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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.

English within Richland County

Topographic sheets covering this place

10 surveys from 18 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

163 since 1992

Regional 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 burning60
Missing data/not specified/undetermined59
Arson/incendiarism16
Natural7
Equipment and vehicle use7
Misuse of fire by a minor6
Smoking4
Fireworks2
Other causes2

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
9 September 2007Debris and open burning1.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
30 September 2007Missing data/not specified/undetermined7.9 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
24 September 2019Debris and open burning70 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
20 September 2019Other causes15 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
20 September 2015Debris and open burning25 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
17 September 2001Missing data/not specified/undetermined15 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
14 September 2011Arson/incendiarism15 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
7 August 2019Debris and open burningunder an acreSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Richland County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 17 shown

Regional 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Screaming Eagle Rd. Sand PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducerSedimentary
Sumters LandingIron, Zirconium, Thorium, TitaniumUnknownPlacer , Modern , Fluvial
Duncan Lakes MineClayProducer
Gadsden MineClayPast Producer
Gadson Kaolin PitClayPast ProducerSedimentary
Kershaw County MineClayUnknownSedimentary
Kershaw County MineClayUnknownSedimentary
Koon Clay MineClayProducer1981
Mac MineClayPast Producer
Richtex Corp, Richland County MinesClayPast Producer

Every working recorded in Richland County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
McCrearys Quarter (historical)4.0 miles19
Leesburg4.3 miles18
Lisbon (historical)6.9 miles23
Deer Ridge Farms7.9 miles17
Harmon Estates8.1 miles17
Chimney Ridge8.5 miles23
Royal Pines Estates8.5 miles23
Pontiac9.2 miles23

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.