Piedmont Springs, South Carolina
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1906 and the latest in 1991. It stands in the Clover census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29702. It stands on Biggers Branch. The Survey maps it on the Kings Creek quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 20 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.
- 1906 USGS Kings Mountain quadrangle1:62500
- 1908 USGS Kings Mountain quadrangle1:62500, 6 printings
- 1953 USGS Charlotte quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Charlotte quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1960 USGS Charlotte quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Charlotte quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Kings Creek quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1986 USGS Gastonia quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Gastonia quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
130 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 130 fires within 5 miles of Piedmont Springs between 1992 and 2019, burning about 466 acres in total. 4 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 | 56 |
| Debris and open burning | 27 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 10 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 8 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 6 |
| Smoking | 6 |
| Other causes | 5 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 5 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 2015 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 September 1993 | 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
10 of 137 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 137 workings within 5 miles of Piedmont Springs: 75 unknowns, 41 past producers, 10 prospects, 4 occurrences. 7 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Clay, Barium-Barite, Manganese. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Almathea Mine | Gold, Copper | Unknown | 1913 | |
| Broad River Sericite Mines | Mica | Past Producer | ||
| Carroll and Ross Mine | Gold, Sulfur, Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Castles Prospect | Gold, Lead, Silver | Unknown | 1952 | |
| Castles Prospect | Gold, Lead, Silver, Sulfur | Prospect | ||
| Dave Byers Manganese Pits | Manganese, Clay, Iron | Unknown | 1900 | |
| Gneiss Rock Quarry | Stone | Unknown | 1850 | |
| Hull Prospect and Placer | Gold, Tellurium, Bismuth | Unknown | 1960 | |
| Industrial Minerals Mine | Boron-Borates | Past Producer | ||
| Kings Creek Barite Southwest Area | Barium-Barite, Copper, Lead, Zinc | Unknown | 1900 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smyrna | 2.3 miles | 20 | |
| Beersheba | 5.1 miles | 18 | |
| Bethany | 5.9 miles | 18 | |
| Hickory Grove | 6.4 miles | 16 | |
| Zadok (historical) | 6.6 miles | 18 | |
| Filbert | 8.1 miles | 18 | |
| Sutton Spring (historical) | 8.8 miles | 15 | |
| Sharon | 9.2 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1233845. 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.








