Eastatoe, South Carolina
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1888 and the latest in 1996. It stands in the North Pickens census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29685. It stands on Cane Creek. The Survey maps it on the Salem quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 19 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.
- 1888 USGS Pickens quadrangle1:125000
- 1894 USGS Pickens quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1954 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Salem quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1984 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:100000
- 1996 USGS Salem quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
80 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 80 fires within 5 miles of Eastatoe between 1992 and 2020, burning about 225 acres in total. 9 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 32 |
| Debris and open burning | 17 |
| Natural | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 September 1999 | Natural | 8.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 August 2007 | Natural | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 August 1999 | Natural | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 August 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 August 2008 | Natural | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 10 August 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 July 2014 | Fireworks | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 July 1997 | 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
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Eastatoe: 1 unknown, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Stone, Dimension. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nickville Blue Quarry | Stone, Dimension | Producer | ||
| Whitewater-Toxaway Placer | Gold | Unknown | Placer |
Storms near this place
6 since 2012Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Eastatoe in 6 storm reports between 2012 and 2024: 6 thunderstorm wind. The reports record 2 deaths and 2 injuries. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Eastatoe | 2 killed, 2 hurt, $50,000 | County comms reported strong thunderstorm winds caused a home under construction to collapse on Waterlake Dr, killing two workers, and injuring two others. Several trees and power lines were also blown down in the vicinity. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Eastatoe | - | Public reported several trees blown downed near Lake Keowee and vicinity. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Eastatoe | - | Utility company reported trees and large limbs blown down on power lines on the eastern shores of Lake Keowee north of Highway 11. |
| August 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Eastatoe | - | Spotter reported two pine trees blown down on Roy F Jones Rd. |
| May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Eastatoe | - | One tree and multiple large limbs were reportedly blown down just east of Lake Jocassee. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Eastatoe | - | Trees were down on highway 133 near highway 11, about six miles west southwest of Sunset. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nine Times | 3.9 miles | 16 | |
| Nimmons | 4.2 miles | 16 | |
| Sunset | 5.7 miles | 16 | |
| Crow Creek | 7.1 miles | 16 | |
| Prices Store (historical) | 8.0 miles | 16 | |
| Rocky Bottom | 8.3 miles | 20 | |
| Midway | 10.0 miles | 17 | |
| Terrapin Crossroads | 10.6 miles | 16 |
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 Q122552507 | 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 1243332. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.







