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Nauvassee, South Carolina

15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1941 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Fort Mill census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29715. The Survey maps it on the Rock Hill East quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Nauvassee within York County

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 surveys from 15 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

68 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 68 fires within 5 miles of Nauvassee (historical) between 1992 and 2018, burning about 211 acres in total. 1 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
Missing data/not specified/undetermined33
Arson/incendiarism11
Debris and open burning10
Misuse of fire by a minor7
Equipment and vehicle use3
Natural1
Recreation and ceremony1
Railroad operations and maintenance1
Smoking1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
6 September 1992Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
5 September 1999Railroad operations and maintenance3.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
20 September 2007Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
17 September 2010Debris and open burning3.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
15 September 2012Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
13 September 2010Debris and open burning2.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
10 September 2010Debris and open burning4.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
3 August 2002Natural2.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in York County

Mines and quarries near this place

5 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Nauvassee (historical): 3 past producers, 1 unknown, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gold, Copper, 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Hagin MineGold, CopperPast Producer
Indian Graveyard MineMicaPast Producer
Catawba River PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknownSedimentary
Catawba River PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Fewell Island Sand PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary

Every working recorded in York County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Kanawha Hills1.0 miles26
Fort Mill1.5 miles26
Whiteville Park1.6 miles26
Old Orchid1.8 miles26
Riverview3.0 miles26
Red River3.0 miles15
Cedarwood3.9 miles15
Pecan Grove4.0 miles15

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1233813. 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.