Glenn Springs, South Carolina
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1941 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Pauline census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29374. The Survey maps it on the Glenn Springs quadrangle. 263 people lived here at the 2020 count.
On record in Glenn Springs
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 3 records
Camp Hilllisted 1970
Glenn Springs Historic Districtlisted 1982
Williams Placelisted 1982
Surveyed buildings and structures 10 records
- Williams Place, Commissary, SC secondary Road 113, 3/4 mile North of SC secondary Road 235, Glenn Springsfederal building survey, 7 photographs
- Williams Place, Crib, SC secondary Road 113, 3/4 mile North of SC secondary Road 235, Glenn Springsfederal building survey, 8 photographs
- Williams Place, Double Log Barn, SC secondary Road 113, 3/4 mile North of SC secondary Road 235, Glenn Springsfederal building survey, 5 photographs
- Williams Place, Frame Barn, SC secondary Road 113, 3/4 mile North of SC secondary Road 235, Glenn Springsfederal building survey, 8 photographs
- Williams Place, Kitchen, SC secondary Road 113, 3/4 mile North of SC secondary Road 235, Glenn Springsfederal building survey, 8 photographs
- Williams Place, Main House, SC Secondary Road 113, .75 mile North of SC 235, Glenn Springsfederal building survey, 21 photographs
- Williams Place, Smithy, SC secondary Road 113, 3/4 mile North of SC secondary Road 235, Glenn Springsfederal building survey, 2 photographs
- Williams Place, Smokehouse, SC secondary Road 113, 3/4 mile North of SC secondary Road 235, Glenn Springsfederal building survey, 8 photographs
- Williams Place, Still House-Barn, SC secondary Road 113, 3/4 mile North of SC secondary Road 235, Glenn Springsfederal building survey, 11 photographs
- Williams Place, Tenant House, SC secondary Road 113, 3/4 mile North of SC secondary Road 235, Glenn Springsfederal building survey, 16 photographs
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 14 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
- 1947 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:62500
- 1949 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:62500
- 1953 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1960 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1963 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Glenn Springs quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
66 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 66 fires within 5 miles of Glenn Springs between 1992 and 2020, burning about 268 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 9 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 | 34 |
| Debris and open burning | 15 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 9 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 August 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 August 2002 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 31 August 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 80 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 August 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 August 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 August 1999 | Natural | 11 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 13 August 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
7 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Glenn Springs: 4 unknowns, 3 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Copper, Sand. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairforest Creek Sand Mine | Sand | Unknown | Sedimentary | |
| Mud Mine | Gold, Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Mud Mine | Gold | Unknown | Vein | |
| Nott Mine | Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Nott Mine | Gold | Unknown | Vein | |
| Ophir Mine | Gold | Past Producer | ||
| West Mine/Bogan Ophir | Gold | Unknown | Vein |
Storms near this place
1 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Glenn Springs in 1 storm report in 1994: 1 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glenn Springs | $2,000 | A small tornado spun up as a thunderstorm moved across ridges in hilly terrain in southern Spartanburg County. The small tornado was viewed by several people and was accompanied by marble-size hail. Witnesses stated there was one flash of lightning and one roll of thunder as the storm moved across. The roofs of a home and barn were damaged and an outbuilding was destroyed. Power was out in the area for a few hours. A similar storm produced some minor wind damage in the Glenn Springs/Pauline area. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pauline | 2.2 miles | 14 | |
| Foster Mill | 3.1 miles | 14 | |
| Golightly | 3.9 miles | 14 | |
| Walnut Grove | 4.1 miles | 14 | |
| White Stone Springs (historical) | 4.4 miles | 14 | |
| Dutchman | 4.9 miles | 15 | |
| Stone Station | 5.1 miles | 14 | |
| Smiths Tavern | 6.3 miles | 14 |
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 Glenn Springs | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q387960 | 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 1245754. 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.








