Creekside Park, South Carolina
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1919 and the latest in 1990. It stands in the Mount Pleasant census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29464. It stands on Shem Creek. The Survey maps it on the Fort Moultrie quadrangle.
On record in Creekside Park
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 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Lucas Family Cemeterylisted 1998 · 0.6 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 17 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 Fort Moultrie quadrangle1:21120, 3 printings
- 1943 USGS Fort Moultrie quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1948 USGS James Island quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Fort Moultrie quadrangle1:24000, 5 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
27 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 27 fires within 5 miles of Creekside Park between 1992 and 2012, burning about 310 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 5 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 | 11 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 July 2012 | Fireworks | 8.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 July 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 45 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 June 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 June 2011 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 29 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 13 June 2001 | Natural | 40 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 11 June 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 31 May 2000 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 May 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | 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 Creekside Park: 3 producers, 3 unknowns, 3 past producers, 1 plant. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, REE, Thorium, Iron. 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 | ||
| Charleston County Mine | REE, Thorium | Producer | ||
| Fort Moultrie Quadrangle | Zirconium, Titanium, Iron, Thorium | Unknown | Placer , Modern , Beach | |
| Island Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay | Unknown | Sedimentary | |
| Island Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay | Producer | ||
| East Copper #1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| R & L Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Shell Point (Mt. Pleasant Pit) | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Yaupon Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cooper Estates | 0.4 miles | 18 | |
| Shemwood | 0.5 miles | 17 | |
| The Groves | 0.7 miles | 18 | |
| Brook Green Meadow | 0.7 miles | 17 | |
| Millwood | 0.8 miles | 18 | |
| Hickory Shadows | 0.9 miles | 17 | |
| Mount Pleasant | 0.9 miles | 17 | |
| Avian Park | 1.0 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1252798. 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.







