White Stone, South Carolina
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1941 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Pacolet census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29302. The Survey maps it on the Pacolet quadrangle. It stands 801 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 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.
- 1941 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1947 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:62500
- 1949 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:62500
- 1953 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1960 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1963 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Pacolet quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
84 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 84 fires within 5 miles of White Stone between 1992 and 2017, burning about 328 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 1 was 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 | 45 |
| Debris and open burning | 22 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2017 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1.5 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 12 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 July 2012 | Natural | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 July 2012 | Natural | 3.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 July 2008 | Debris and open burning | 4.6 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 July 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 July 2011 | Fireworks | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 July 2008 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
8 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of White Stone: 3 unknowns, 3 producers, 1 past producer, 1 plant. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Sand, Feldspar, Gold, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hammet Mine, Crocker Mine | Gold, Copper | Unknown | 1818, 1825, 1857 | |
| Deaton's Sand Pit | Sand | Unknown | Sedimentary | |
| Fairforest Creek Sand Mine | Sand | Unknown | Sedimentary | |
| Hammet Grove Mine | Gold | Past Producer | Metamorphic Stratform | |
| Pacolet Mill | Feldspar | Plant | ||
| Pacolet Mine | Feldspar | Producer | ||
| Pacolet Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | Igneous | |
| Pacolet Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Storms near this place
3 since 2012Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names White Stone in 3 storm reports between 2012 and 2018: 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | White Stone | - | County comms reported numerous trees blown down in and around the Pacolet area. |
| August 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | White Stone | - | DOT reported a tree blown down near the intersection of Highways 176 and 295, and at least one more tree down in the same area. |
| August 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | White Stone | - | A tree was blown down at Bethesda Rd and South Pine St. Another tree was blown down at Bethesda Rd and Bethesda Dr with another down on highway 150 in the Pacolet area. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calico | 1.2 miles | 15 | |
| Ponderosa Gardens | 1.9 miles | 15 | |
| Sundance | 1.9 miles | 15 | |
| Camp Croft | 2.0 miles | 15 | |
| Rosewood | 2.0 miles | 15 | |
| White Stone Springs (historical) | 2.1 miles | 14 | |
| Spring Lake | 2.2 miles | 15 | |
| Calhoun Lake | 2.5 miles | 15 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on White Stone | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q27988791 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1251423. 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.








