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Crosswell, South Carolina

14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1935 and the latest in 1991. It stands in the Easley East census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29640. It stands on Little Georges Creek. The Survey maps it on the Greenville quadrangle.

Crosswell within Pickens County

Topographic sheets covering this place

9 surveys from 14 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

146 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 146 fires within 5 miles of Crosswell between 1992 and 2020, burning about 550 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 11 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 burning49
Missing data/not specified/undetermined42
Arson/incendiarism11
Equipment and vehicle use11
Misuse of fire by a minor11
Railroad operations and maintenance6
Recreation and ceremony5
Smoking5
Natural5
Other causes1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
6 September 2002Debris and open burningunder an acreSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
4 September 1999Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
4 September 1997Debris and open burningunder an acreSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
25 September 2008Railroad operations and maintenance2.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
25 September 2008Railroad operations and maintenance1.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
23 September 2005Misuse of fire by a minorunder an acreSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
14 September 2009Railroad operations and maintenance2.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
14 September 2000Arson/incendiarismunder an acreSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Pickens County

Mines and quarries near this place

7 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Crosswell: 2 prospects, 2 unknowns, 2 producers, 1 occurrence. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Mica, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Sand. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Saluda Lake MineSandUnknownSedimentary
B E Woodson ProspectMicaProspect
C H Ellis ProspectMicaProspect
G F Fuller DepositMicaOccurrence
Greenville MineSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Thomas Sand PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknownSedimentary
W.F. Thomas Sand CompanySand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working recorded in Pickens County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Georgetown1.7 miles16
Quail Haven1.8 miles14
Heathwood2.4 miles16
Hale2.8 miles16
Longcreek2.9 miles16
Briargate3.1 miles16
Perry Hills3.2 miles16
Forest Park3.4 miles16

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1231208. 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.