Smyrna, South Carolina
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1906 and the latest in 1991. It stands in the Hickory Grove census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29743. It stands on Saltlick 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
113 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 113 fires within 5 miles of Smyrna between 1992 and 2019, burning about 431 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 9 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 | 49 |
| Debris and open burning | 28 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 9 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 9 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
| Other causes | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
| 14 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 14 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 August 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 August 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 August 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 106 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 106 workings within 5 miles of Smyrna: 50 unknowns, 40 past producers, 9 prospects, 4 occurrences. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Barium-Barite, Sulfur, Copper. 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 | ||
| Dewitt Blanton Property | Manganese | Prospect | ||
| 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 | |
| Kings Creek Concentrator | Barium-Barite, Mica | Plant |
Storms near this place
14 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Smyrna in 14 storm reports between 1994 and 2023: 9 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 1 heavy rain, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2021 | Tornado (EF1) | Smyrna | $350,000 | Nws storm survey found the path of a weak tornado along Highway 55 in far western York County. The tornado touched down in an open field just east of Clark Fork, before moving east northeast through a cluster of outbuildings at a farm site. One of these was completely destroyed, and two others severely damaged. 4000 turkeys housed here were killed. Two other buildings lost metal roof panels, and roof debris was carried along the path of the tornado. The only damage along the remainder of the path was numerous snapped and/or uprooted trees and downed limbs. The tornado lifted about one half mile west of the intersection of Highway 55 and Enon Church Rd. |
| August 2008 | Heavy Rain | Smyrna | $100,000 | Elevated stream levels on Wolf Creek caused a debris dam to form beneath a bridge on River Road, damaging the pilings and eventually causing it to collapse. |
| August 2011 | Lightning | Smyrna | $50,000 | Lightning struck a home on Mason Montgomery Rd, starting a fire that destroyed most of the home's interior. |
| March 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Smyrna | $50,000 | Trees Down, power outages, and considerable other minor damage. |
| January 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Smyrna | $10,000 | County comms reported numerous trees and power lines blown down across York County, especially between Clover and York. One tree was blown down on a house on Briarwood Dr in Clover. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Smyrna | - | Public reported multiple large tree limbs snapped and power poles blown down. |
| June 2022 | Hail | Smyrna | - | Public reported penny size hail on Cedar Grove Rd. |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Smyrna | - | Several trees were blown down on C E Stewart Rd. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Smyrna | - | A few trees were blown down near the intersection of Burns Rd and highway 5. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Smyrna | - | County comms reported multiple trees blown down in the Smyrna area. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Smyrna | - | A tree was blown down near the intersection of McGill Rd and McKnight Rd and power lines were blown at the intersection of Thomas Rd and Faulkner Rd. A tree, power lines and numerous large limbs were blown down, and the roof was torn off a well house, along Ridge Rd. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Smyrna | - | A tree was down on Biggers Rd and several large tree limbs blocked Ramah Church Rd in the same area. |
| July 2009 | Hail | Smyrna | - | Hail was reported on Old Seine Rd. |
| August 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Smyrna | - | A couple of trees and some power lines blown down from Smyrna to York. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Piedmont Springs | 2.3 miles | 20 | |
| Hickory Grove | 4.1 miles | 16 | |
| Beersheba | 4.6 miles | 18 | |
| Sharon | 7.2 miles | 15 | |
| Zadok (historical) | 7.2 miles | 18 | |
| Bethany | 7.4 miles | 18 | |
| Sutton Spring (historical) | 7.4 miles | 15 | |
| Filbert | 8.1 miles | 18 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1231809. 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.








