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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.

Eureka within Aiken County

Topographic sheets covering this place

11 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

345 since 1992

Regional 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/undetermined122
Debris and open burning113
Arson/incendiarism39
Equipment and vehicle use22
Natural21
Misuse of fire by a minor10
Railroad operations and maintenance7
Recreation and ceremony5
Other causes2
Power generation/transmission/distribution2
Smoking2

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
8 September 2019Debris and open burningunder an acreSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
7 September 2019Debris and open burningunder an acreSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
6 September 2010Equipment and vehicle use9.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
6 September 2010Equipment and vehicle use3.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
6 September 2008Debris and open burning8.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
4 September 2010Debris and open burning2.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
4 September 1999Missing data/not specified/undetermined17 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
30 September 2001Misuse of fire by a minor2.5 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Aiken County

Mines and quarries near this place

5 within 5 miles

Regional 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Unnamed Granite QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenUnknownIgneous Intrusion
Culbreath Sand PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknownSedimentary
Eureka MineSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Satterfield Sand PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknownSedimentary
Satterfield Sand PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in Aiken County

Storms near this place

2 since 2014

Regional 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
March 2021HailEureka-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 2014Thunderstorm WindEureka-Reported trees down at Piper Road and Mt. Calvary Road.

Every storm recorded in Aiken 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
Milledgeville (historical)1.5 miles18
Baynham (historical)1.6 miles18
Sunny Brook2.7 miles18
Vaucluse6.1 miles19
Croft6.1 miles18
Hillview6.4 miles18
Forrest Park6.7 miles18
Seiglers Crossroads6.7 miles16

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.