Cedar Creek, South Carolina
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1904 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Camp Ground census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29180. It stands on Little Cedar Creek. The Survey maps it on the Richtex quadrangle.
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.
- 1904 USGS Columbia quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1941 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1947 USGS Richtex quadrangle1:24000
- 1949 USGS Richtex quadrangle1:24000
- 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 Richtex quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1986 USGS Newberry quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
106 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 106 fires within 5 miles of Cedar Creek between 1992 and 2018, burning about 453 acres in total. 5 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 48 |
| Debris and open burning | 26 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 12 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 7 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2001 | Debris and open burning | 1.5 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 September 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 13 September 2012 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 15 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 15 workings within 5 miles of Cedar Creek: 11 past producers, 2 unknowns, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Clay, Granite, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Stone, Crushed/Broken, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cedar Creek Mine | Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Dreyfus Quarry | Granite, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | Igneous | |
| Dreyfus Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Harbison Quarry | Granite, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | Igneous | |
| Harbison Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Branham Mine | Clay | Unknown | Sedimentary | |
| Branham Mine | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Himnant Mine (Hinnant Mine) | Clay | Past Producer | Metamorphic | |
| Laborde Shale Prospect | Clay | Past Producer | Metamorphic | |
| Richtex Mine | Clay | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
5 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Cedar Creek in 5 storm reports between 1998 and 2025: 4 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cedar Creek | $500 | Higheay Patrol reported a tree in the roadway at Cedar Creek and Monticello Roads. |
| March 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cedar Creek | - | SCDPS website reported a tree in roadway near the intersection of Cedar Creek Rd. and Monticello Rd. Time estimated by radar. |
| September 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cedar Creek | - | SCDPS reported trees and power lines down in the road near Monticello Rd. |
| July 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cedar Creek | - | Tree in roadway at the intersection of SC 269 and SC 215. |
| April 1998 | Hail | Cedar Creek | - | COOP observer reported dime size hail. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lever (historical) | 1.5 miles | 17 | |
| Bookman | 1.9 miles | 18 | |
| Littleton | 2.4 miles | 18 | |
| Montgomery | 3.5 miles | 18 | |
| Raintree Acres | 4.5 miles | 20 | |
| Calla (historical) | 4.6 miles | 18 | |
| Pleasant (historical) | 4.7 miles | 17 | |
| Dutch Village | 5.0 miles | 20 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1227880. 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.









