Montague, South Carolina
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1935 and the latest in 1991. It stands in the Greenville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29617. It stands on Little Creek. The Survey maps it on the Paris Mountain quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 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.
- 1935 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:48000
- 1938 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:62500
- 1958 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Paris Mountain quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1984 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
111 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 111 fires within 5 miles of Montague between 1992 and 2018, burning about 492 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 11 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 | 36 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 34 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 11 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 8 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Natural | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 14 September 2009 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 12 September 2009 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 August 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 August 1999 | 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
8 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Montague: 4 producers, 3 unknowns, 1 prospect. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Mica, Sand, Iron. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| C H Ellis Prospect | Mica | Prospect | ||
| Edgcomb Steel--Greenville, S.C. | Iron, Aluminum | Producer | ||
| Saluda Lake Mine | Sand | Unknown | Sedimentary | |
| Greenville Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Thomas Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | Sedimentary | |
| W.F. Thomas Sand Company | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Zupan Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | Sedimentary | |
| Zupan Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
4 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Montague in 4 storm reports between 2009 and 2016: 2 thunderstorm wind, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2016 | Hail | Montague | - | Public reported dime to nickel size hail across the north side of Greenville. |
| April 2015 | Hail | Montague | - | Public reported quarter size hail in Paris Mountain State Park. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Montague | - | Trees were blown down at Duncan Chapel Rd and Montague Circle, Lions Club Rd near Lily St and on West Parker Rd at Lakeview Ct. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Montague | - | A tree was blown down on Roe Ford 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Shadows | 0.6 miles | 13 | |
| Northwood Hills | 0.8 miles | 13 | |
| Starsdale Manor | 1.0 miles | 13 | |
| Western Hills | 1.1 miles | 13 | |
| Sharon Park | 1.1 miles | 13 | |
| Pinehurst | 1.1 miles | 13 | |
| Richmond Hills | 1.2 miles | 13 | |
| Berea Forest | 1.3 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1231554. 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.







