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Sigsbee, South Carolina

13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1935 and the latest in 1991. It stands in the Spartanburg census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29303. The Survey maps it on the Wellford quadrangle.

Sigsbee within Spartanburg County

Topographic sheets covering this place

8 surveys from 13 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

169 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 169 fires within 5 miles of Sigsbee between 1992 and 2020, burning about 438 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 11 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/undetermined86
Debris and open burning40
Misuse of fire by a minor14
Arson/incendiarism11
Equipment and vehicle use5
Smoking4
Recreation and ceremony2
Fireworks2
Railroad operations and maintenance2
Other causes1
Power generation/transmission/distribution1
Natural1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
6 September 1997Debris and open burning3.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
25 September 2014Arson/incendiarismunder an acreSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
23 September 2007Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
19 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
19 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
31 August 2011Debris and open burning2.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
3 August 2017Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
3 August 2011Fireworks3.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Spartanburg County

Mines and quarries near this place

2 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Sigsbee: 1 unknown, 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Titanium, Iron, Gold. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Mcbee PlacerGoldPast Producer1844
North SpartanburgTitanium, IronUnknownPlacer , Modern , Fluvial

Every working recorded in Spartanburg County

Storms near this place

5 since 2008

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Sigsbee in 5 storm reports between 2008 and 2025: 3 thunderstorm wind, 2 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
February 2025Thunderstorm WindSigsbee-Utility company reported trees blown down on power lines near the intersection of New Cut Rd and Wingo Heights Rd.
September 2016HailSigsbee-Public reported nickel to quarter size hail across the north side of Spartanburg, from Asheville Highway to the area just east of USC-Upstate.
July 2013Thunderstorm WindSigsbee-A tree was blown down on Wingo Heights Rd, about 5 miles west northwest of Spartanburg.
April 2010HailSigsbee-Several different sources reported hail ranging from dime to quarter size from the intersection of I-85 and I-26 to Skylyn Dr across the north side of Spartanburg.
July 2008Thunderstorm WindSigsbee-A tree was blown down on I-26 near mile marker 16. A tree was also blown onto a home in north Spartanburg, and another tree was downed on Old Furnace Rd which caused a vehicle accident. Power lines were also blown down in the Boiling Springs area, and boats and docks were overturned on Lake Blaylock.

Every storm recorded in Spartanburg County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Southern Shops0.8 miles18
Pinnacle Heights0.8 miles13
Woodfield0.8 miles13
Stone Creek1.3 miles15
Lone Oak1.6 miles18
Sherman Park1.6 miles13
Belvedere1.6 miles18
Peachtree Gardens1.6 miles13

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1226609. 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.