Lima, South Carolina
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1907 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Tigerville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29690. It stands on Mill Creek. The Survey maps it on the Slater quadrangle.
On record in Lima
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.
John H. Goodwin Houselisted 1983 · 0.3 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 17 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.
- 1907 USGS Saluda quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Knoxville quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Knoxville quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1959 USGS Tigerville quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1960 USGS Knoxville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Knoxville quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Slater quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Hendersonville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
156 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 156 fires within 5 miles of Lima between 1992 and 2020, burning about 811 acres in total. 4 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 | 61 |
| Debris and open burning | 53 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 13 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 12 |
| Other causes | 5 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 August 2017 | Debris and open burning | 65 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Lima: 1 past producer, 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Granite, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Gold. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unnamed Crushed Stone Quarry | Granite, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | Metamorphic | |
| Wild Cat Mine | Gold | Unknown | Vein |
Storms near this place
10 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Lima in 10 storm reports between 2009 and 2020: 5 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, 1 tornado. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lima | $5,000 | Emergency manager reported an outbuilding and fence blown over along Chinquapin Rd. |
| May 2020 | Hail | Lima | - | Public reported nickel size hail near Tigerville. |
| September 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lima | - | FD reported two trees and a power line blown down near the intersection of Highway 25 and Old Highway 25. |
| August 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lima | - | Power lines were blown down near the intersection of highways 25 and 11, about 4 miles northeast of Marietta. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lima | - | A tree was blown down at the intersection of highways 25 and 414 and power lines and a tree were blown down near the intersection of Fews Chapel Rd and highway 101 about 8 miles north northwest of Greer. |
| February 2011 | Tornado (EF0) | Lima | - | NWS survey found a short tornado path embedded within a larger area of downburst winds. The track began along Goodwin Rd, just east of Goodwin Bridge Rd. Numerous trees were snapped off or uprooted toward the northeast along the east/southeast oriented damage path that roughly paralleled Goodwin Rd. One tree fell on and damaged a mobile home. The underpinning was blown out from underneath and a metal awning tossed from another mobile home. The tornado crossed highway 25 before lifting in the Boswell Rd area just before its intersection with highway 414. |
| September 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lima | - | Numerous trees were blown down just east and northeast of Marietta. |
| May 2010 | Hail | Lima | - | Ping pong ball size hail was reported on the east side of highway 25 just south if the state line. |
| May 2010 | Hail | Lima | - | no account filed |
| April 2009 | Hail | Lima | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cross Plains | 1.5 miles | 17 | |
| Terry (historical) | 2.4 miles | 17 | |
| Marydell (historical) | 2.7 miles | 17 | |
| Terry Creek | 2.8 miles | 28 | |
| Cleveland | 4.4 miles | 15 | |
| Tigerville | 4.4 miles | 17 | |
| Merrittsville (historical) | 4.7 miles | 28 | |
| Slater | 4.7 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1223924. 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.







