BlockDeweys Hill, South Carolina
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1919 and the latest in 1998. It stands in the North Charleston census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29406. It stands on Filbin Creek. The Survey maps it on the North Charleston quadrangle.
On record in Deweys Hill
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.
General Asbestos and Rubber Company (GARCO) Main Milllisted 2017 · 0.7 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 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.
- 1919 USGS Melgrove quadrangle1:21120, 3 printings
- 1940 USGS Melgrove quadrangle1:24000
- 1948 USGS James Island quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS North Charleston quadrangle1:24000, 4 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
- 1998 USGS North Charleston quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
45 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 45 fires within 5 miles of Deweys Hill between 1992 and 2017, burning about 290 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 4 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 | 16 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 13 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 6 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 August 1998 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 July 1998 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 June 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 June 2015 | Natural | 3.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 June 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 1 June 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 1 June 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Deweys Hill: 1 unknown, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ware Brothers Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | Sedimentary | |
| Ware Brothers Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charleston Farms | 1.1 miles | 16 | |
| John C Calhoun Homes | 1.5 miles | 16 | |
| Liberty Hills | 1.5 miles | 23 | |
| Ferndale | 1.6 miles | 23 | |
| Singing Pines | 1.8 miles | 23 | |
| Ashley Junction | 1.9 miles | 18 | |
| Russelldale | 1.9 miles | 23 | |
| George S Legare Homes | 1.9 miles | 18 |
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 Q122564286 | 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 1231224. 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.