Clemson Terrace, South Carolina
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1919 and the latest in 1990. It stands in the Summerville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29483. The Survey maps it on the Summerville quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 19 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 Summerville quadrangle1:48000
- 1920 USGS Summerville quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1944 USGS Summerville quadrangle1:62500
- 1954 USGS Augusta quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Augusta quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Augusta quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Summerville quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1961 USGS Augusta quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Augusta quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Saint George quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS Saint George quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
537 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 537 fires within 5 miles of Clemson Terrace between 1992 and 2020, burning about 3,122 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 101 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 | 207 |
| Debris and open burning | 151 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 101 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 58 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 1.5 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 2014 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 September 2017 | Debris and open burning | 4.1 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 September 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 September 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 6.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 14 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 14 workings within 5 miles of Clemson Terrace: 6 unknowns, 6 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Clay, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evergreen Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Dorchester Brick Clay Pit | Clay | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Dorchester Mine East | Clay | Unknown | Sedimentary | |
| Dorchester Mine East | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Dorchester Mine West | Clay | Unknown | Sedimentary | |
| Dorchester Mine West | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Kenyon Mine East | Clay | Unknown | Sedimentary | |
| Kenyon Mine East | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Kenyon Mine West | Clay | Unknown | Sedimentary | |
| Kenyon Mine West | Clay | Past Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Azalea Estates | 0.6 miles | 19 | |
| Robynwyn | 1.3 miles | 19 | |
| Hunters Creek | 1.3 miles | 19 | |
| Flowertown Estates | 1.4 miles | 19 | |
| Brownsville | 1.5 miles | 19 | |
| Gadsden Place | 1.7 miles | 19 | |
| Palmetto Park | 1.7 miles | 19 | |
| Pinehill | 1.7 miles | 19 |
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 Q122571607 | 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 1241066. 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.










