Milledgeville, South Carolina
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1923 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the Aiken census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29801. It stands on Bear Branch. The Survey maps it on the Trenton 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
11 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.
- 1923 USGS Warrenville quadrangle1:62500
- 1923 USGS Warrenville quadrangle1:48000
- 1928 USGS Warrenville quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1943 USGS Warrenville quadrangle1:62500
- 1954 USGS Augusta quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Augusta quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Augusta quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Augusta quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Augusta quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Trenton quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1983 USGS Aiken quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
409 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 409 fires within 5 miles of Milledgeville (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,173 acres in total. 23 started naturally. 38 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 | 148 |
| Debris and open burning | 134 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 38 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 25 |
| Natural | 23 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 18 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 9 |
| Smoking | 6 |
| Other causes | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | 9.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | 8.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 2017 | Smoking | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 17 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 Milledgeville (historical): 6 past producers, 5 unknowns, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Clay, Sand and Gravel, Construction, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unnamed Granite Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Unknown | Igneous Intrusion | |
| Culbreath Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | Sedimentary | |
| Eureka Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Sand and Clay Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Satterfield Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | Sedimentary | |
| Satterfield Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Aiken County Mine | Clay | Producer | ||
| Johnson Mine | Clay | Unknown | Sedimentary | |
| Johnson Mine | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Mine Number 47 North | Clay | Unknown | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eureka | 1.5 miles | 18 | |
| Sunny Brook | 2.3 miles | 18 | |
| Baynham (historical) | 2.5 miles | 18 | |
| Vaucluse | 4.6 miles | 19 | |
| Croft | 5.1 miles | 18 | |
| Hillview | 5.2 miles | 18 | |
| Forrest Park | 5.4 miles | 18 | |
| Shiloh Heights | 5.6 miles | 18 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1236434. 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.










