Cedar Creek, South Carolina
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1943 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Trio census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29510. It stands on Brunson Branch. The Survey maps it on the Jamestown quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 8 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.
- 1943 USGS Jamestown quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1949 USGS Georgetown quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Georgetown quadrangle1:250000
- 1974 USGS Georgetown quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Georgetown quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
160 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 160 fires within 5 miles of Cedar Creek between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,879 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 49 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 | 55 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 49 |
| Debris and open burning | 38 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 10 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 September 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 11 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 July 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 July 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 July 1997 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Cedar Creek: 1 producer, 1 past producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Limestone, General, Stone, Crushed/Broken, 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgetown Quarry | Limestone, General, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Georgetown Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
1 since 2023Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Cedar Creek in 1 storm report in 2023: 1 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cedar Creek | - | Tree down near the intersection of Rhodus Ave. and Santee 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singletary Forks | 1.9 miles | 8 | |
| Oak Ridge | 4.3 miles | 8 | |
| Martin Corner | 4.4 miles | 8 | |
| Cook Corner | 4.5 miles | 8 | |
| Cherry Hill | 5.0 miles | 9 | |
| Suttons | 5.3 miles | 8 | |
| Earle | 7.4 miles | 8 | |
| Andrews | 8.1 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1231144. 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.




