Bullock Creek, South Carolina
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1907 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Hickory Grove census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29742. The Survey maps it on the Lockhart quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 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.
- 1907 USGS Sharon quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1941 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1953 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1960 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1963 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1972 USGS Lockhart quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
57 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 57 fires within 5 miles of Bullock Creek between 1992 and 2017, burning about 425 acres in total. 8 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 | 19 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 13 |
| Debris and open burning | 10 |
| Natural | 8 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 1 August 1999 | Natural | 5.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 July 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 July 2002 | Natural | 15 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 31 July 1999 | Natural | 46 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 July 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 July 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 July 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 12 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 12 workings within 5 miles of Bullock Creek: 7 unknowns, 3 producers, 2 past producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Sand. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mullis Mine | Sand | Unknown | Sedimentary | |
| Chester County Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Dickerson Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | Sedimentary | |
| Dickerson Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | Sedimentary | |
| Dickerson Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Dickerson West Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | Sedimentary | |
| Dickerson West Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Sloan Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | Sedimentary | |
| Sloan Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Susbybole Creek Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | Unconsolidated Sediments |
Storms near this place
6 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Bullock Creek in 6 storm reports between 2006 and 2024: 4 thunderstorm wind, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bullock Creek | - | County comms reported numerous trees blown and minor roof damage to a few homes throughout York County. |
| November 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bullock Creek | - | NWS storm survey found straight line wind damage, with multiple trees blown down along Highway 97. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bullock Creek | - | Two trees were blown down in extreme southwest York County. |
| March 2012 | Hail | Bullock Creek | - | no account filed |
| May 2006 | Hail | Bullock Creek | - | no account filed |
| May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bullock Creek | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cotton (historical) | 1.7 miles | 16 | |
| Borax (historical) | 1.8 miles | 16 | |
| Gould (historical) | 1.9 miles | 16 | |
| Hoodtown | 3.2 miles | 16 | |
| Beauty Spot (historical) | 4.2 miles | 16 | |
| Hopewell | 5.2 miles | 16 | |
| Blairsville | 5.3 miles | 15 | |
| Sharon | 7.7 miles | 15 |
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.
| Wikipedia article on Bullock Creek | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q19874354 | 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 1247063. 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.







