Goshen, South Carolina
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1919 and the latest in 1990. It stands in the Ravenel-Hollywood census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29449. It lies near Church Flats. The Survey maps it on the Wadmalaw Island quadrangle.
On record in Goshen
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
- Towles Farmsteadlisted 1994 · 1.0 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 17 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 Wadmalaw Island quadrangle1:24000
- 1919 USGS Wadmelaw Island quadrangle1:62500
- 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
- 1960 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Wadmalaw Island quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Walterboro quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS Walterboro quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
227 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 227 fires within 5 miles of Goshen between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,037 acres in total. None started naturally. 43 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 87 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 86 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 43 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 September 2003 | 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 | Equipment and vehicle use | 15 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 July 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 June 2002 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 June 2001 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 June 2006 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 5.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 13 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 13 workings within 5 miles of Goshen: 7 unknowns, 5 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Iron, Thorium, Zirconium, Titanium, Iron, Zirconium, Thorium, Titanium, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Land Associates Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay | Unknown | Sedimentary | |
| Land Associates Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay | Producer | ||
| Ravenels Quadrangle | Iron, Zirconium, Thorium, Titanium | Unknown | Placer , Modern , Beach | |
| Wadmalaw | Iron, Thorium, Zirconium, Titanium | Unknown | Placer , Modern , Beach | |
| 17 South Pit(Jacksonboro Rd Mine) | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Banks Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | Sedimentary | |
| Banks Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Chaplan Landing Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Chaplin Landing Fill Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clementia (historical) | 0.7 miles | 17 | |
| New Cut Landing | 2.0 miles | 17 | |
| Hollywood | 2.6 miles | 17 | |
| Meggett | 2.6 miles | 17 | |
| Point Pleasant (historical) | 2.7 miles | 19 | |
| Berry Hill | 3.1 miles | 19 | |
| Yonges Island | 3.4 miles | 17 | |
| Laroche | 3.6 miles | 18 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1227909. 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.










