Old Pickens, South Carolina
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1888 and the latest in 1991. It stands in the Seneca census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29672. It stands on Kelly Creek. The Survey maps it on the Old Pickens quadrangle.
On record in Old Pickens
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Old Pickens Presbyterian Churchlisted 1996 · 0.4 miles away
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 Old Pickens quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1984 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
98 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 98 fires within 5 miles of Old Pickens between 1992 and 2020, burning about 440 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 8 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 | 40 |
| Debris and open burning | 29 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 8 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 13 September 2019 | Recreation and ceremony | 30 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 1 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 August 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 August 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | 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 Old Pickens: 5 prospects, 2 occurrences. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Mica, Talc-Soapstone. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unnamed Talc Prospect | Talc-Soapstone | Prospect | ||
| Amos L Honeycutt Deposit | Mica | Occurrence | ||
| Davis Prospect | Mica | Prospect | ||
| J B Smith Prospect | Mica | Prospect | ||
| John Dyer Prospect | Mica | Prospect | ||
| Keith Deposit | Mica | Occurrence | ||
| Leroy Prospect | Mica | Prospect |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sugar Hill | 3.2 miles | 16 | |
| Dogwood Heights | 3.6 miles | 16 | |
| White Harbor | 3.9 miles | 16 | |
| Lakeside Estates | 4.0 miles | 16 | |
| Saxony Forest | 4.0 miles | 16 | |
| Keowee Haven | 4.3 miles | 16 | |
| Fairview Shores | 4.3 miles | 16 | |
| Newry | 4.4 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.
| Wikidata item Q122572434 | 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 1249966. 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.






