Moonville, South Carolina
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1991. It stands in the Piedmont census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29673. The Survey maps it on the Pelzer quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 10 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.
- 1954 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Williamston quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Pelzer quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
160 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 160 fires within 5 miles of Moonville between 1992 and 2020, burning about 497 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 26 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 | 67 |
| Debris and open burning | 34 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 26 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 12 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 11 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2002 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 14 September 2008 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 10 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 August 2009 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 6.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 August 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 August 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 August 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 August 1998 | Debris and open burning | 8.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 11 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 11 workings within 5 miles of Moonville: 4 unknowns, 3 past producers, 2 producers, 2 prospects. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Mica, Iron, Titanium, Thorium, Sand and Gravel, Construction, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Placer Prospect 9-P | Iron, Thorium, Titanium | Unknown | Placer , Modern , Fluvial | |
| River Road Plant | Sand | Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Vulcan Materials Co. S. Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Willimon Mine | Mica, Kaolin | Past Producer | ||
| Charles Brooks | Iron, Titanium, Thorium | Unknown | Placer , Modern , Fluvial | |
| Piedmont Dredge | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Saluda River Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | Sedimentary | |
| Waldrop | Iron, Titanium, Thorium | Unknown | Placer , Modern , Fluvial | |
| Boling Mine | Mica | Past Producer | Pegmatite | |
| W F Holloway & J J Brown Prospects | Mica | Prospect |
Storms near this place
1 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Moonville in 1 storm report in 1995: 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 1995 | Hail | Moonville | - | A severe thunderstorm crossed from Georgia into Anderson County where quite a few trees were blown down around Iva. These downed trees blocked roads overnigbt. The storm weakened, persisted, and regained strength as it left Anderson County. It again produced some large hail and damaging wind at Moonville where numerous downed trees were reported in the Centerbury Subdivision. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belle Terre Acres | 1.6 miles | 10 | |
| Canterbury | 1.7 miles | 10 | |
| Idlewild | 1.7 miles | 10 | |
| Chesterfield Estates | 2.5 miles | 10 | |
| Golden Grove | 3.2 miles | 10 | |
| Pecan Terrace | 3.3 miles | 14 | |
| Park Lane Terrace | 3.4 miles | 14 | |
| East Gantt | 3.5 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1224635. 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.





