Hobbyville, 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. The Survey maps it on the Enoree quadrangle.
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 Hobbyville between 1992 and 2020, burning about 572 acres in total. 2 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 | 28 |
| Debris and open burning | 19 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Smoking | 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 |
| 30 August 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 August 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 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 |
| 1 August 2002 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 July 2000 | Smoking | 1.5 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 July 1998 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 49 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 49 workings within 5 miles of Hobbyville: 32 past producers, 9 producers, 7 unknowns, 1 plant. 10 still produce. What was taken out: Vermiculite, Kyanite, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander Sillimanite Prospect | Kyanite | Unknown | Metamorphic | |
| Tyger River No. 2 Dredge | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Plant | ||
| Allen #1 Mine | Vermiculite | Past Producer | Metamorphosed Igneous Intrusion | |
| 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 | ||
| C. Casey Mine | Vermiculite | Unknown | Metamorphosed Igneous Intrusion | |
| Canal Mine | Vermiculite | Past Producer | Metamorphosed Igneous Intrusion |
Storms near this place
6 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hobbyville in 6 storm reports between 2009 and 2016: 4 thunderstorm wind, 2 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hobbyville | - | FD reported multiple trees blown down between Cross Anchor and Enoree. |
| September 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hobbyville | - | A tree was blown down on Cross Anchor Rd about 4 miles east southeast of Woodruff. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hobbyville | - | A tree was blown down across Hannah Creek Rd. Another tree was blown down nearby between the Enoree and Cross Anchor exits along I-26. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hobbyville | - | Two trees were blown down at Wofford Rd and Grace Chapel Rd. |
| May 2009 | Hail | Hobbyville | - | Hail was reported between Woodruff and I-26. |
| March 2010 | Hail | Hobbyville | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crows (historical) | 1.3 miles | 12 | |
| Waldrop Crossroads | 2.3 miles | 12 | |
| Evinsville | 2.5 miles | 12 | |
| Hillsville | 3.0 miles | 12 | |
| Enoree | 3.3 miles | 12 | |
| Kilgore | 3.4 miles | 12 | |
| Cross Anchor | 5.4 miles | 15 | |
| Millville (historical) | 5.5 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.
| Wikidata item Q122556627 | 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 1246004. 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.






