Irby, South Carolina
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1979. It stands in the Laurens census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29360. It stands on Scout Branch. The Survey maps it on the Laurens South quadrangle.
On record in Irby
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.
Albright-Dukes Houselisted 1986 · 1.0 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 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.
- 1892 USGS Abbeville quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1954 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Laurens South quadrangle1:24000
- 1979 USGS Abbeville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
97 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 97 fires within 5 miles of Irby between 1992 and 2019, burning about 459 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 12 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 |
| Debris and open burning | 17 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 12 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 8 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 1997 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 September 2019 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 September 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 4.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 September 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 10 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 1 September 1998 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 31 August 2014 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 31 August 2001 | Debris and open burning | 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 14 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 14 workings within 5 miles of Irby: 6 past producers, 5 unknowns, 3 producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Vermiculite, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Granite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cold Point Granite Company Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken, Granite | Past Producer | 1910 | |
| Bradshaw | Vermiculite | Unknown | Metamorphosed Igneous Intrusion | |
| Burns-Nelson Mine | Vermiculite | Past Producer | Metamorphosed Igneous Intrusion | |
| Craig Mine | Vermiculite | Past Producer | Metamorphosed Igneous Intrusion | |
| Hudging Mine | Vermiculite | Producer | Metamorphosed Igneous Intrusion | |
| Ivey Mine | Vermiculite | Unknown | Metamorphosed Igneous Intrusion | |
| L-C Broadcasting Mine | Vermiculite | Past Producer | Metamorphosed Igneous Intrusion | |
| Mims Mine | Vermiculite | Unknown | Metamorphosed Igneous Intrusion | |
| Monroe Mine | Vermiculite | Past Producer | Metamorphosed Igneous Intrusion. | |
| Powers 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laurens | 1.5 miles | 13 | |
| Maddens | 2.6 miles | 13 | |
| Lakeside | 2.7 miles | 12 | |
| Wattsville | 3.2 miles | 13 | |
| Lisbon (historical) | 3.7 miles | 13 | |
| Cold Point | 4.3 miles | 13 | |
| Bryson (historical) | 5.7 miles | 8 | |
| Doubling (historical) | 5.7 miles | 8 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1234855. 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.




