Calla, South Carolina
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1904 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Dutch Fork census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29063. It stands on Moccasin Branch. The Survey maps it on the Richtex quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
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.
- 1904 USGS Columbia quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1941 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1947 USGS Richtex quadrangle1:24000
- 1949 USGS Richtex quadrangle1:24000
- 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 Richtex quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1986 USGS Newberry quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
115 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 115 fires within 5 miles of Calla (historical) between 1992 and 2019, burning about 396 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 13 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 | 50 |
| Debris and open burning | 20 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 15 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 13 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 5 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 September 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 13 September 2012 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 10 September 2005 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 1 September 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 August 2010 | 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
10 of 16 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 16 workings within 5 miles of Calla (historical): 10 past producers, 4 producers, 2 unknowns. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Clay, Granite, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia North Quarry | Granite, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | Igneous | |
| Dreyfus Quarry | Granite, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | Igneous | |
| Dreyfus Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Harbison Quarry | Granite, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | Igneous | |
| Harbison Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| North Columbia Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Branham Mine | Clay | Unknown | Sedimentary | |
| Branham Mine | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Harbison Mine | Clay | Unknown | Sedimentary | |
| Harbison Mine | Clay | Past Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dutch Village | 1.2 miles | 20 | |
| Raintree Acres | 1.4 miles | 20 | |
| Friarsgate | 2.2 miles | 20 | |
| Montgomery | 2.3 miles | 18 | |
| Lost Creek | 2.4 miles | 20 | |
| Bookman | 2.8 miles | 18 | |
| East Lake | 3.1 miles | 20 | |
| Ballentine | 3.2 miles | 20 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1248979. 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.









