Nine Times, South Carolina
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1888 and the latest in 1991. It stands in the Six Mile census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29685. It stands on Katoma Branch. The Survey maps it on the Sunset quadrangle. It stands 988 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 16 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.
- 1888 USGS Pickens quadrangle1:125000
- 1894 USGS Pickens quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1954 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Sunset quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1984 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
144 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 144 fires within 5 miles of Nine Times between 1992 and 2020, burning about 606 acres in total. 8 started naturally. 5 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 | 57 |
| Debris and open burning | 41 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 10 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 8 |
| Natural | 8 |
| Smoking | 6 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2002 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 September 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 September 2003 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 September 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 August 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 10 August 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 July 2014 | Fireworks | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Nine Times: 2 prospects. None of them still produces. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harvey Harper Prospect | Mica | Prospect | ||
| Kirksey Prospect | Mica | Prospect |
Storms near this place
19 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Nine Times in 19 storm reports between 1996 and 2024: 10 hail, 9 thunderstorm wind. 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 2024 | Hail | Nine Times | - | Public reported quarter size hail along Highway 11 near Little Eastatoee Rd. |
| May 2024 | Hail | Nine Times | - | A CoCoRaHS observer and the public reported quarter to half dollar size hail across western Pickens County. |
| February 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nine Times | - | Law enforcement reported at least two trees blown down in the Nine Times area. |
| April 2020 | Hail | Nine Times | - | Public reported (via Social Media) quarter size hail on Concord Church Rd. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nine Times | - | County comms reported a couple of trees and power lines blown down near Nine Times. |
| March 2017 | Hail | Nine Times | - | Public reported pea to quarter sized hail at the Reserve at Lake Keowee. |
| March 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nine Times | - | Public reported multiple trees blown down at the Reserve at Lake Keowee. |
| January 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nine Times | - | A tree was down on Newton Rd and part of a tree fell on a cabin in the same area. Also, a road was blocked by trees in the same area. |
| May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nine Times | - | Two trees were blown down west of Sunset. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nine Times | - | Trees were blown down on Little Eastatoee Rd near highway 11, southward to Newton Rd 6 miles west of town. |
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nine Times | - | Multiple trees were blown down, mainly from the Six Mile area east into Pumpkintown. |
| June 2009 | Hail | Nine Times | - | Hail up to the size of pennies covered the ground. Also, a tree was blown down in this area. |
| August 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nine Times | - | A tree was blown down on highway 133 and another on highway 11 near Nine Times. |
| August 2010 | Hail | Nine Times | - | no account filed |
| June 2009 | Hail | Nine Times | - | no account filed |
| June 2009 | Hail | Nine Times | - | no account filed |
| June 2009 | Hail | Nine Times | - | no account filed |
| July 2006 | Hail | Nine Times | - | no account filed |
| June 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nine Times | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crow Creek | 3.8 miles | 16 | |
| Eastatoe | 3.9 miles | 19 | |
| Sunset | 4.9 miles | 16 | |
| Nimmons | 5.2 miles | 16 | |
| Terrapin Crossroads | 6.8 miles | 16 | |
| Prices Store (historical) | 6.9 miles | 16 | |
| Midway | 7.4 miles | 17 | |
| Pearidge | 7.5 miles | 16 |
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 Nine Times | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q14709598 | 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 1225053. 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.






