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Foxtown, South Carolina

16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1920 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the Monetta census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29805. The Survey maps it on the Foxtown quadrangle.

Foxtown within Aiken County

Topographic sheets covering this place

10 surveys from 16 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

279 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 279 fires within 5 miles of Foxtown between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,450 acres in total. 19 started naturally. 31 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/undetermined95
Debris and open burning79
Arson/incendiarism31
Equipment and vehicle use27
Natural19
Misuse of fire by a minor15
Smoking4
Recreation and ceremony3
Power generation/transmission/distribution2
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 2019Equipment and vehicle use3.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
7 September 2001Debris and open burningunder an acreSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
6 September 2018Arson/incendiarism3.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
4 September 2020Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
4 September 2017Arson/incendiarism12 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
4 September 2015Debris and open burning3.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
4 September 2005Misuse of fire by a minorunder an acreSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
30 September 2011Natural15 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

9 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of Foxtown: 4 producers, 3 unknowns, 2 past producers. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Clay, Kaolin. 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
Edisto MineKaolinProducer
Aiken County Mine Number 2ClayUnknownSedimentary
Aiken County Mine Number 2ClayPast Producer
Bell Kaolin MineClayProducerSedimentary Kaolin
Brodie Kaolin MineClayPast ProducerSedimentary Kaolin
Laughlin MineClayProducerSedimentary
Prothro MineClayUnknownSedimentary
Scott Kaolin MineClayProducerKaolin
Unidentified ProspectsClayUnknownSedimentary Kaolin

Every working recorded in Aiken County

Storms near this place

17 since 2010

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Foxtown in 17 storm reports between 2010 and 2023: 9 hail, 8 thunderstorm wind. 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
August 2015Thunderstorm WindFoxtown$4,000Sheriff reported trees down along the northern end of the county.
July 2010Thunderstorm WindFoxtown$2,000Sheriff reported powerlines down along I-20 at the 27/28 mile marker.
April 2022HailFoxtown$10Spotter reported pea size hail along Gooseneck Rd.
March 2021HailFoxtown$10Spotter reported 0.25 inch hail. Time estimated.
March 2023HailFoxtown-Trained spotter reported quarter size hail at 2120 EST (2220 EDT) near Gooseneck Rd and Maxine Ln.
May 2022HailFoxtown-Viewer report with photo of quarter sized hail.
April 2022Thunderstorm WindFoxtown-Trees down at Gooseneck Rd and Wire Rd. Time estimated.
April 2022Thunderstorm WindFoxtown-Tree down on Holder Rd. Exact location unknown. Time estimated.
June 2022Thunderstorm WindFoxtown-Trees down along Ranchero St at Snipes Pond Rd. Time estimated.
March 2021HailFoxtown-Spotter reported hail ranging in size from 0.25 inch to 0.75 inch near Exit 29 on Interstate 20. Time estimated.
February 2019Thunderstorm WindFoxtown-Local broadcast media reported a carport blown over on Snipes Pond Rd just south of Interstate 20.
July 2017Thunderstorm WindFoxtown-A couple of trees were downed in the far northern portion of Aiken Co, along with numerous small limbs and debris on roadway near US Hwy 1 and Keys Pond Rd.
May 2016HailFoxtown-Dime to quarter size hail reported at exit 33 along Interstate 20.
June 2015HailFoxtown-SKYWARN spotter reported 1.5 TO 1.75 inch hail on Uncle Duck Road.
September 2011Thunderstorm WindFoxtown-Trees down on Pioneer Rd.
September 2011HailFoxtown-Reported nickel size hail at exit 29 on I-20.
September 2011HailFoxtown-South Carolina Sept. Ag report said hail up to 2 inches fell in the Aiken area on Tuesday 9/27. Half dollar sized hail was also reported by the public on Gooseneck Road about 2 miles south of I-20 and exit 29.

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
Camp Gravatt1.9 miles16
Merritts Bridge (historical)2.2 miles16
Oak Grove3.4 miles16
Plunket (historical)3.5 miles16
Camp Long3.6 miles16
Jones Crossroads3.8 miles11
Earle (historical)3.8 miles16
New Holland4.4 miles12

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1247825. 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.