Oak Grove, South Carolina
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1920 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the Monetta census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29006. It stands on Long Branch. The Survey maps it on the Foxtown quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 16 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 Aiken quadrangle1:48000
- 1921 USGS Aiken quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1943 USGS Aiken 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 Foxtown quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1983 USGS Aiken quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
255 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 255 fires within 5 miles of Oak Grove between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,860 acres in total. 17 started naturally. 30 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 | 79 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 77 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 30 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 24 |
| Natural | 17 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 12 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Other causes | 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 2002 | Debris and open burning | 1.5 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 2001 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 2018 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 2017 | Arson/incendiarism | 12 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 2005 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2011 | Natural | 15 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2006 | Debris and open burning | 7.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
8 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Oak Grove: 3 unknowns, 3 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Clay, Kaolin. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bell Kaolin Mine | Kaolin | Producer | ||
| Aiken County Mine Number 1 | Clay | Unknown | Sedimentary | |
| Aiken County Mine Number 1 | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Aiken County Mine Number 2 | Clay | Unknown | Sedimentary | |
| Aiken County Mine Number 2 | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Bell Kaolin Mine | Clay | Producer | Sedimentary Kaolin | |
| Unidentified Mine | Clay | Past Producer | Sedimentary Kaolin | |
| Unidentified Prospects | Clay | Unknown | Sedimentary Kaolin |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jones Crossroads | 1.5 miles | 11 | |
| Camp Gravatt | 3.3 miles | 16 | |
| Foxtown | 3.4 miles | 16 | |
| Barefoot | 4.0 miles | 12 | |
| New Holland Crossroads | 4.1 miles | 12 | |
| New Holland | 4.2 miles | 12 | |
| Merritts Bridge (historical) | 5.6 miles | 16 | |
| Seivern | 6.5 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1227952. 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.









