BlockClarks Sound, South Carolina
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1919 and the latest in 1990. It stands in the James Island census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29412. It stands on Seaside Creek. The Survey maps it on the James Island quadrangle.
On record in Clarks Sound
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 2 records
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Secessionville Historic Districtlisted 1979 · 1.0 miles away- Unnamed Battery No. 1listed 1982 · 0.4 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 15 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 James Island quadrangle1:21120, 2 printings
- 1943 USGS James Island quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1948 USGS James Island quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS James Island quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1968 USGS James Island quadrangle1:250000
- 1969 USGS James Island quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS James Island quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS James Island quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
9 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 9 fires within 5 miles of Clarks Sound between 1996 and 2015, burning about 99 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 2 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 | 3 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 August 1999 | Natural | 4.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 July 2015 | Natural | 75 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 April 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 7.5 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 April 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 April 2006 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 11 April 2012 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.4 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 March 2009 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 12 March 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Clarks Sound: 3 unknowns, 1 plant. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Iron, Zirconium, Thorium, Titanium, Iron, Chromium. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Facility) Charleston Smelter | Chromium | Plant | ||
| Airco Alloys | Iron | Unknown | ||
| Edmondson Hauling Pit 2 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | Sedimentary | |
| Folly Beach | Iron, Zirconium, Thorium, Titanium | Unknown | Placer , Modern , Beach |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oswald Place | 0.1 miles | 15 | |
| Old Orchard | 0.3 miles | 15 | |
| Oceanview | 0.3 miles | 15 | |
| Teal Acres | 0.4 miles | 15 | |
| Seaside | 0.5 miles | 15 | |
| Honey Hill | 0.5 miles | 15 | |
| Quail Run | 0.7 miles | 15 | |
| Oyster Point | 0.7 miles | 15 |
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 Q122570154 | 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 1252786. 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.