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Grey Rock, 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 29708. The Survey maps it on the Fort Mill quadrangle.

Grey Rock within York County

Topographic sheets covering this place

14 surveys from 26 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

87 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 87 fires within 5 miles of Grey Rock between 1992 and 2019, burning about 194 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/undetermined42
Debris and open burning13
Arson/incendiarism10
Misuse of fire by a minor9
Equipment and vehicle use6
Smoking5
Railroad operations and maintenance1
Recreation and ceremony1

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
6 September 1992Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
5 September 1999Railroad operations and maintenance3.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
18 September 2013Arson/incendiarismunder an acreNorth Carolina Forest ServiceBUCKIE CT
13 September 2010Debris and open burning2.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
11 September 1993Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
1 September 1993Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreNorth Carolina Forest Servicenot named
22 August 2007Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresNorth Carolina Forest Servicenot named
1 August 1992Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in York County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 11 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 11 workings within 5 miles of Grey Rock: 6 unknowns, 4 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Gold, 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Clawson MineIronPast Producer
Clawson Mine Or Sutton MineGoldUnknown1856
Indian Graveyard MineMicaPast Producer
Pineville QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast ProducerMetamorphic
Unnamed QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenUnknownIntrusive
Catawba River PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknownSedimentary
Catawba River PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Fewell Island Sand PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Unnamed Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknownResidual, Igneous
Unnamed Gravel PitsSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknownResidual, Igneous

Every working recorded in York 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
Carowood1.3 miles26
Tega Cay2.4 miles16
Riverview3.0 miles26
India Hook3.0 miles16
Island View Landing3.0 miles16
Lakewood3.2 miles16
Forest Lake3.4 miles26
Forest Acres3.5 miles16

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1233747. 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.