Mudlick, South Carolina
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1941 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Chappells census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29037. The Survey maps it on the Bush River quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 13 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
- 1970 USGS Bush River quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Newberry quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
69 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 69 fires within 5 miles of Mudlick between 1992 and 2020, burning about 712 acres in total. 8 started naturally. 3 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 | 38 |
| Debris and open burning | 14 |
| Natural | 8 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.5 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 September 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | 8.5 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 September 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 14 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 August 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.5 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 August 2007 | Natural | 4.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Mudlick: 3 unknowns. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Clay, Vermiculite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verenes Tract | Vermiculite | Unknown | Metamorphosed Igneous Intrusion | |
| Newberry County Mine | Clay | Unknown | ||
| Newbery County Mine | Clay | Unknown | Sedimentary |
Storms near this place
11 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Mudlick in 11 storm reports between 2009 and 2023: 8 thunderstorm wind, 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mudlick | $6,000 | Highway Patrol reported trees down on Davenport Farm Lane at SC 56 near Kinards. |
| December 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mudlick | $5,000 | Surveyor reported numerous trees down at Hwy 56 and Little River. The damage extended northwest along the river for about a mile. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mudlick | $4,000 | Highway Patrol reported trees down at Belfast and Brehmer Roads. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mudlick | $500 | Highway Patrol reported a tree down in the roadway near SC 56 and Brehmer road. |
| April 2019 | Hail | Mudlick | $100 | Nickel sized hail reported by the public along Sandy Run Creek Rd near Roberta Hall Rd. The hail lasted around 5 minutes. |
| April 2019 | Hail | Mudlick | $100 | Pea size hail covered the ground. |
| April 2019 | Hail | Mudlick | $100 | Dime size hail lasted about 5 minutes and covered the ground, on Brehmer Rd. |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mudlick | - | Newberry County Dispatch reports trees down at the intersection of Belfast Road and Highway 56. Time estimated by radar. |
| May 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mudlick | - | Newberry Co Sheriff's Office reported trees down along Hwy 56 and Brehmer Road. Time estimated. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mudlick | - | SCHP reported tree in roadway at SC Hwy 56 and Brehmer Rd. Time estimated. |
| July 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mudlick | - | Tree down at SC Hwy 56 and Belfast Rd. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vaughanville | 2.9 miles | 12 | |
| Scurry | 4.8 miles | 12 | |
| Chappells | 6.2 miles | 12 | |
| Longshore | 6.5 miles | 13 | |
| Bush River | 6.8 miles | 13 | |
| Trinity | 7.2 miles | 12 | |
| Oldtown (historical) | 8.1 miles | 12 | |
| Smyrna | 8.6 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1230079. 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.






