Stover, South Carolina
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1941 and the latest in 1986. It lies in ZIP code area 29014. The Survey maps it on the Stover quadrangle.
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
- 1969 USGS Stover quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
94 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 94 fires within 5 miles of Stover between 1992 and 2019, burning about 510 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 10 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 | 41 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 18 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 10 |
| Debris and open burning | 10 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 September 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 August 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 4.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 August 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 August 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 13 August 2002 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 11 August 2001 | Equipment and vehicle use | 9.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 July 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 July 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Stover: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Granite, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitford Quarry | Granite, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | 1979 |
Storms near this place
11 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Stover in 11 storm reports between 2009 and 2025: 7 thunderstorm wind, 4 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2012 | Hail | Stover | $5,000 | Sheriff reported 1 inch hail in the Midford area. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stover | $4,000 | Public reported trees and large branches down on Heritage Road. |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stover | $2,000 | SC Highway Patrol reported trees down on Heritage Road near Hwy 901. |
| July 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stover | $1,000 | County Official reported a tree down on hwy 901 at the count line. |
| February 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stover | - | South Carolina Hwy Patrol reported trees down on I-77 south of Heritage Rd. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stover | - | SCHP reported tree on roadway on Heritage Rd near Trophy Hunt Club. |
| July 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stover | - | Fairfield dispatch reported trees down on Heritage Rd. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stover | - | Trees down near Heritage Rd and Hwy 901. |
| June 2014 | Hail | Stover | - | Public reported nickel to quarter size hail and windy conditions along Heritage Road. |
| June 2014 | Hail | Stover | - | Public reported nickel size hail. |
| March 2012 | Hail | Stover | - | Public reported up to quarter size hail along Heritage 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gladden Grove (historical) | 3.5 miles | 13 | |
| Mitford | 3.7 miles | 12 | |
| White Oak | 7.4 miles | 15 | |
| Woodward | 8.2 miles | 13 | |
| Biddle (historical) | 9.0 miles | 16 | |
| Bucklick | 9.2 miles | 16 | |
| Adger | 9.7 miles | 14 | |
| Taylors Creek | 10.4 miles | 16 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1226922. 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.






