McCrearys Quarter, South Carolina
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1938 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Eastover census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29078. The Survey maps it on the Rembert 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
10 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.
- 1938 USGS Hagood quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1941 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1942 USGS Camden quadrangle1:125000
- 1953 USGS Rembert quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 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
91 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 91 fires within 5 miles of McCrearys Quarter (historical) between 1992 and 2019, burning about 1,903 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 9 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 37 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 34 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 15 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7.9 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 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 14 September 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 15 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 August 2002 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 August 2014 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 August 2001 | 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
10 of 13 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 13 workings within 5 miles of McCrearys Quarter (historical): 9 unknowns, 3 producers, 1 past producer. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Iron, Zirconium, Thorium, Titanium, Titanium, Thorium, Iron, Zirconium, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Becker Sand and Gravel | Sand and Gravel, Construction, Zirconium, Iron, Thorium, Titanium | Unknown | Tailings | |
| Gum Swamp | Titanium, Thorium, Iron, Zirconium | Unknown | Placer , Modern , Fluvial | |
| Kershaw County Mine | Clay | Unknown | Sedimentary | |
| Horatio | Iron, Zirconium, Thorium, Titanium | Unknown | Placer , Modern , Fluvial | |
| Mccaskill Creek | Iron, Zirconium, Thorium, Titanium | Unknown | Placer , Modern , Fluvial | |
| Sumters Landing | Iron, Zirconium, Thorium, Titanium | Unknown | Placer , Modern , Fluvial | |
| Becker Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | Sedimentary | |
| Becker Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Camden Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | Sedimentary | |
| Camden Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| English (historical) | 4.0 miles | 18 | |
| Leesburg | 5.5 miles | 18 | |
| Garners Quarter (historical) | 8.4 miles | 15 | |
| Lisbon (historical) | 10.3 miles | 23 | |
| Deer Ridge Farms | 10.5 miles | 17 | |
| Harmon Estates | 10.5 miles | 17 | |
| Chimney Ridge | 12.4 miles | 23 | |
| Royal Pines Estates | 12.5 miles | 23 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1249218. 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.









