Forest Lake, South Carolina
26 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1905 and the latest in 1993. It stands in the Fort Mill census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29715. The Survey maps it on the Fort Mill quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
14 surveys from 26 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.
- 1905 USGS Charlotte quadrangle1:62500
- 1905 USGS Charlotte quadrangle1:48000
- 1907 USGS Charlotte quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1941 USGS Charlotte quadrangle1:125000
- 1942 USGS Charlotte quadrangle1:100000
- 1942 USGS Charlotte quadrangle1:125000
- 1953 USGS Charlotte quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Charlotte quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1960 USGS Charlotte quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Charlotte quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Fort Mill quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1976 USGS Fort Mill quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Charlotte quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1993 USGS Fort Mill quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
88 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 88 fires within 5 miles of Forest Lake between 1992 and 2019, burning about 116 acres in total. None started naturally. 10 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 | 39 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 21 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 10 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Smoking | 6 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2013 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | North Carolina Forest Service | HAY FIELD |
| 6 September 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 1999 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 3.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 13 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 August 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | North Carolina Forest Service | not named |
| 5 July 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | North Carolina Forest Service | not named |
| 5 July 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | North Carolina Forest Service | ANOTHER ROCKET FIRE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 12 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 12 workings within 5 miles of Forest Lake: 5 producers, 4 past producers, 3 unknowns. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Gold, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Iron. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cathey Mine | Gold, Copper | Past Producer | 1850 | |
| Clawson Mine | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Gravel Pits | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | Residual, Igneous | |
| Clawson Mine Or Sutton Mine | Gold | Unknown | 1856 | |
| Mccorkle Mine | Gold | Past Producer | 1850 | |
| Arrowood Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | Surface | |
| Arrowood Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Pineville Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | Metamorphic | |
| Pineville Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Pineville Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carowood | 2.2 miles | 26 | |
| Grey Rock | 3.4 miles | 26 | |
| Whiteville Park | 3.9 miles | 26 | |
| Fort Mill | 4.3 miles | 26 | |
| Kanawha Hills | 4.6 miles | 26 | |
| Old Orchid | 4.8 miles | 26 | |
| Riverview | 5.1 miles | 26 | |
| Nauvassee (historical) | 5.4 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1233726. 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.













