Cambridge, South Carolina
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1941 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Kirksey census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29666. The Survey maps it on the Good Hope quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 12 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
- 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 Good Hope quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Newberry quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
96 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 96 fires within 5 miles of Cambridge between 1992 and 2018, burning about 593 acres in total. 8 started naturally. 5 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 | 40 |
| Debris and open burning | 26 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 10 |
| Natural | 8 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2009 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 September 2016 | Other causes | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 September 2000 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 September 1999 | Smoking | 10 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 14 September 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Francis Marion & Sumter National Forests | PITT |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
8 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Cambridge: 5 unknowns, 2 producers, 1 past producer. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bauknight Shale Pit | Clay | Producer | Metamorphic | |
| Jones Shale Pit | Clay | Unknown | Metamorphic | |
| Ninety Six Mine | Clay | Producer | ||
| Ninety Six Mine East | Clay | Unknown | Metamorphic | |
| Ninety Six Mine West | Clay | Unknown | Metamorphic | |
| Saluda County Mine | Clay | Unknown | Sedimentary | |
| Saluda County Mine | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Werts Shale Pit | Clay | Unknown | Metamorphic |
Storms near this place
2 since 2010Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Cambridge in 2 storm reports between 2010 and 2020: 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2020 | Flood | Cambridge | $4,000 | Emergency manager reported flooding developed in several areas across Greenwood County after 1.5 to 3 inches of rain fell in several hours. This came on the heels of a one-inch rainfall event over the 11th and 12th. Multiple roads were closed throughout the county due to high water levels. Most of this was due to poor drainage problems. However, a couple of streams also flooded, including Rock Creek in the city of Greenwood, which inundated Mathis Rd at Cobb Rd and Rockcreek Blvd. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cambridge | - | Trees were blown down on Kinard Rd. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Friendship | 2.5 miles | 12 | |
| Sand Ridge | 3.1 miles | 15 | |
| Epworth | 4.5 miles | 15 | |
| Kirksey | 5.4 miles | 15 | |
| Cambridge (historical) | 5.8 miles | 15 | |
| Dyson | 6.0 miles | 12 | |
| Dominicks (historical) | 6.0 miles | 15 | |
| Godsey | 6.3 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1229503. 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.






