BlockMount Bethel, South Carolina
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1941 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Newberry census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29108. The Survey maps it on the Newberry East 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
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
- 1968 USGS Newberry East quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Newberry quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
143 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 143 fires within 5 miles of Mount Bethel (historical) between 1992 and 2019, burning about 332 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 6 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 | 85 |
| Debris and open burning | 32 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Francis Marion & Sumter National Forests | INDIAN CREEK |
| 28 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 August 2007 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 August 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 31 August 1997 | Natural | 25 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 31 August 1997 | Natural | 30 acres | Francis Marion & Sumter National Forests | KINGS CREEK |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Mount Bethel (historical): 4 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Granite, Stone, Dimension, Stone, Dimension, Granite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leitzey Quarry | Stone, Dimension, Granite | Past Producer | Igneous | |
| Browns Quarry | Granite, Stone, Dimension | Past Producer | Igneous | |
| Unidentified Granite Quarry | Granite, Stone, Dimension | Past Producer | Igneous | |
| Unnamed Granite Quarry | Granite, Stone, Dimension | Past Producer | Igneous |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Browns Crossroads | 2.8 miles | 13 | |
| Keitts Crossroads | 2.8 miles | 13 | |
| Beth Eden | 3.4 miles | 13 | |
| Devils Cross Roads | 3.7 miles | 13 | |
| Saint Phillips | 3.7 miles | 13 | |
| Sondleys (historical) | 4.3 miles | 14 | |
| Reuben (historical) | 4.8 miles | 14 | |
| Union | 5.1 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1228747. 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.