BlockJocassee, South Carolina
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1888 and the latest in 1996. It stands in the Salem census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29676. It stands on Whitewater River. The Survey maps it on the Salem quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 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.
- 1888 USGS Pickens quadrangle1:125000
- 1894 USGS Pickens quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1954 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Salem quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1984 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:100000
- 1996 USGS Salem quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
63 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 63 fires within 5 miles of Jocassee (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 708 acres in total. 13 started naturally. 3 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 | 22 |
| Natural | 13 |
| Debris and open burning | 12 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 September 1999 | Natural | 8.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 August 2007 | Natural | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 August 1999 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | National Forests in North Carolina | CHASTAIN VALLEY |
| 22 August 1999 | Natural | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 August 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 August 2008 | Natural | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 10 August 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 July 1997 | 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
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Jocassee (historical): 2 producers, 1 unknown, 1 past producer. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Granite, Stone, Dimension, Corundum. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berkeley Quarry | Granite | Producer | ||
| Nickville Blue Quarry | Stone, Dimension | Producer | ||
| Sapphire Mine | Corundum, Asbestos, Vermiculite | Past Producer | ||
| Whitewater-Toxaway Placer | Gold | Unknown | Placer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jocassee | 0.1 miles | 19 | |
| Boones Creek | 3.6 miles | 19 | |
| Fall Creek | 4.9 miles | 19 | |
| Salem | 6.0 miles | 19 | |
| Cheohee | 7.6 miles | 19 | |
| Moody Cove | 7.6 miles | 19 | |
| Tamassee | 7.7 miles | 19 | |
| Flat Shoals | 8.9 miles | 20 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1243025. 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.