Mitchell, South Carolina
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1907 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Highland census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29651. The Survey maps it on the Tigerville quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 17 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.
- 1907 USGS Saluda quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Knoxville quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Knoxville quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1959 USGS Tigerville quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1960 USGS Knoxville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Knoxville quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Tigerville quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Hendersonville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
95 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 95 fires within 5 miles of Mitchell (historical) between 1992 and 2018, burning about 445 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 10 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 | 35 |
| Debris and open burning | 27 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 10 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 August 2006 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 August 1997 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 11 August 2008 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 June 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 June 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 June 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 May 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 May 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 16 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 16 workings within 5 miles of Mitchell (historical): 6 past producers, 4 unknowns, 3 occurrences, 3 prospects. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Iron, Zirconium, 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clark-Tyger Sand Mine | Sand | Unknown | Sedimentary | |
| L E Stringer Prospect | Mica | Prospect | ||
| Rester Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Tiger | Vermiculite | Unknown | Metamorphosed Igneous Intrusion | |
| Tigerville Prospect | Zirconium | Occurrence | ||
| I L Tigert Prospect | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Mills Herren Prospect | Iron | Prospect | ||
| Stanley Adkins Prospect | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Briggs Prospect | Gold | Unknown | Vein | |
| Briggs Prospect | Gold | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pleasant Hill | 0.7 miles | 17 | |
| Skyland | 1.2 miles | 17 | |
| Jordan | 1.5 miles | 17 | |
| Tyger (historical) | 2.0 miles | 15 | |
| Lendaw | 2.2 miles | 17 | |
| Blue Ridge | 2.3 miles | 17 | |
| Taho (historical) | 2.4 miles | 17 | |
| Highland | 3.3 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1232052. 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.







