Hillsville, South Carolina
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1941 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Enoree census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29335. It stands on Hannah Creek. The Survey maps it on the Enoree quadrangle.
On record in Hillsville
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.
Mountain Shoals Plantationlisted 1979 · 0.7 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 12 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 Enoree quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
72 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 72 fires within 5 miles of Hillsville between 1992 and 2020, burning about 512 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 6 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 | 29 |
| Debris and open burning | 18 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 9 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.2 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 August 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 August 2007 | Natural | 7.5 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 13 August 2019 | Natural | 27 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 12 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 July 2000 | Smoking | 1.5 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 July 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 48 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 48 workings within 5 miles of Hillsville: 28 past producers, 10 producers, 10 unknowns. 10 still produce. What was taken out: Vermiculite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belk Mine | Vermiculite | Producer | Metamorphosed Igneous Intrusion | |
| Brown #1 and #2 Mine | Vermiculite | Unknown | Metamorphosed Igneous Intrusion | |
| Brown Mine East | Vermiculite | Past Producer | ||
| Brown Mine West | Vermiculite | Past Producer | ||
| Brown Pit | Vermiculite | Past Producer | ||
| Canal Mine | Vermiculite | Past Producer | Metamorphosed Igneous Intrusion | |
| Charles Waldrep | Vermiculite | Producer | Metamorphosed Igneous Intrusion | |
| Davis-Dewitt Mine | Vermiculite | Unknown | Metamorphosed Igneous Intrusion | |
| Deshields #1 & #2 Mine | Vermiculite | Unknown | Metamorphosed Igneous Intrusion | |
| Deshields #2 Mine | Vermiculite | Past Producer | Metamorphosed Igneous Intrusion |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enoree | 0.4 miles | 12 | |
| Waldrop Crossroads | 2.2 miles | 12 | |
| Kilgore | 2.6 miles | 12 | |
| Crows (historical) | 2.9 miles | 12 | |
| Hobbyville | 3.0 miles | 12 | |
| Evinsville | 4.4 miles | 12 | |
| Cross Anchor | 5.9 miles | 15 | |
| Woodruff | 6.5 miles | 8 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1248322. 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.






