Castlewood, South Carolina
25 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1919 and the latest in 1990. It stands in the West Ashley census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29407. The Survey maps it on the Johns Island quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 25 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.
- 1919 USGS Johns Island quadrangle1:21120, 2 printings
- 1920 USGS Ravenels quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1944 USGS Ravenels quadrangle1:62500
- 1947 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:250000
- 1948 USGS Johns Island quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1948 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Johns Island quadrangle1:24000, 5 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
51 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 51 fires within 5 miles of Castlewood between 1992 and 2020, burning about 201 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 10 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 | 23 |
| Debris and open burning | 14 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 10 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 30 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 12 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 4.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 August 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 August 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 August 1998 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 July 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 July 1998 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 July 1998 | 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
8 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Castlewood: 4 past producers, 3 producers, 1 unknown. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, Clay, Phosphorus-Phosphates. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brinson Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay | Unknown | Sedimentary | |
| Brinson Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay | Producer | ||
| Charleston Region Deposit | Phosphorus-Phosphates, Uranium, Fluorine-Fluorite | Past Producer | 1867 | |
| Brownswood Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Cross Country Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Cross Creek Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Mt Pleasant Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Murraywood Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orleans Woods | 0.3 miles | 25 | |
| Orleans Estates | 0.6 miles | 25 | |
| Pinecrest | 0.8 miles | 25 | |
| Marsh Cove | 0.9 miles | 25 | |
| Essex Village | 0.9 miles | 25 | |
| Plantation Estates | 1.0 miles | 25 | |
| Ashley Hall Manor | 1.1 miles | 25 | |
| Sylecope | 1.1 miles | 25 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1252726. 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.











