Love Springs, South Carolina
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1991. It stands in the Macedonia census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29330. The Survey maps it on the Cowpens quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 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.
- 1953 USGS Charlotte quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Charlotte quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Cowpens quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1960 USGS Charlotte quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Charlotte quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Cowpens quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Gastonia quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Gastonia quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
174 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 174 fires within 5 miles of Love Springs between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,017 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 | 75 |
| Debris and open burning | 38 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 18 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 13 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 13 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 September 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | 15 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 14 September 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 10 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | 15 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 August 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 August 1998 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 6.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 August 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 7.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 August 2007 | Natural | 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 Love Springs: 9 unknowns, 4 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Iron, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chapman Sand Plant #6 (Converse) | Sand | Unknown | Sedimentary | |
| Headwater Irene Creek Monazite Placer | Thorium, REE, Gold, Tin, Corundum | Unknown | 1910, 1911 | |
| Otterson Limestone Quarry | Stone | Unknown | 1850 | |
| Thicketty Creek Cassiterite Occurrence | Tin | Unknown | Placer | |
| Thicketty Creek Limestone Occurrence | Marble, Dimension | Unknown | Stratabound | |
| Troy Blanton Mine | Mica | Past Producer | ||
| Pacolet River Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | Sedimentary | |
| Pacolet River Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Iron Ore Prospects Gl - 099 | Iron | Unknown | 1850 | |
| Unnamed Iron Ore Prospects Gl - 100 | Iron | Unknown | 1850 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Macedonia | 1.9 miles | 14 | |
| Thicketty | 3.3 miles | 16 | |
| Hidden Acres Estates | 3.6 miles | 16 | |
| Beaverdam | 3.9 miles | 16 | |
| White Plains | 4.1 miles | 13 | |
| Midway | 4.2 miles | 16 | |
| Kings Park | 4.5 miles | 16 | |
| Rutledge Acres | 4.8 miles | 16 |
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 Q122551648 | 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 1706302. 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.







