Pauline, South Carolina
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1941 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Pauline census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29374. It stands on James Branch. The Survey maps it on the Glenn Springs quadrangle. 209 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 761 feet above sea level.
On record in Pauline
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 1 record
William Dixon Fowler Houselisted 2012
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 14 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
- 1947 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:62500
- 1949 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:62500
- 1953 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1960 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1963 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Glenn Springs quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
63 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 63 fires within 5 miles of Pauline between 1992 and 2017, burning about 272 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 4 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 | 32 |
| Debris and open burning | 16 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Natural | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 August 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 August 2002 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 31 August 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 80 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 August 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 August 1999 | Natural | 11 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 11 August 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 10 August 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Pauline: 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairforest Creek Sand Mine | Sand | Unknown | Sedimentary |
Storms near this place
17 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Pauline in 17 storm reports between 1997 and 2024: 9 thunderstorm wind, 7 hail, 1 lightning. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2001 | Lightning | Pauline | $20,000 | Lightning sparked a fire which destroyed an unoccupied, wooden frame house. |
| April 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pauline | - | County comms reported a tree and power lines blown down in the Pauline area. |
| April 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pauline | - | County comms reported multiple trees blown down in the Pauline area. |
| April 2012 | Hail | Pauline | - | Golf ball size hail fell along highway 215 at Foster Mill Circle. |
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pauline | - | Multiple trees were blown down along highway 56 south of Spartanburg. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pauline | - | Numerous trees were blown down in areas south of Pauline, with trees blocking Riddle Rd, Marshall Tucker Rd, Blackstock Rd, and Gwinn Mill Rd. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pauline | - | Several trees and power lines were blown down, and part of a barn roof was damaged on highway 56 near Pauline. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pauline | - | Several trees were blown down along Shiloh Church Rd. |
| May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pauline | - | Two trees blown down. |
| November 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pauline | - | Some trees were blown down, with at least one falling onto a house. |
| July 2012 | Hail | Pauline | - | no account filed |
| September 2009 | Hail | Pauline | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Hail | Pauline | - | no account filed |
| January 2006 | Hail | Pauline | - | no account filed |
| August 2003 | Hail | Pauline | - | no account filed |
| July 1997 | Hail | Pauline | - | no account filed |
| August 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pauline | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Golightly | 1.8 miles | 14 | |
| Glenn Springs | 2.2 miles | 14 | |
| Foster Mill | 2.8 miles | 14 | |
| Stone Station | 3.0 miles | 14 | |
| Walnut Grove | 3.5 miles | 14 | |
| Smiths Tavern | 4.1 miles | 14 | |
| White Stone Springs (historical) | 4.2 miles | 14 | |
| Woodwind | 4.5 miles | 18 |
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 Pauline | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q3473700 | 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 1250040. 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.








