Nelson Hill, South Carolina
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1920 and the latest in 1990. It stands in the Cross census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29436. It stands on Nelson Hill. The Survey maps it on the Cross quadrangle.
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.
- 1920 USGS Chicora quadrangle1:48000
- 1921 USGS Chicora quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1943 USGS Chicora 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
- 1979 USGS Cross quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Saint George quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS Saint George quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
717 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 717 fires within 5 miles of Nelson Hill between 1992 and 2020, burning about 5,860 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 187 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 | 308 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 187 |
| Debris and open burning | 183 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 10 |
| Smoking | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Other causes | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 2018 | Natural | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 September 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 September 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 12 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 13 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 12 September 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 11 September 2018 | Debris and open burning | 15 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Nelson Hill: 2 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Limestone, General, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berkeley Quarry | Limestone, General | Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Berkeley Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cross Cross Roads | 0.5 miles | 18 | |
| Cross | 1.5 miles | 18 | |
| Moss Grove | 1.8 miles | 18 | |
| Chapel Hill (historical) | 2.1 miles | 18 | |
| Moss Pond (historical) | 2.2 miles | 18 | |
| Spring Plain (historical) | 2.4 miles | 18 | |
| Prioleau | 2.6 miles | 18 | |
| Corsada (historical) | 3.3 miles | 18 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1234352. 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.










