Wilburn, South Carolina
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1906 and the latest in 1991. It stands in the Blacksburg census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29702. It stands on Jumping Branch. The Survey maps it on the Kings Creek quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 20 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.
- 1906 USGS Kings Mountain quadrangle1:62500
- 1908 USGS Kings Mountain quadrangle1:62500, 6 printings
- 1953 USGS Charlotte quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Charlotte quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1960 USGS Charlotte quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Charlotte quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Kings Creek quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1986 USGS Gastonia quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Gastonia quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
256 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 256 fires within 5 miles of Wilburn (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 776 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 25 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 | 127 |
| Debris and open burning | 40 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 25 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 17 |
| Smoking | 14 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 10 |
| Other causes | 8 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | LOVES FIRE |
| 30 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 2015 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 September 1993 | 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 178 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 178 workings within 5 miles of Wilburn (historical): 107 unknowns, 46 past producers, 9 producers, 8 prospects. 13 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Clay, Iron, Barium-Barite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Almathea Mine | Gold, Copper | Unknown | 1913 | |
| Blacksburg Plant | Sand | Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Broad River Sericite Mines | Mica | Past Producer | ||
| Carroll and Ross Mine | Gold, Sulfur, Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Castles Prospect | Gold, Lead, Silver | Unknown | 1952 | |
| Dave Byers Manganese Pits | Manganese, Clay, Iron | Unknown | 1900 | |
| Gneiss Rock Quarry | Stone | Unknown | 1850 | |
| Hidden Valley Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Hull Prospect and Placer | Gold, Tellurium, Bismuth | Unknown | 1960 | |
| Industrial Minerals Mine | Boron-Borates | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kings Creek | 2.1 miles | 20 | |
| Cashion Crossroads | 2.4 miles | 15 | |
| Easterly Heights | 2.6 miles | 15 | |
| Blacksburg | 3.3 miles | 15 | |
| Glenwood Estates | 3.6 miles | 15 | |
| Antioch | 3.9 miles | 21 | |
| Cherokee Falls | 4.8 miles | 15 | |
| Mercer (historical) | 6.8 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1228674. 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.








