Elgin Acres, South Carolina
23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1935 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Elgin census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29045. The Survey maps it on the Elgin quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
13 surveys from 23 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.
- 1935 USGS Killian quadrangle1:48000
- 1935 USGS Killian quadrangle1:62500
- 1937 USGS Killian quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1941 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1942 USGS Camden quadrangle1:125000
- 1953 USGS Blaney quadrangle1:24000
- 1953 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1960 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1963 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Elgin quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Camden quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Camden South quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
499 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 499 fires within 5 miles of Elgin Acres between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,908 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 28 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 | 214 |
| Debris and open burning | 164 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 33 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 28 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 27 |
| Smoking | 21 |
| Natural | 6 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.5 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.5 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 September 2015 | Debris and open burning | 25 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 September 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.5 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
9 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of Elgin Acres: 4 unknowns, 4 producers, 1 past producer. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Silica, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blaney Sand Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction, Silica | Producer | 1981 | |
| Camden Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Watson Mine | Gold | Unknown | Strataform | |
| Kershaw County Mine | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Mac Clay Mine | Clay | Unknown | Metamorphic | |
| Cherokee Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Kershaw County Sand Company | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | 1981 | |
| Lugoff Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | Sedimentary | |
| Lugoff Plant | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pinewood Heights | 0.9 miles | 23 | |
| Elgin | 1.1 miles | 23 | |
| Highland Farms | 1.1 miles | 23 | |
| Blaney Hills | 1.3 miles | 23 | |
| Pine Valley | 1.4 miles | 23 | |
| White Hills | 1.5 miles | 23 | |
| Tupelo Hills | 1.6 miles | 23 | |
| Jeffers Place | 1.7 miles | 23 |
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 Q122542024 | 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 1235080. 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.












