BlockKelton, South Carolina
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1941 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Lockhart census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29353. The Survey maps it on the Kelton quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 12 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.
- 1941 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1953 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1960 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1963 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1969 USGS Kelton quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
145 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 145 fires within 5 miles of Kelton between 1992 and 2019, burning about 629 acres in total. 7 started naturally. 7 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 | 79 |
| Debris and open burning | 37 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Natural | 7 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 7 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.5 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 1997 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 1 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 August 2006 | Natural | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 August 2016 | Smoking | 4.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 August 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Kelton: 1 past producer, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Granite, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hyder Farm Quarry | Granite, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | Igneous | |
| No. 1 Mine | Clay | Producer |
Storms near this place
1 since 2004Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Kelton in 1 storm report in 2004: 1 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kelton | - | Power lines were blown down. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kelly | 1.7 miles | 12 | |
| Flat Rock (historical) | 2.1 miles | 12 | |
| Humphriesville (historical) | 2.8 miles | 12 | |
| Bailey Town (historical) | 2.8 miles | 12 | |
| Adamsburg | 3.5 miles | 12 | |
| Lockhart Junction | 4.0 miles | 12 | |
| Simmon Tree (historical) | 4.1 miles | 12 | |
| Pine Tree (historical) | 4.2 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1246230. 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.