BlockHollow Creek, South Carolina
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1921 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the New Ellenton census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29803. It lies near Graymare Hollow. The Survey maps it on the Hollow Creek quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 19 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.
- 1921 USGS Augusta quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1943 USGS Augusta quadrangle1:62500
- 1943 USGS Augusta East quadrangle1:125000
- 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
- 1964 USGS Hollow Creek quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1982 USGS Barnwell quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
294 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 294 fires within 5 miles of Hollow Creek between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,714 acres in total. 13 started naturally. 24 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 | 137 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 75 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 24 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 13 |
| Natural | 13 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 13 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 8 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Other causes | 4 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 2007 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 September 2020 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 September 2005 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 September 2003 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Hollow Creek: 2 occurrences, 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: REE, Zirconium, Titanium. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aiken County Deposit | REE, Zirconium, Titanium | Past Producer | 1879, 1955 | |
| Hollow Creek | REE | Occurrence | ||
| Town Creek | REE | Occurrence |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spiderweb | 2.3 miles | 19 | |
| Dry Branch | 4.1 miles | 18 | |
| Talatha | 4.5 miles | 18 | |
| Pembrook | 4.7 miles | 19 | |
| Russell Hill | 4.9 miles | 19 | |
| Browns Hill | 5.0 miles | 19 | |
| Twiggs | 5.1 miles | 21 | |
| Kathwood | 5.3 miles | 19 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1246016. 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.