Calomet Valley, South Carolina
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1920 and the latest in 1990. It stands in the Summerville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29485. It stands on Sawmill Branch. The Survey maps it on the Stallsville quadrangle.
On record in Calomet Valley
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.
Old White Meeting House Ruins and Cemeterylisted 2005 · 0.5 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 Ravenels quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1944 USGS Ravenels quadrangle1:62500
- 1947 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:250000
- 1948 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Stallsville quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Walterboro quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS Walterboro quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
246 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 246 fires within 5 miles of Calomet Valley between 1992 and 2019, burning about 828 acres in total. None started naturally. 55 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 burning | 73 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 71 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 55 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 41 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 September 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 6.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 September 2001 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 13 September 2009 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 1 September 2001 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 August 2019 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 13 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 13 workings within 5 miles of Calomet Valley: 5 unknowns, 4 past producers, 4 producers. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Clay, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evergreen Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Evergreen Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Murray Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Murray Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Summerville Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Unnamed Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | Sedimentary | |
| Dorchester Mine East | Clay | Unknown | Sedimentary | |
| Dorchester Mine East | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Dorchester Mine West | Clay | Unknown | Sedimentary | |
| Dorchester Mine West | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ashborough | 0.3 miles | 18 | |
| Ashborough East | 0.4 miles | 18 | |
| White Church Place | 0.5 miles | 18 | |
| Barney Ridge | 0.5 miles | 18 | |
| Dorchester Estates | 0.6 miles | 18 | |
| Ashley Forest | 0.7 miles | 18 | |
| Creekside | 0.8 miles | 18 | |
| Oakbrook | 0.9 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 Q122598743 | 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 1241058. 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.









