English, South Carolina
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1938 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Eastover census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29078. The Survey maps it on the Leesburg 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 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 Leesburg 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
163 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 163 fires within 5 miles of English (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,135 acres in total. 7 started naturally. 16 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 | 60 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 59 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 16 |
| Natural | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 6 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7.9 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 70 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 September 2019 | Other causes | 15 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 September 2015 | Debris and open burning | 25 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 September 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 14 September 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 15 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 August 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
10 of 17 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 17 workings within 5 miles of English (historical): 8 unknowns, 6 past producers, 3 producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Clay, Iron, Zirconium, Thorium, Titanium, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Screaming Eagle Rd. Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Sumters Landing | Iron, Zirconium, Thorium, Titanium | Unknown | Placer , Modern , Fluvial | |
| Duncan Lakes Mine | Clay | Producer | ||
| Gadsden Mine | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Gadson Kaolin Pit | Clay | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Kershaw County Mine | Clay | Unknown | Sedimentary | |
| Kershaw County Mine | Clay | Unknown | Sedimentary | |
| Koon Clay Mine | Clay | Producer | 1981 | |
| Mac Mine | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Richtex Corp, Richland County Mines | Clay | Past 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| McCrearys Quarter (historical) | 4.0 miles | 19 | |
| Leesburg | 4.3 miles | 18 | |
| Lisbon (historical) | 6.9 miles | 23 | |
| Deer Ridge Farms | 7.9 miles | 17 | |
| Harmon Estates | 8.1 miles | 17 | |
| Chimney Ridge | 8.5 miles | 23 | |
| Royal Pines Estates | 8.5 miles | 23 | |
| Pontiac | 9.2 miles | 23 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1249074. 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.









