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Spearman, South Carolina

12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1941 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Newberry census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29108. The Survey maps it on the Silverstreet quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Spearman within Newberry County

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 surveys from 12 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

107 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 107 fires within 5 miles of Spearman (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 378 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 2 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/undetermined60
Debris and open burning26
Equipment and vehicle use6
Natural6
Smoking3
Misuse of fire by a minor2
Arson/incendiarism2
Other causes1
Power generation/transmission/distribution1

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
8 September 2005Debris and open burningunder an acreSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
8 September 1993Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
29 September 1994Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
21 September 2005Equipment and vehicle use3.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
2 September 2014Debris and open burning6.5 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
18 September 1999Debris and open burning6.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
8 August 1992Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
5 August 1998Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Newberry County

Mines and quarries near this place

4 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Spearman (historical): 2 past producers, 1 unknown, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Granite, Granite, Stone, Dimension, Stone, Crushed/Broken, 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
Lester ProspectGoldProspect
Newberry QuarryGraniteUnknownIgneous
Newberry QuarryGranite, Stone, DimensionPast ProducerIgneous
Newberry QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer

Every working recorded in Newberry 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
Smyrna2.1 miles13
Trinity2.6 miles12
Silverstreet2.6 miles12
Deadfall Crossroads3.1 miles12
Helena3.4 miles13
Longshore3.6 miles13
Newberry4.0 miles13
Devils Cross Roads5.4 miles13

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1228834. 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.