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Mascot, South Carolina

15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1907 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Gramling census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29349. It lies near Windmill Hill. The Survey maps it on the Campobello quadrangle.

Mascot within Spartanburg County

Topographic sheets covering this place

8 surveys from 15 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

93 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 93 fires within 5 miles of Mascot between 1992 and 2018, burning about 335 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 7 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/undetermined38
Debris and open burning38
Arson/incendiarism7
Smoking5
Equipment and vehicle use2
Recreation and ceremony1
Power generation/transmission/distribution1
Natural1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
9 September 2002Debris and open burning2.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
25 September 2008Debris and open burningunder an acreSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
17 September 2005Debris and open burning1.5 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
16 September 1999Smoking2.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
15 September 1997Missing data/not specified/undetermined4.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
12 September 2007Debris and open burning1.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
10 September 2007Smokingunder an acreSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
1 September 1993Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Spartanburg County

Mines and quarries near this place

8 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Mascot: 4 past producers, 2 unknowns, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Feldspar, Mica. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Merredith Sand PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
South Pacolet RiverSandUnknownSedimentary
Feldspar/Mica MineFeldspar, MicaPast Producer
Feldspar/Mica MineFeldspar, MicaPast Producer
Inman QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducerMetamorphic
Inman QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Mcbee PlacerGoldPast Producer1844
Wolf & Tyger PlacerGoldUnknownPlacer

Every working recorded in Spartanburg County

Storms near this place

7 since 2011

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Mascot in 7 storm reports between 2011 and 2024: 6 thunderstorm wind, 1 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
June 2024Thunderstorm WindMascot-Utility company reported trees blown down on power lines.
June 2020Thunderstorm WindMascot-NWS employee reported a couple trees blown down.
May 2019Thunderstorm WindMascot-Weather service employee reported a tree blown down on Gowan Rd at New Cut Rd. Ham radio operator reported trees and large limbs blown down on I-26 near mile marker 10. Highway patrol reported a tree down at Dickson Rd and Herrle Rd.
June 2018HailMascot-Public reported (via Social Media) half dollar size hail at new Cut Road and Gowan Road.
June 2018Thunderstorm WindMascot-NWS employee reported multiple trees and large limbs blown down in the Inman area including on Sonora Dr, Park Rd, Highway 176, and holly Springs Rd.
May 2017Thunderstorm WindMascot-NWS employee reported two trees uprooted and another snapped on Blackwell Dr. County comms reported multiple trees blown down between I-26 and Highway 9, especially near Lake Bowen.
August 2011Thunderstorm WindMascot-Multiple trees were blown down west of Inman. A tree was blown down on a home on C St in town. Two trees fell on mobile homes east southeast of town, including on Saddle Ridge Dr. Numerous additional trees were blown down in this area as well.

Every storm recorded in Spartanburg County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Gramling0.5 miles15
Woodridge1.0 miles15
Highland Park2.2 miles15
Inman Mills2.4 miles15
Inman2.6 miles15
Little Chicago2.9 miles15
Campobello3.3 miles15
Woodfin3.6 miles15

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1248389. 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.