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.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 20 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.
- 1923 USGS Warrenville quadrangle1:62500
- 1923 USGS Warrenville quadrangle1:48000
- 1928 USGS Warrenville quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1943 USGS Warrenville quadrangle1:62500
- 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 North Augusta quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1983 USGS Aiken quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
600 since 1992Regional 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/undetermined | 180 |
| Debris and open burning | 138 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 108 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 106 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 20 |
| Natural | 11 |
| Other causes | 10 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 9 |
| Smoking | 8 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Fireworks | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 2017 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 September 2008 | Natural | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 September 2020 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 September 2009 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 2013 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 1999 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 1999 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 41 shownRegional 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Horse Creek | Titanium, Zirconium, REE, Thorium | Unknown | Placer-Modern-Fluvial | |
| Horse Creek | REE | Past Producer | ||
| Unidentified Mine(Horse Creek Mine) | Zirconium, Sand and Gravel, Construction, REE, Titanium | Past Producer | Sedimentary Kaolin | |
| Aiken Kaolin District | Kaolin | Producer | 1852 | |
| Graniteville Mine | Kaolin | Producer | ||
| Langley Mine | Kaolin | Producer | ||
| Augusta Sand and Gravel Pit #1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | Unconsolidated Sediments | |
| Clearwater Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | Sedimentary | |
| Clearwater Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| G.L.Williams Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
9 since 2008Regional 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Horse Creek | $1,000 | Highway Patrol reported a tree in the roadway at McMillian and Sandbar Ferry roads. |
| June 2023 | Heavy Rain | Horse 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 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Horse Creek | - | SC Highway Patrol reported trees down near the intersection of SC Hwy. 421 and Storm Branch Road. |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Horse Creek | - | Tree in roadway at Storm Branch Rd and Branch Ct. Time estimated. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Horse Creek | - | SCHP reported multiple trees down on Willingham Dr in Clearwater. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Horse Creek | - | Spotter reported large trees blocking the roadway near 1500 Storm Branch Rd near Beech Island, SC. |
| July 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Horse Creek | - | SCHP reported trees down on Cherokee Dr near US Hwy 78 near Clearwater. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Horse Creek | - | Highway Patrol reported trees down along Lanier Road. |
| March 2008 | Tornado (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. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heathwood Park | 0.6 miles | 20 | |
| Ridgecrest | 0.7 miles | 20 | |
| Bath | 1.2 miles | 19 | |
| Belclear | 1.2 miles | 20 | |
| Woodridge | 1.3 miles | 20 | |
| Lynwood | 1.3 miles | 19 | |
| Burnettown | 1.6 miles | 19 | |
| Clearwater | 1.8 miles | 21 |
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.










