Bucklick, South Carolina
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1941 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Ridgeway census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29180. It stands on Catawba River. The Survey maps it on the Flint Hill quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 16 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
- 1942 USGS Camden quadrangle1:125000
- 1953 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1960 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1963 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Flint Hill quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Camden quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Camden South quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
65 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 65 fires within 5 miles of Bucklick between 1992 and 2019, burning about 249 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 6 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 | 30 |
| Debris and open burning | 11 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 9 |
| Natural | 6 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 September 2013 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 12 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 31 August 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 August 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 August 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.6 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 August 1999 | Natural | 11 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 14 August 2002 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 12 August 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Bucklick: 1 unknown, 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Clay, Quartz. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kershaw County Mine | Clay | Unknown | Sedimentary | |
| Liberty Hill Deposit | Quartz | Past Producer | 1954 |
Storms near this place
11 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Bucklick in 11 storm reports between 2011 and 2024: 8 thunderstorm wind, 3 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2011 | Hail | Bucklick | $30,000 | Spotter reported golfball size hail near Lake Wateree. |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bucklick | $6,000 | Sheriff reported trees and powerlines down at the intersection of Wateree Road and Shangri-la Drive. |
| April 2011 | Hail | Bucklick | $5,000 | Public reported nickel to quarter size hail at Suttons Landing on Lake Wateree. |
| August 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bucklick | $3,000 | Fairfield Electric COOP reported large limbs down on powerlines along Timberlane Circle causing power outages. |
| August 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bucklick | $2,000 | EM reported trees down on River Road at Taylor Creek Bridge. |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bucklick | - | Lake Wateree State Park Tackle Shop reported 2 trees down within the park. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bucklick | - | Power lines were downed on Wateree Estates Rd. Time estimated. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bucklick | - | Fairfield county DoT reports trees down on River Road in Fairfield County. |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bucklick | - | Reports of tree limbs down in the Dutchman Creek area. |
| May 2016 | Hail | Bucklick | - | Public reported quarter size hail at Suttons Landing on the northern end of Lake Wateree. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bucklick | - | Public reported trees down along River Road near Lake Wateree. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biddle (historical) | 1.1 miles | 16 | |
| Taylors Creek | 1.2 miles | 16 | |
| Dutchman Creek | 2.2 miles | 16 | |
| Flint Hill | 3.9 miles | 16 | |
| Mitford | 5.9 miles | 12 | |
| Gladden Grove (historical) | 6.7 miles | 13 | |
| Longtown | 8.0 miles | 15 | |
| Colonel Creek Landing | 8.0 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1227871. 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.








