Cedar Springs, South Carolina
23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1935 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Elgin census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29045. It stands on Donnington Branch. The Survey maps it on the Elgin quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
13 surveys from 23 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.
- 1935 USGS Killian quadrangle1:48000
- 1935 USGS Killian quadrangle1:62500
- 1937 USGS Killian quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1941 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1942 USGS Camden quadrangle1:125000
- 1953 USGS Blaney 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 Elgin quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Camden quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Camden South quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
342 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 342 fires within 5 miles of Cedar Springs between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,461 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 24 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 | 157 |
| Debris and open burning | 114 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 24 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 19 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 12 |
| Smoking | 11 |
| Natural | 5 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.5 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.5 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 September 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | 8.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 September 1998 | 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 12 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 12 workings within 5 miles of Cedar Springs: 5 unknowns, 3 past producers, 2 producers, 1 plant. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Clay, Silver, Copper, Arsenic, Molybdenum. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ridgeway Mine | Gold, Silver, Copper, Arsenic, Molybdenum | Producer | 1969, 1988 | |
| Kershaw County Mine | Clay | Unknown | Sedimentary | |
| Kershaw County Mine | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Kershaw No. 2 Clay Mine | Clay | Past Producer | Metamorphic | |
| Mac Clay Mine | Clay | Unknown | Metamorphic | |
| Mobley Road Shale Pit | Clay | Producer | Metamorphic | |
| Belton Prospect | Gold | Occurrence | ||
| Julian Moore Mine | Gold | Past Producer | 1930 | |
| Lloyd Prospect | Gold | Unknown | ||
| Ridgeway Mine | Gold | Plant | 1969, 1989 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock Branch North | 2.7 miles | 23 | |
| Bellfield (historical) | 3.5 miles | 15 | |
| Elgin Acres | 4.3 miles | 23 | |
| Kellytown | 4.5 miles | 18 | |
| Tupelo Hills | 4.5 miles | 23 | |
| Pine Valley | 4.5 miles | 23 | |
| Highland Farms | 4.7 miles | 23 | |
| Sandwood Hills | 4.7 miles | 18 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1235056. 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.












