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Camelot, South Carolina

12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1935 and the latest in 1991. It stands in the Simpsonville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29681. It stands on Bridge Fork Creek. The Survey maps it on the Mauldin quadrangle.

Camelot within Greenville County

Topographic sheets covering this place

8 surveys from 12 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

79 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 79 fires within 5 miles of Camelot between 1992 and 2019, burning about 284 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 3 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/undetermined31
Debris and open burning21
Misuse of fire by a minor15
Equipment and vehicle use5
Arson/incendiarism3
Natural1
Other causes1
Smoking1
Recreation and ceremony1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
7 September 1999Debris and open burning2.5 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
3 September 1999Missing data/not specified/undetermined8.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
14 September 2005Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
12 September 1993Missing data/not specified/undetermined4.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
26 August 2000Debris and open burning4.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
8 July 1993Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
5 July 1993Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
31 July 1993Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.5 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Greenville County

Mines and quarries near this place

6 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Camelot: 2 unknowns, 2 past producers, 1 producer, 1 prospect. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Mica, Iron, Titanium, Thorium, Kaolin, 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Pelham QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Willimon MineMica, KaolinPast Producer
Charles BrooksIron, Titanium, ThoriumUnknownPlacer , Modern , Fluvial
Gillard CreekIron, Titanium, ThoriumUnknownPlacer , Modern , Fluvial
Boling MineMicaPast ProducerPegmatite
Coke Cooper ProspectMicaProspect

Every working recorded in Greenville County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Ricelan Creek0.6 miles12
Molly Tree Plantation0.6 miles12
Montclaire1.0 miles12
Holly Springs1.1 miles12
Montclair1.1 miles12
Verdin Estates1.2 miles12
Woodland Village1.3 miles14
Lake Taro1.3 miles12

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1245425. 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.