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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.

Wilburn within Cherokee County

Topographic sheets covering this place

9 surveys from 20 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

256 since 1992

Regional 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/undetermined127
Debris and open burning40
Arson/incendiarism25
Equipment and vehicle use17
Smoking14
Misuse of fire by a minor10
Other causes8
Recreation and ceremony4
Natural4
Power generation/transmission/distribution3
Railroad operations and maintenance3
Fireworks1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
5 September 2016Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry CommissionLOVES FIRE
30 September 1993Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
30 September 1993Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
3 September 2015Misuse of fire by a minor1.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
29 September 1993Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
28 September 1993Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
28 September 1993Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
27 September 1993Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Cherokee County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 178 shown

Regional 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Almathea MineGold, CopperUnknown1913
Blacksburg PlantSandProducerSedimentary
Broad River Sericite MinesMicaPast Producer
Carroll and Ross MineGold, Sulfur, CopperPast Producer
Castles ProspectGold, Lead, SilverUnknown1952
Dave Byers Manganese PitsManganese, Clay, IronUnknown1900
Gneiss Rock QuarryStoneUnknown1850
Hidden Valley MineSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Hull Prospect and PlacerGold, Tellurium, BismuthUnknown1960
Industrial Minerals MineBoron-BoratesPast Producer

Every working recorded in Cherokee County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Kings Creek2.1 miles20
Cashion Crossroads2.4 miles15
Easterly Heights2.6 miles15
Blacksburg3.3 miles15
Glenwood Estates3.6 miles15
Antioch3.9 miles21
Cherokee Falls4.8 miles15
Mercer (historical)6.8 miles15

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.