Whitney, South Carolina
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1941 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Spartanburg census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29303. It stands on Betty Green Creek. The Survey maps it on the Spartanburg quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 18 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 quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 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 Spartanburg quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
146 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 146 fires within 5 miles of Whitney between 1992 and 2020, burning about 504 acres in total. 2 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 | 77 |
| Debris and open burning | 23 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 15 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 10 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 September 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 11 September 1998 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 31 August 2011 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 August 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 August 1999 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1.0 acres | 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 Whitney: 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Titanium, Iron. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Spartanburg | Titanium, Iron | Unknown | Placer , Modern , Fluvial |
Storms near this place
8 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Whitney in 8 storm reports between 2009 and 2025: 5 thunderstorm wind, 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2011 | Flash Flood | Whitney | $50,000 | Significant flooding occurred throughout the city of Spartanburg, owing mainly to poor drainage. Multiple roads were closed across the city, with several cars stalled in deep water. Water also entered at least one building at Wofford College. |
| May 2015 | Flash Flood | Whitney | $5,000 | Law enforcement reported flash flooding along Chinquapin Creek after around 2 inches of rain fell in a very short period of time. Public reported water up to car bumpers on N Pine St, which was closed in the area around Highway 9 for a while. |
| February 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Whitney | $5,000 | The metal roof was blown off a car wash on Parris Bridge Rd. |
| August 2024 | Flash Flood | Whitney | $1,000 | Emergency manager reported isolated flash flooding developed across northern Spartanburg County after 2 to 4 inches of rain fell in just a few hours. Fish Camp road was inundated by flood water, most likely from Little Buck Creek. Old Whitney Rd was closed on the north side of Spartanburg due to flooding from a tributary of Lawsons Fork Creek. |
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Whitney | - | County comms reported multiple trees and power lines blown down northeast of Spartanburg. |
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Whitney | - | Public reported two trees blown down on Graham Rd at California Ave. |
| July 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Whitney | - | FD reported trees blown down on Asheville Highway and in the Drayton area. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Whitney | - | A large tree was brought down on power lines on Beverly Dr about 4 miles north of town. Several large branches were brought down in the same 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allen Acres | 0.4 miles | 18 | |
| Whitney Heights | 0.4 miles | 18 | |
| Lawson | 0.9 miles | 18 | |
| Lanier Heights | 1.2 miles | 18 | |
| Fairview Heights | 1.3 miles | 18 | |
| Drayton | 1.6 miles | 18 | |
| Farmfields | 1.6 miles | 18 | |
| Beverly Woods | 1.6 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1231922. 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.









