Chukker Creek, South Carolina
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1920 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the Aiken census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29803. The Survey maps it on the New Ellenton quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 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.
- 1920 USGS Talatha quadrangle1:48000
- 1921 USGS Talatha quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1943 USGS Augusta East quadrangle1:125000
- 1943 USGS Talatha quadrangle1:62500
- 1954 USGS Augusta quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Augusta quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Augusta quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Augusta quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Augusta quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS New Ellenton quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1982 USGS Barnwell quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
265 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 265 fires within 5 miles of Chukker Creek between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,437 acres in total. 16 started naturally. 26 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 | 96 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 91 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 26 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 18 |
| Natural | 16 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 11 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 | Natural | 3.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 2017 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 2002 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 1.5 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 September 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 September 1997 | 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
10 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 10 workings within 5 miles of Chukker Creek: 6 past producers, 2 unknowns, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Clay, Kaolin. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aiken Mine | Kaolin | Producer | ||
| Rodgers-Younce Mine | Kaolin | Unknown | ||
| Giant Portland Mine | Clay | Unknown | Sedimentary | |
| Giant Portland Mine | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Old Harrigal Kaolin Mine | Clay | Past Producer | Sedimentary Kaolin | |
| Randall Kaolin Mine | Clay | Past Producer | Sedimentary Kaolin | |
| Richardson Kaolin Mine | Clay | Past Producer | Sedimentary Kaolin | |
| Richardson Mine North | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Richardson Mine South | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Unidentified Mine | Clay | Producer | Sedimentary Kaolin |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hunters Glen | 0.9 miles | 18 | |
| College Acres | 1.1 miles | 18 | |
| Brookhaven Estates | 1.1 miles | 18 | |
| Talatha Farms | 1.2 miles | 18 | |
| Elmwood Park | 1.5 miles | 18 | |
| Hidden Haven | 1.7 miles | 18 | |
| Dogwood Manor | 1.9 miles | 18 | |
| Millbrook Estates | 2.1 miles | 18 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikidata item Q122551447 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1236283. 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.










