13 | |
| Beth Eden | 5.8 miles | 13 | |
| Cromer Crossroads | 6.3 miles | 13 | |
| Devils Cross Roads | 6.7 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1247875. 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.






