BlockEllerbee, South Carolina
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1938 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Rembert census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29128. The Survey maps it on the Rembert 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 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.
- 1938 USGS Hagood quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1941 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1942 USGS Camden quadrangle1:125000
- 1953 USGS Rembert quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 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
284 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 284 fires within 5 miles of Ellerbee (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,464 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 30 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 | 128 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 78 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 30 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 22 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 9 |
| Natural | 6 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Other causes | 3 |
| 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 |
| 4 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 2.5 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 2019 | Natural | 2.0 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 | 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 11 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 11 workings within 5 miles of Ellerbee (historical): 7 unknowns, 3 producers, 1 past producer. 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rembert | 1.2 miles | 19 | |
| State Farm (historical) | 1.8 miles | 19 | |
| Ellerbees Mill | 3.0 miles | 19 | |
| Hagood | 3.9 miles | 19 | |
| Pisgah | 4.0 miles | 16 | |
| Borden | 4.7 miles | 16 | |
| Dinkins Mill | 4.8 miles | 19 | |
| Horatio | 6.2 miles | 19 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1244513. 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.