Maynards, South Carolina
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1941 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Mount Croghan census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29727. It stands on Mill Branch. The Survey maps it on the Hornsboro quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 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.
- 1941 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1953 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1960 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1963 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Hornsboro quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Lancaster quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
196 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 196 fires within 5 miles of Maynards between 1992 and 2019, burning about 694 acres in total. 7 started naturally. 23 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 82 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 51 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 23 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 17 |
| Smoking | 10 |
| Natural | 7 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 2005 | Debris and open burning | 58 acres | North Carolina Forest Service | ZION CHURCH ROAD |
| 29 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 2003 | Debris and open burning | 1.5 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 September 2018 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 August 1999 | Smoking | 3.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 August 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 August 2014 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 August 2018 | 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 31 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 31 workings within 5 miles of Maynards: 21 unknowns, 6 past producers, 3 producers, 1 prospect. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gold, Sand, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oro Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | Igneous | |
| Williams Sand | Sand | Unknown | Sedimentary | |
| Williams Sand | Sand | Unknown | Sedimentary | |
| Edgeworth and Brewer Mine | Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Edgeworth and Brewer Mine | Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Edgeworth-Brewer Mine | Gold | Unknown | 1856 | |
| Hendrix Mine | Gold | Unknown | 1856 | |
| Hendrix Prospect | Gold | Prospect | ||
| Oro Mine | Gold | Unknown | Stratabound Discordant | |
| C.E. Horton Sand Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | Sedimentary |
Storms near this place
2 since 2021Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Maynards in 2 storm reports between 2021 and 2023: 2 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2023 | Hail | Maynards | - | Nickel size hail reported at a farm just north of SC Hwy 9 between Blair Hendrick Rd and Taylor Chapel Rd. Time estimated. |
| March 2021 | Hail | Maynards | - | Spotter reported nickel size hail at Hwy 265 and Fairview Church Rd. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Croghan | 2.2 miles | 13 | |
| Hornsboro | 2.3 miles | 13 | |
| Mangums (historical) | 3.8 miles | 13 | |
| Ruby | 4.9 miles | 12 | |
| Evans Mill | 5.1 miles | 13 | |
| Lees Crossroads | 5.2 miles | 12 | |
| Wexford | 5.8 miles | 13 | |
| Maysville | 6.2 miles | 13 |
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 Q122550380 | 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 1235702. 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.






