BlockLyonswood, South Carolina
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1893 and the latest in 1979. It stands in the Anderson census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29624. It stands on Dye Creek. The Survey maps it on the Anderson South quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 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.
- 1893 USGS Elberton quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1954 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Anderson South quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1979 USGS Abbeville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
96 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 96 fires within 5 miles of Lyonswood between 1992 and 2020, burning about 247 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 14 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 | 37 |
| Debris and open burning | 23 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 14 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 7 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Natural | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 2010 | Smoking | 6.1 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 September 2015 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 14 August 1999 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 1 August 1999 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 1 August 1999 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 July 2000 | Smoking | 1.1 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Lyonswood: 2 producers, 2 prospects, 1 unknown. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Mica, Titanium, Iron, Gemstone. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beaver Creek | Titanium, Iron | Unknown | Vein Outcrop Exposure | |
| Mcconnell Prospect | Mica, Gemstone | Prospect | ||
| Anderson Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | 1973 | |
| Anderson Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| J A Jones Prospect | Mica | Prospect |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cherokee Farms | 0.4 miles | 14 | |
| Westview Heights | 0.7 miles | 14 | |
| Green Acres | 0.9 miles | 14 | |
| Homeland Park | 1.0 miles | 14 | |
| Varennes Heights | 1.1 miles | 14 | |
| Caldwell Village | 1.2 miles | 14 | |
| Carolina Springs | 1.3 miles | 14 | |
| Beverly Hills | 1.4 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1236801. 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.