McCaskill, South Carolina
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1938 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Elgin census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29078. It stands on Daley Branch. The Survey maps it on the Leesburg quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 18 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.
- 1938 USGS Hagood quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1941 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1942 USGS Camden quadrangle1:125000
- 1953 USGS Leesburg quadrangle1:24000
- 1953 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1960 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1963 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Camden quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Camden South quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
265 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 265 fires within 5 miles of McCaskill between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,846 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 17 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 | 104 |
| Debris and open burning | 92 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 22 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 17 |
| Smoking | 15 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 9 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 70 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 September 2019 | Other causes | 15 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 September 2015 | Debris and open burning | 25 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 September 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.5 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 September 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 14 September 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 15 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 August 2019 | Debris and open burning | 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 22 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 22 workings within 5 miles of McCaskill: 9 unknowns, 7 producers, 6 past producers. 7 still produce. What was taken out: Clay, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Silica, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blaney Sand Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction, Silica | Producer | 1981 | |
| Camden Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Cherokee Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Kershaw County Sand Company | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | 1981 | |
| Lugoff Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | Sedimentary | |
| Lugoff Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Screaming Eagle Rd. Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Duncan Lakes Mine | Clay | Producer | ||
| Gadsden Mine | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Gadson Kaolin Pit | Clay | Past Producer | Sedimentary |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Green Valley | 0.4 miles | 18 | |
| Meadow View | 0.5 miles | 18 | |
| Spears Creek | 1.1 miles | 18 | |
| Sumei Circle | 2.7 miles | 23 | |
| Beaver Creek | 3.0 miles | 18 | |
| Cedar Creek | 3.4 miles | 18 | |
| Blaney Hills | 4.8 miles | 23 | |
| Jeffers Place | 5.2 miles | 23 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1231528. 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.









