Suber, South Carolina
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1935 and the latest in 1991. It lies in ZIP code area 29650. It stands on Cane Creek. The Survey maps it on the Taylors quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 11 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.
- 1935 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:48000
- 1938 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:62500
- 1958 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Taylors quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
50 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 50 fires within 5 miles of Suber between 1992 and 2020, burning about 188 acres in total. None started naturally. 3 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 | 25 |
| Debris and open burning | 11 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 2005 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2007 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 31 August 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 13 August 1999 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 13 July 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 10 July 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 June 2010 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Suber: 2 occurrences. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Mica. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barnett & Simmons Deposits | Mica | Occurrence | ||
| H L Shelton Deposit | Mica | Occurrence |
Storms near this place
3 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Suber in 3 storm reports between 2008 and 2010: 2 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. 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 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Suber | - | Part of the roof was peeled off of a bulding at the intersection of Suber Rd and Wade Hampton Bvd. |
| July 2009 | Hail | Suber | - | Hail was reported on Hood Rd to the southwest of Greer. |
| July 2008 | Hail | Suber | - | Hail fell near the intersection of Suber Rd and Hammett Bridge Rd. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| King Acres | 0.5 miles | 11 | |
| Chick Springs | 0.6 miles | 11 | |
| Laurel Hills | 0.7 miles | 11 | |
| Kings (historical) | 0.9 miles | 11 | |
| Groveland Dell | 0.9 miles | 11 | |
| Fairview | 1.1 miles | 11 | |
| Pinewood Estates | 1.2 miles | 11 | |
| Burgiss Hills | 1.3 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1232107. 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.







