Millville, South Carolina
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1941 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Pauline census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29376. It stands on Johnson Branch. The Survey maps it on the Moore quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
On record in Millville
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.
Price's Post Officelisted 1969 · 0.9 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 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.
- 1941 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1947 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:62500
- 1949 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:62500
- 1953 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1960 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1963 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Moore quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
74 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 74 fires within 5 miles of Millville (historical) between 1992 and 2019, burning about 320 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 8 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 | 30 |
| Debris and open burning | 19 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 8 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Natural | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 September 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 August 2002 | Debris and open burning | 2.5 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 August 1999 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 8.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 August 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 August 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 12 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 10 August 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 July 2000 | Smoking | 1.5 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 12 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 12 workings within 5 miles of Millville (historical): 7 past producers, 3 unknowns, 1 prospect, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Vermiculite, Kyanite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander Sillimanite Prospect | Kyanite | Unknown | Metamorphic | |
| Barber Sillimanite Prospect | Kyanite | Prospect | ||
| Barber Sillimanite Prospect | Kyanite | Unknown | Metamorphic | |
| Foster #3 | Vermiculite | Past Producer | Metamorphosed Igneous Intrusion | |
| Foster Mine | Vermiculite | Past Producer | Metamorphosed Igneous Intrusion | |
| Fountain Inn #2 Mine | Vermiculite | Past Producer | Metamorphosed Igneous Intrusion | |
| L.B. Casey | Vermiculite | Unknown | Metamorphosed Igneous Intrusion | |
| Mason #1 Mine | Vermiculite | Past Producer | Metamorphosed Igneous Intrusion | |
| Mason #2 Mine | Vermiculite | Past Producer | Metamorphosed Igneous Intrusion | |
| Meadows Mine | Vermiculite | Past Producer | Metamorphosed Igneous Intrusion |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walnut Grove | 2.5 miles | 14 | |
| Switzer | 4.4 miles | 13 | |
| Moore | 4.5 miles | 14 | |
| Crows (historical) | 4.9 miles | 12 | |
| Woodruff | 5.0 miles | 8 | |
| Stone Station | 5.1 miles | 14 | |
| Hobbyville | 5.5 miles | 12 | |
| Gatewood | 5.7 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1782055. 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.








