Country Club Estates, South Carolina
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1909 and the latest in 1991. It stands in the Gaffney census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29340. The Survey maps it on the Gaffney quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 16 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.
- 1909 USGS Gaffney quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1953 USGS Charlotte quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Charlotte quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1960 USGS Charlotte quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Charlotte quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Gaffney quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Gastonia quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Gastonia quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
267 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 267 fires within 5 miles of Country Club Estates between 1992 and 2020, burning about 846 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 15 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 | 144 |
| Debris and open burning | 48 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 21 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 20 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 15 |
| Smoking | 7 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 4 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Fireworks | 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 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 September 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 September 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | 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 57 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 57 workings within 5 miles of Country Club Estates: 48 unknowns, 6 past producers, 1 prospect, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Gold, Marble, Dimension, Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bennet Brick and Tile Company Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Cameron Mine | Silver, Lead, Copper, Sulfur, Iron | Unknown | 1861 | |
| Cameron Mine | Silver, Lead, Copper | Unknown | 1850 | |
| Cherokee County Peg | Tantalum, Niobium (Columbium) | Unknown | ||
| Mt Ararat Church Occurrence | Kyanite | Occurrence | ||
| Sullivan-Ballinger Farms | Manganese | Prospect | ||
| Thicketty Creek Monazite Placer Eastern Tributary | Thorium, REE, Tin, Corundum, Gold | Unknown | 1910, 1911 | |
| Draytonville Quarry | Stone, Dimension | Unknown | Metamorphosed Beds | |
| Mt Ararat Church Prospect | Barium-Barite | Past Producer | ||
| Mt. Ararat Church Prospect | Barium-Barite | Past Producer | Barite Vein |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanglewood | 0.4 miles | 16 | |
| Brookwood Estates | 0.7 miles | 16 | |
| York Hills | 1.0 miles | 16 | |
| College Park | 1.3 miles | 16 | |
| Carter Heights | 1.4 miles | 16 | |
| Dogwood Park | 1.6 miles | 16 | |
| Forest Hills | 1.6 miles | 16 | |
| Briar Creek | 1.8 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1228501. 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.







