Earle, South Carolina
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1920 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the Monetta census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29805. It stands on Rocky Springs Creek. The Survey maps it on the Foxtown quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 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.
- 1920 USGS Aiken quadrangle1:48000
- 1921 USGS Aiken quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1943 USGS Aiken quadrangle1:62500
- 1954 USGS Augusta quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Augusta quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Augusta quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Augusta quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Augusta quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Foxtown quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1983 USGS Aiken quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
266 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 266 fires within 5 miles of Earle (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,694 acres in total. 13 started naturally. 27 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 | 89 |
| Debris and open burning | 85 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 27 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 24 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 18 |
| Natural | 13 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Other causes | 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 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 September 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 2017 | Arson/incendiarism | 12 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 2015 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 September 2008 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 September 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 September 1997 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 September 2009 | Debris and open burning | 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 18 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 18 workings within 5 miles of Earle (historical): 8 past producers, 7 producers, 3 unknowns. 7 still produce. What was taken out: Clay, Kaolin. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edisto Mine | Kaolin | Producer | ||
| Aiken County Mine | Clay | Unknown | Sedimentary | |
| Aiken County Mine & Mill | Clay | Producer | ||
| Brodie Kaolin Mine | Clay | Past Producer | Sedimentary Kaolin | |
| Enterprise Mine | Clay | Unknown | Sedimentary | |
| Laughlin Mine | Clay | Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Laughlin West Mine | Clay | Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Prothro Mine | Clay | Unknown | Sedimentary | |
| Scott Kaolin Mine | Clay | Producer | Kaolin | |
| Seigler Kaolin Mine | Clay | Past Producer | Sedimentary Kaolin |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Merritts Bridge (historical) | 2.4 miles | 16 | |
| Plunket (historical) | 2.8 miles | 16 | |
| Camp Long | 3.0 miles | 16 | |
| Foxtown | 3.8 miles | 16 | |
| Seiglers Crossroads | 4.7 miles | 16 | |
| Camp Rawls | 4.7 miles | 12 | |
| New Holland | 4.9 miles | 12 | |
| New Holland Crossroads | 5.6 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1236305. 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.









