Stoneboro, South Carolina
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1941 and the latest in 1986. It lies in ZIP code area 29058. The Survey maps it on the Heath Springs quadrangle.
On record in Stoneboro
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
Russell-Heath Houselisted 1990
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 13 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
- 1953 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1960 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1963 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Heath Springs quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Lancaster quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
90 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 90 fires within 5 miles of Stoneboro between 1992 and 2020, burning about 511 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 30 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 26 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 11 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 8 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Smoking | 3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 September 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 September 1998 | Smoking | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 August 2014 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 31 August 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 August 2001 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
7 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Stoneboro: 3 past producers, 2 unknowns, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Granite, Stone, Dimension, Stone, Dimension, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carolina Diamond Gray Quarry | Stone, Dimension | Unknown | Igneous | |
| Diamond Gray Quarry | Granite | Past Producer | ||
| Parker Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Congaree Quarry | Granite, Stone, Dimension | Past Producer | Igneous | |
| Excelsior Granite Quarry | Granite, Stone, Dimension | Past Producer | Igneous | |
| Liberty Hill Quarry | Stone | Unknown | Igneous | |
| Liberty Hill Quarry | Stone | Producer |
Storms near this place
2 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Stoneboro in 2 storm reports between 2008 and 2009: 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 2009 | Flash Flood | Stoneboro | $10,000 | Sheriff departments in Lancaster, Chesterfield, Kershaw, and Fairfield counties reported considerable flash flooding in portions of their counties. Many streams were overflowing roads, bridges, and flooding low lying areas. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stoneboro | - | Kershaw County Sheriff Dispatch reported a large tree down on Flat Rock Road. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Warrington | 2.3 miles | 13 | |
| Robinson Crossroad | 5.1 miles | 13 | |
| Liberty Hill | 5.5 miles | 15 | |
| Coats Crossroad | 5.8 miles | 13 | |
| Flat Rock | 7.3 miles | 19 | |
| Red Hill | 8.0 miles | 19 | |
| Westville | 9.3 miles | 19 | |
| Gaston Mill | 10.4 miles | 19 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1251052. 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.






