Ellerbee, South Carolina
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1938 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Boykin census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29128. The Survey maps it on the Camden South quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
On record in Ellerbee
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 2 records
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
- Midfield Plantationlisted 1978 · 0.2 miles away
- Carter Hilllisted 1992 · 0.5 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 18 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.
- 1938 USGS Hagood quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1941 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1942 USGS Camden quadrangle1:125000
- 1953 USGS Camden South 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
- 1986 USGS Camden quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Camden South quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
250 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 250 fires within 5 miles of Ellerbee (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,183 acres in total. 9 started naturally. 24 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 | 111 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 66 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 24 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 21 |
| Natural | 9 |
| Smoking | 8 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
| Other causes | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 2002 | Smoking | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 2017 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 September 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 September 1997 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 10 workings within 5 miles of Ellerbee (historical): 7 unknowns, 2 producers, 1 past producer. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Iron, Zirconium, Thorium, Titanium, Zirconium, Iron, Thorium, Titanium, Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Becker Sand and Gravel | Sand and Gravel, Construction, Zirconium, Iron, Thorium, Titanium | Unknown | Tailings | |
| Unidentified Mine | Clay | Unknown | Sedimentary | |
| Ancrum Ferry | Iron, Zirconium, Thorium, Titanium | Unknown | Placer , Modern , Fluvial | |
| Mccaskill Creek | Iron, Zirconium, Thorium, Titanium | Unknown | Placer , Modern , Fluvial | |
| Becker Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | Sedimentary | |
| Becker Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Camden Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | Sedimentary | |
| Camden Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Hagood Sand - Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Harvin Sand + Gravel Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | Sedimentary |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stockton (historical) | 1.7 miles | 18 | |
| Boykin | 1.7 miles | 19 | |
| Hammond | 1.8 miles | 18 | |
| Cantys Lane | 2.6 miles | 18 | |
| Deloach (historical) | 4.0 miles | 18 | |
| Tickle Hill | 7.2 miles | 18 | |
| Paint Hill | 7.5 miles | 18 | |
| Pecan Grove | 7.9 miles | 18 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1235356. 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.









