Camp Creek, South Carolina
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1941 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Lancaster census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29720. It stands on South Prong Camp Creek. The Survey maps it on the Unity quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 14 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 Unity quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1986 USGS Lancaster quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
180 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 180 fires within 5 miles of Camp Creek between 1992 and 2020, burning about 741 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 7 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 | 77 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 67 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 12 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 7 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 7 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 2015 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6.4 acres | North Carolina Forest Service | HOT FENCE |
| 16 September 2010 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 14 September 2013 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 August 2002 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 August 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Camp Creek: 3 past producers, 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gold. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belk Mine | Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Johnson Mine | Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Stevens Mine | Gold | Unknown | Vein | |
| Stevens Mine | Gold | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
23 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Camp Creek in 23 storm reports between 2011 and 2024: 9 flash flood, 6 thunderstorm wind, 5 hail, 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2012 | Flash Flood | Camp Creek | $50,000 | Sheriff reported numerous roads flooded in central Lancaster County. |
| September 2012 | Flash Flood | Camp Creek | $24,000 | Lancaster County EM reported a car washed off of Catoe Road. |
| September 2012 | Flash Flood | Camp Creek | $18,000 | Lancaster County EM reported a water rescue of patrons in a vehicle on Langley road. |
| September 2012 | Flash Flood | Camp Creek | $16,000 | Sheriff reported Hershel Plyer Road and Gills Creek Drive flooded and impassable. |
| April 2011 | Hail | Camp Creek | $10,000 | Public reported 1.25 inch hail. |
| April 2011 | Hail | Camp Creek | $5,000 | Public reported 1.25 inch hail. |
| September 2012 | Flash Flood | Camp Creek | $4,000 | Sheriff reported Hershel Plyer road still impassable do to flood waters. |
| September 2012 | Flash Flood | Camp Creek | $2,000 | Broadcast media reported Hough Road flooded near the 2200 block. |
| September 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Camp Creek | $1,000 | DOT reported a tree down at Potter Road and Pink Plyer Road, and another tree down near SC Hwy 9 and Hwy 522. |
| October 2023 | Hail | Camp Creek | $100 | Pea size hail reported at the Camp Creek Fire Dept. |
| May 2020 | Flood | Camp Creek | $100 | Lancaster Co dispatch reported water covering the roadway on Hershel Plyler Rd. Times estimated. |
| May 2020 | Flood | Camp Creek | $100 | Spotter reported water covering the roadway on New Cut Church Rd where it crosses South Prong Camp Creek. Report and photo relayed via social media. Times estimated. |
| September 2018 | Flash Flood | Camp Creek | $100 | New Cut Church Rd at the bridge over South Prong Camp Creek flooded and impassable. Times approximate. |
| September 2018 | Flash Flood | Camp Creek | $100 | Pageland Hwy (SC Hwy 9) at Hershel Plyler Rd flooded and impassable. Times approximate. |
| September 2018 | Flash Flood | Camp Creek | $100 | New Cut Church Rd closed due to flooding from Brookwood Dr to Grain Bin Rd. Duration unknown. Times approximate. |
| April 2024 | Hail | Camp Creek | - | A trained spotter relayed a report, via social media, of 2 inch diameter hail, NE of Lancaster. Exact location not provided. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Camp Creek | - | Lancaster Co dispatch reported trees down on Langley Rd and Heyward Hough Rd. Time estimated. |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Camp Creek | - | Trees down on Thomson Rd. Time estimated. |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Camp Creek | - | Tree in roadway on Camp Creek Rd. Time estimated. |
| October 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Camp Creek | - | A social media report was received, with photos, of trees down and damage to two vehicles. Time estimated. |
| September 2019 | Hail | Camp Creek | - | Hail up to quarter size reported at SC Hwy 9 and Potter Rd. Hail event lasted approximately 5 minutes. Time estimated. |
| April 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Camp Creek | - | Trees down near John Everhall Rd and John Truesdale Rd. |
| May 2016 | Flood | Camp Creek | - | Reported water covering Highway 9 east of Lancaster. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Cut | 1.7 miles | 14 | |
| Evergreen Acres | 2.3 miles | 13 | |
| Pleasant Dale | 2.5 miles | 13 | |
| Unity | 2.5 miles | 14 | |
| Robinwood Estates | 3.0 miles | 13 | |
| Lingles Crossroads | 3.5 miles | 14 | |
| Baker Place | 3.7 miles | 13 | |
| Dwight Crossroads | 3.9 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1231126. 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.






