New Prospect, South Carolina
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1907 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Fingerville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29322. The Survey maps it on the Fingerville West quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 15 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
- 1960 USGS Knoxville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Inman quadrangle1:62500
- 1964 USGS Knoxville quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Fingerville West quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Hendersonville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
138 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 138 fires within 5 miles of New Prospect between 1992 and 2019, burning about 496 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 13 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 | 59 |
| Debris and open burning | 47 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 13 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 2015 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 20 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | 1.5 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 September 2016 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1.2 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 September 2018 | Natural | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | 1.5 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 10 September 2007 | Smoking | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 August 2008 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 August 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.5 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
7 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of New Prospect: 3 prospects, 3 unknowns, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Sand, Stone, Crushed/Broken, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| E W. Foster Prospect | Mica | Prospect | ||
| Inman Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | Metamorphic | |
| Mcmillan Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | Sedimentary | |
| Avery Prospect | Iron | Prospect | ||
| North Pacolet River Mine | Sand | Unknown | Sedimentary | |
| North Pacolet Sand | Sand | Unknown | Sedimentary | |
| Senia Prospect | Iron | Prospect |
Storms near this place
9 since 2010Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names New Prospect in 9 storm reports between 2010 and 2026: 5 thunderstorm wind, 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Prospect | $2,000 | County comms and emergency manager reported a tree blown down across Highway 9, trees down along McSwain Rd, and minor roof damage to a structure on Little Africa Rd. |
| March 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Prospect | - | Utility company reported trees blown down on power lines and causing an outage along Melvin Hill Rd. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Prospect | - | County comms reported a tree blown down on Highway 9, just north of Highway 11. Fire dept reported trees blown down at Church St and Highway 11, on Rainbow Lake Rd, and on Cannon Ford Rd. |
| July 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Prospect | - | A tree was blown down on highway 9 near Meredith Rd. |
| September 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Prospect | - | Trees and large limbs were blown down on Melvin Hill Rd near highway 9. |
| May 2013 | Hail | New Prospect | - | Nickel size hail was reported near Lake Bowen. |
| January 2012 | Hail | New Prospect | - | Quarter size hail fell along highway 9 near the North Carolina border. |
| March 2010 | Hail | New Prospect | - | Nickel size hail was reported on highway 9 near the state line. |
| May 2011 | Hail | New Prospect | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bryants Store (historical) | 1.2 miles | 15 | |
| Clark Estates | 1.6 miles | 15 | |
| Tidmans Place | 1.7 miles | 15 | |
| Brown Arrow | 1.7 miles | 15 | |
| Fingerville | 2.0 miles | 15 | |
| North Ridge | 2.2 miles | 15 | |
| Little Africa | 2.6 miles | 15 | |
| Woodfin | 2.7 miles | 15 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on New Prospect | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q22073118 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1225016. 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.







