Aiken Estates, South Carolina
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1920 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the Aiken census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29803. The Survey maps it on the Aiken quadrangle.
On record in Aiken Estates
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.
Whitehalllisted 1984 · 0.8 miles away
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.
- 1920 USGS Aiken quadrangle1:48000
- 1921 USGS Aiken quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1943 USGS Aiken quadrangle1:62500
- 1954 USGS Augusta quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Augusta quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Augusta quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Augusta quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Augusta quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Aiken quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1983 USGS Aiken quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
401 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 401 fires within 5 miles of Aiken Estates between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,595 acres in total. 18 started naturally. 53 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 | 132 |
| Debris and open burning | 101 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 63 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 53 |
| Natural | 18 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 12 |
| Other causes | 6 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 5 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2008 | Natural | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 September 1999 | Natural | 3.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 September 2020 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 September 2009 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 2017 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 25 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 25 workings within 5 miles of Aiken Estates: 16 past producers, 5 producers, 4 unknowns. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Clay, Kaolin, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gene Williams Sand & Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unidentified Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Aiken Mine | Kaolin | Producer | ||
| Barden Mine | Kaolin | Unknown | ||
| Rodgers-Younce Mine | Kaolin | Unknown | ||
| Aiken County Pit East | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Aiken County Pit West | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Chaingang Kaolin Mine | Clay | Past Producer | Sedimentary Kaolin | |
| China Springs Kaolin Mine | Clay | Past Producer | Sedimentary Kaolin | |
| Giant Portland Mine | Clay | Unknown | Sedimentary |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conger Woods | 0.4 miles | 18 | |
| Westwood | 0.7 miles | 18 | |
| Virginia Acres | 0.8 miles | 18 | |
| Dunbarton Oaks | 0.9 miles | 18 | |
| Silver Bluff Estates | 0.9 miles | 18 | |
| Forest Heights | 1.1 miles | 18 | |
| Cardinal Park | 1.1 miles | 18 | |
| Robinwood Estates | 1.3 miles | 18 |
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.
| Wikidata item Q122554414 | 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 1236203. 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.









