Tyger, South Carolina
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1907 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Highland census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29356. It stands on Campbell Creek. The Survey maps it on the Campobello quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
On record in Tyger
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 within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Campbell's Covered Bridgelisted 2009 · 1.0 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 15 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.
- 1907 USGS Saluda quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Knoxville quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Knoxville quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1960 USGS Knoxville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Inman quadrangle1:62500
- 1964 USGS Knoxville quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Campobello quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Hendersonville 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 Tyger (historical) between 1992 and 2018, burning about 658 acres in total. 1 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 | 40 |
| Debris and open burning | 20 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 10 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 September 1999 | Smoking | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 August 2006 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 August 1997 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 11 August 2008 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 July 2000 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 June 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 12 June 2008 | Natural | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 May 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 12 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 12 workings within 5 miles of Tyger (historical): 5 past producers, 3 unknowns, 2 occurrences, 2 prospects. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Iron, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Sand. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clark-Tyger Sand Mine | Sand | Unknown | Sedimentary | |
| Rester Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| I L Tigert Prospect | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Mills Herren Prospect | Iron | Prospect | ||
| Stanley Adkins Prospect | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Briggs Prospect | Gold | Unknown | Vein | |
| Briggs Prospect | Gold | Prospect | ||
| Cureton Mine | Gold | Past Producer | 1908 | |
| Mcbee Placer | Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Wild Cat Mine | Gold | Past Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mitchell (historical) | 2.0 miles | 17 | |
| Gowensville | 2.4 miles | 15 | |
| Pleasant Hill | 2.4 miles | 17 | |
| Jordan | 2.9 miles | 17 | |
| Skyland | 3.1 miles | 17 | |
| Highland | 3.9 miles | 17 | |
| Taho (historical) | 4.1 miles | 17 | |
| Lendaw | 4.1 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1232119. 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.







