Fredonia, South Carolina
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1944 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Batesburg-Leesville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29070. The Survey maps it on the Gilbert quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 12 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.
- 1944 USGS Gilbert quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 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
- 1983 USGS Aiken quadrangle1:100000
- 1986 USGS Gilbert quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
133 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 133 fires within 5 miles of Fredonia between 1992 and 2020, burning about 463 acres in total. 8 started naturally. 11 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 | 51 |
| Debris and open burning | 39 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 11 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 9 |
| Natural | 8 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 5 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2018 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | 20 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 September 2017 | Recreation and ceremony | 3.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 September 2001 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 September 1997 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 12 September 2011 | Other causes | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 1 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
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 Fredonia: 6 past producers, 5 unknowns, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, Sand. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowers Mine | Sand | Unknown | Sedimentary | |
| Rawl-Cotton Branch Road Mine | Sand | Unknown | Sedimentary | |
| Adolphus Hite Kaolin Pit | Clay | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Clamp Kaolin Pit | Clay | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Hoyt-Hite Kaolin Pit | Clay | Unknown | Sedimentary | |
| Marlowe Creek | Clay | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Gilbert Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Summit Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Summit Sand Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Summit Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Summit | 2.1 miles | 12 | |
| Leesville | 2.8 miles | 11 | |
| Murray | 3.0 miles | 12 | |
| Gilbert | 3.6 miles | 12 | |
| Clubhouse Crossroads | 3.9 miles | 12 | |
| Batesburg-Leesville | 4.2 miles | 11 | |
| Kneece | 4.6 miles | 11 | |
| Batesburg | 4.7 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1227901. 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.







