Dawkins, South Carolina
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1904 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Monticello-Salem Crossroads census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29015. It stands on Wilkinsons Creek. The Survey maps it on the Jenkinsville quadrangle.
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.
- 1904 USGS Columbia quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1941 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1953 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1960 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1963 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1969 USGS Jenkinsville quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Newberry quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
105 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 105 fires within 5 miles of Dawkins between 1992 and 2020, burning about 451 acres in total. 8 started naturally. 3 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 | 47 |
| Debris and open burning | 24 |
| Natural | 8 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 September 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | 4.4 acres | Francis Marion & Sumter National Forests | FS400 |
| 26 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 September 1997 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 1 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 August 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 August 2007 | Natural | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 August 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 August 2011 | Natural | under an acre | Francis Marion & Sumter National Forests | MT. PLEASANT |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Dawkins: 2 past producers, 2 producers, 1 unknown. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Granite, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Granite, Stone, Dimension, Granite, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blair Quarry | Granite | Unknown | Igneous | |
| Blair Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Dickert Quarry | Granite, Stone, Dimension | Past Producer | 1908 | |
| Blair Quarry | Granite, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | 1908 | |
| Monticello Quarry | Granite, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | 1975, 1978 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sueville (historical) | 2.4 miles | 15 | |
| Strother | 3.0 miles | 15 | |
| Monticello | 3.7 miles | 15 | |
| Rock Creek | 4.0 miles | 14 | |
| Blair | 4.8 miles | 15 | |
| Salem Crossroads | 5.9 miles | 14 | |
| Parr | 6.5 miles | 15 | |
| Lylesford (historical) | 7.2 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1231215. 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.







