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Angelus, South Carolina

12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1941 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Jefferson census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29718. It stands on Little Rocky Creek. The Survey maps it on the Angelus quadrangle.

Angelus within Chesterfield County

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 surveys from 12 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

114 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 114 fires within 5 miles of Angelus between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,803 acres in total. 12 started naturally. 9 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
Debris and open burning41
Missing data/not specified/undetermined38
Natural12
Arson/incendiarism9
Smoking7
Misuse of fire by a minor2
Equipment and vehicle use2
Other causes2
Recreation and ceremony1

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
4 September 2010Debris and open burning7.1 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
2 September 1999Debris and open burningunder an acreSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
15 September 1993Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
6 August 2009Natural98 acresCarolina Sandhills National Wildlife RefugeTRAM LINE FIRE
3 August 1998Arson/incendiarismunder an acreSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
29 August 2000Natural280 acresCarolina Sandhills National Wildlife RefugeOXPEN
23 August 1999Debris and open burningunder an acreSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
20 August 1999Naturalunder an acreSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Chesterfield County

Mines and quarries near this place

6 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Angelus: 3 producers, 2 unknowns, 1 past producer. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gold. 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
Kirkley MineGoldUnknownVein
Kirkley MineGoldPast Producer
Asphalt Plant No 10Sand and Gravel, ConstructionProducerSedimentary
Griffin Mine No. 3Sand and Gravel, ConstructionProducerSedimentary
Plant Number 10Sand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknownSedimentary
Plant Number 10Sand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working recorded in Chesterfield County

Storms near this place

15 since 2008

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Angelus in 15 storm reports between 2008 and 2024: 8 thunderstorm wind, 4 flash flood, 1 tornado, 1 hail. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
March 2008Tornado (EF1)Angelus$25,000Fire Dept. reported a tornado taking down many trees and powerlines. A few mobile homes had minor damage and a water tower also sustained minor damage.
April 2011HailAngelus$10,000Pbulic reported hail up to golfball size at the EZ Quick mart.
July 2009Thunderstorm WindAngelus$3,000DOT reported a several of trees down on hwys 151 and 265.
May 2020Flash FloodAngelus$100Chesterfield Co dispatch reported 15664 Hwy 151, between Jefferson and McBee, flooded and impassable. End time estimated.
May 2020Flash FloodAngelus$100Chesterfield Co dispatch reported Angelus Rd bridge over Little Rocky Creek flooded and impassable. Times estimated.
May 2020Flash FloodAngelus$100Chesterfield Co dispatch reported the northbound lanes of Hwy 151 at Hwy 903 flooded and impassable. Times estimated.
May 2020Flash FloodAngelus$100Chesterfield Co dispatch reported Johnson Rd bridge over Rocky Creek flooded and impassable. Times estimated.
April 2022Thunderstorm WindAngelus$10RAWS unit in the Carolina Sandhills National Wildlife Refuge (JEFS1) measured a peak wind gust of 42 MPH at 1414 EST (1514 EDT).
January 2024Thunderstorm WindAngelus-RAWS gage at Carolina Sandhills NWR measured a peak wind gust of 57 mph.
May 2024Thunderstorm WindAngelus-A tree was downed on a power line at Sandy Run Creek Rd and Angelus Rd. Time estimated.
April 2024Thunderstorm WindAngelus-Trees were downed on Sycamore Rd and Angelus Rd. Time estimated.
August 2023Thunderstorm WindAngelus-Chesterfield County Dispatch reported multiple trees and power lines down on Sandy Run Creek Road and Raley Road.
May 2020Thunderstorm WindAngelus-RAWS unit (JEFS1) located in the Carolina Sandhills NWR measured a peak wind gust of 57 MPH at 1714 EDT (1614 EST).
September 2018Heavy RainAngelus-RAWS station JEFS1, located in the Carolina Sandhills NWR, about 6 miles east of Jefferson, measured a total rainfall amount, associated with Tropical Cyclone Florence, of 21.18 inches. The rain fell from late afternoon Friday Sept. 14th through early morning Monday Sept. 17th.
July 2017Thunderstorm WindAngelus-Thunderstorm winds blew over a half dozen chicken pens, downed large tree limbs, damaged a roof of a horse barn, damaged a small outbuilding, uprooted a tree, and blew a pontoon boat over. This occurred along Johnson Rd, between Eubanks Rd and Angelus Rd.

Every storm recorded in Chesterfield 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
Catarrh3.3 miles12
Junction (historical)3.8 miles12
Jefferson5.2 miles12
Campbell Crossroads8.5 miles12
Bay Springs8.8 miles12
Evans Mill9.1 miles13
White Plains9.2 miles12
McBee9.4 miles14

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1220205. 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.