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Horse Creek, South Carolina

20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1923 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the North Augusta census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29829. It stands on Mims Branch. The Survey maps it on the North Augusta quadrangle.

Horse Creek within Aiken County

Topographic sheets covering this place

11 surveys from 20 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

600 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 600 fires within 5 miles of Horse Creek between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,892 acres in total. 11 started naturally. 108 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/undetermined180
Debris and open burning138
Arson/incendiarism108
Misuse of fire by a minor106
Equipment and vehicle use20
Natural11
Other causes10
Power generation/transmission/distribution9
Smoking8
Recreation and ceremony6
Fireworks3
Railroad operations and maintenance1

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
9 September 2017Debris and open burningunder an acreSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
9 September 2008Natural2.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
9 September 2000Arson/incendiarismunder an acreSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
8 September 2020Power generation/transmission/distribution2.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
8 September 2009Misuse of fire by a minor2.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
6 September 2013Debris and open burning2.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
6 September 1999Misuse of fire by a minorunder an acreSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
6 September 1999Misuse of fire by a minorunder an acreSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Aiken County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 41 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 41 workings within 5 miles of Horse Creek: 15 unknowns, 13 past producers, 12 producers, 1 occurrence. 12 still produce. What was taken out: Clay, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Kaolin, Titanium, Zirconium. 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
Horse CreekTitanium, Zirconium, REE, ThoriumUnknownPlacer-Modern-Fluvial
Horse CreekREEPast Producer
Unidentified Mine(Horse Creek Mine)Zirconium, Sand and Gravel, Construction, REE, TitaniumPast ProducerSedimentary Kaolin
Aiken Kaolin DistrictKaolinProducer1852
Graniteville MineKaolinProducer
Langley MineKaolinProducer
Augusta Sand and Gravel Pit #1Sand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknownUnconsolidated Sediments
Clearwater MineSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknownSedimentary
Clearwater PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
G.L.Williams PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in Aiken County

Storms near this place

9 since 2008

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Horse Creek in 9 storm reports between 2008 and 2023: 7 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, 1 heavy rain. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
June 2011Thunderstorm WindHorse Creek$1,000Highway Patrol reported a tree in the roadway at McMillian and Sandbar Ferry roads.
June 2023Heavy RainHorse Creek-USGS gauge at Horse Creek at US highway 278 measured a calendar day rainfall total of 4.59 inches. 3.16 inches of this fell from 8:15 pm to 11:30 pm.
May 2022Thunderstorm WindHorse Creek-SC Highway Patrol reported trees down near the intersection of SC Hwy. 421 and Storm Branch Road.
June 2020Thunderstorm WindHorse Creek-Tree in roadway at Storm Branch Rd and Branch Ct. Time estimated.
June 2018Thunderstorm WindHorse Creek-SCHP reported multiple trees down on Willingham Dr in Clearwater.
June 2018Thunderstorm WindHorse Creek-Spotter reported large trees blocking the roadway near 1500 Storm Branch Rd near Beech Island, SC.
July 2017Thunderstorm WindHorse Creek-SCHP reported trees down on Cherokee Dr near US Hwy 78 near Clearwater.
July 2012Thunderstorm WindHorse Creek-Highway Patrol reported trees down along Lanier Road.
March 2008Tornado (EF2)Horse Creek-Extensive damage in the Clearwater area. Numerous trees and powerlines down along the entire track, especially in the Clearwater area. Many homes had severe damage to roofs and stuctures. Some roofs were gone. The water tower had its top taken off and deposited several hundred yards away. Damage path was a mile wide a some points. It was amazing there were no injuries or deaths.

Every storm recorded in Aiken 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
Heathwood Park0.6 miles20
Ridgecrest0.7 miles20
Bath1.2 miles19
Belclear1.2 miles20
Woodridge1.3 miles20
Lynwood1.3 miles19
Burnettown1.6 miles19
Clearwater1.8 miles21

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1236378. 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.