Eureka, South Carolina
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1923 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the Aiken census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29847. It stands on Melton Branch. The Survey maps it on the Trenton quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 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.
- 1923 USGS Warrenville quadrangle1:62500
- 1923 USGS Warrenville quadrangle1:48000
- 1928 USGS Warrenville quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1943 USGS Warrenville quadrangle1:62500
- 1954 USGS Augusta quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Augusta quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Augusta quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Augusta quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Augusta quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Trenton quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1983 USGS Aiken quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
345 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 345 fires within 5 miles of Eureka between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,914 acres in total. 21 started naturally. 39 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 | 122 |
| Debris and open burning | 113 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 39 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 22 |
| Natural | 21 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 10 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Smoking | 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 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | 9.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | 8.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 17 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2001 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 2.5 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Eureka: 3 unknowns, 1 producer, 1 past producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unnamed Granite Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Unknown | Igneous Intrusion | |
| Culbreath Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | Sedimentary | |
| Eureka Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Satterfield Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | Sedimentary | |
| Satterfield Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
2 since 2014Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Eureka in 2 storm reports between 2014 and 2021: 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2021 | Hail | Eureka | - | Broadcast media social media page had a video, submitted by the public, that appeared to indicate hail up to golf ball size on Lake Shore Dr near Hwy 19. Time estimated. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Eureka | - | Reported trees down at Piper Road and Mt. Calvary Road. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Milledgeville (historical) | 1.5 miles | 18 | |
| Baynham (historical) | 1.6 miles | 18 | |
| Sunny Brook | 2.7 miles | 18 | |
| Vaucluse | 6.1 miles | 19 | |
| Croft | 6.1 miles | 18 | |
| Hillview | 6.4 miles | 18 | |
| Forrest Park | 6.7 miles | 18 | |
| Seiglers Crossroads | 6.7 miles | 16 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1247691. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.










