Fenwick Crossroads, South Carolina
22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1919 and the latest in 1990. It stands in the Johns Island census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29455. It lies near Hoopstick Island. The Survey maps it on the Legareville quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
13 surveys from 22 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.
- 1919 USGS Legareville quadrangle1:21120, 2 printings
- 1919 USGS Wadmalaw Island quadrangle1:24000
- 1919 USGS Wadmelaw Island quadrangle1:62500
- 1943 USGS Legareville quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1944 USGS Wadmelaw Island quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1947 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:250000
- 1948 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1959 USGS Legareville quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Walterboro quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS Walterboro quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
177 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 177 fires within 5 miles of Fenwick Crossroads between 1992 and 2019, burning about 976 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 25 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 | 84 |
| Debris and open burning | 64 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 25 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 30 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 August 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 August 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 30 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 July 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 July 1999 | 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 16 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 16 workings within 5 miles of Fenwick Crossroads: 7 past producers, 6 unknowns, 3 producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, Sand and Gravel, Construction, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brinson Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay | Unknown | Sedimentary | |
| Land Associates Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay | Unknown | Sedimentary | |
| Brinson Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay | Producer | ||
| Edmondson Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay | Producer | ||
| Land Associates Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay | Producer | ||
| Banks Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | Sedimentary | |
| Banks Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Brownswood Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Chaplan Landing Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Cleckley Pit | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stafford Heights | 0.6 miles | 22 | |
| Cedar Springs | 1.0 miles | 22 | |
| Fenwick Hills | 1.1 miles | 22 | |
| Point Park Estates | 1.7 miles | 22 | |
| Humbert Woods | 2.4 miles | 22 | |
| Hickory Hill | 2.5 miles | 25 | |
| Stono Station | 3.0 miles | 25 | |
| Miller Hill | 3.2 miles | 22 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikidata item Q122556277 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1222375. 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.












