Keowee, South Carolina
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1888 and the latest in 1991. It stands in the Seneca census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29678. The Survey maps it on the Seneca quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 16 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
- 1958 USGS Seneca quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1984 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
112 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 112 fires within 5 miles of Keowee between 1992 and 2019, burning about 300 acres in total. None started naturally. 12 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 | 41 |
| Debris and open burning | 31 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 12 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2016 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 September 2001 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 1 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 August 2016 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 August 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 August 2007 | Debris and open burning | 1.5 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 August 2007 | Debris and open burning | 1.5 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 17 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 17 workings within 5 miles of Keowee: 9 prospects, 3 unknowns, 3 occurrences, 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Mica, Gold, Garnet. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unnamed Garnet Prospect | Garnet | Prospect | ||
| Calhoun Placer | Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Calhoun Placer | Gold | Unknown | Placer | |
| Cochran Placer | Gold | Past Producer | 1908 | |
| Pickens Prospect | Gold | Unknown | Vein | |
| Pickens Prospect | Gold | Prospect | ||
| Sloan Placer | Gold | Unknown | Placer | |
| Sloan Prospect | Gold | Occurrence | ||
| Amos L Honeycutt Deposit | Mica | Occurrence | ||
| Head Prospect | Mica | Prospect |
Storms near this place
4 since 2002Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Keowee in 4 storm reports between 2002 and 2018: 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Keowee | $20,000 | County comms reported a tree blown down on a home on Chippewa Ct and multiple trees and power lines down with an additional tree on a home on North Bayshore Dr. |
| April 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Keowee | $2,000 | Large plastic covers were blown off of a greenhouse. |
| May 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Keowee | - | A 130-year-old oak tree was blown over at the post office. |
| May 2003 | Hail | Keowee | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Royal Acres | 0.4 miles | 16 | |
| Wexford | 0.5 miles | 16 | |
| Millbrook | 0.7 miles | 16 | |
| Valley View Shores | 1.0 miles | 16 | |
| Cherokee Gardens | 1.2 miles | 16 | |
| Hanover Hills | 1.3 miles | 16 | |
| Colonial Place | 1.3 miles | 16 | |
| Shiloh Estates | 1.4 miles | 16 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1231447. 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.






