Gluck, South Carolina
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1893 and the latest in 1979. It stands in the Anderson census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29624. The Survey maps it on the Anderson South quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 14 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.
- 1893 USGS Elberton quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1954 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Anderson South quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1979 USGS Abbeville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
106 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 106 fires within 5 miles of Gluck between 1992 and 2020, burning about 259 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 14 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 | 38 |
| Debris and open burning | 37 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 14 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 8 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Other causes | 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 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 2010 | Smoking | 6.1 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 September 2015 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 August 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 August 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 August 2002 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 August 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Gluck: 2 producers, 1 unknown, 1 prospect. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Titanium, Iron, Mica. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beaver Creek | Titanium, Iron | Unknown | Vein Outcrop Exposure | |
| J A Jones Prospect | Mica | Prospect | ||
| Anderson Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | 1973 | |
| Anderson Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Storms near this place
10 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Gluck in 10 storm reports between 2009 and 2021: 8 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 1 flood. 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2015 | Flood | Gluck | $500 | County comms reported some flooding developed across the southern part of the county after more than 3 inches of rain fell in around 36 hours, with much of that falling on the morning of the 2nd. Clinkscales Rd was impassable due to high water near Airline Rd south of Anderson. Sexton Gin Rd was also flooded near Sullivan Rd in Iva, possibly due to water from Wilson Creek. |
| May 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gluck | - | County comms reported multiple trees blown down south of Anderson. |
| November 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gluck | - | Media reported a tree blown down on Hickory Ln and another tree down on Martin Rd. |
| January 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gluck | - | About a half dozen trees were blown down from just southwest of Anderson east toward Belton and north toward the Piedmont area. |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gluck | - | A tree was blown down on highway 28 just south of highway 108, with another blown down near the intersection of highways 76 and 252. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gluck | - | A tree was blown down at the intersection of Mountain Creek Church Rd and highway 29. |
| May 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gluck | - | A tree was blown down near the intersection of Hayes Rd and McKenzie Dr about 5 miles south southeast of Anderson. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gluck | - | Several trees were blown down on Elrod Rd about 4.5 miles south southeast of Anderson. Another tree was blown down on Due West Highway 10 miles southeast of town. |
| August 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gluck | - | Trees were blown down on Elrod Rd, about 6 miles south of downtown Anderson. |
| June 2012 | Hail | Gluck | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meadow Park | 0.8 miles | 14 | |
| Varennes Heights | 1.1 miles | 14 | |
| Fernwood | 1.1 miles | 14 | |
| Calhoun Hills | 1.2 miles | 14 | |
| Homeland Park | 1.3 miles | 14 | |
| Christopher Heights | 1.5 miles | 14 | |
| Green Acres | 1.6 miles | 14 | |
| Meadow Fields | 1.6 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1231325. 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.




