Oak Grove, South Carolina
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1943 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Andrews census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29440. It stands on Britt Branch. The Survey maps it on the Olin quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 9 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.
- 1943 USGS Olin quadrangle1:31680
- 1943 USGS Olin quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1949 USGS Georgetown quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Georgetown quadrangle1:250000
- 1974 USGS Georgetown quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Georgetown quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
385 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 385 fires within 5 miles of Oak Grove between 1992 and 2020, burning about 3,887 acres in total. 8 started naturally. 93 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 | 135 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 117 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 93 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 9 |
| Natural | 8 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 7 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 September 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 11 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 August 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | 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 Oak Grove: 1 past producer, 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Titanium, Iron. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kennedy Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Olin Quadrangle | Titanium, Iron | Unknown | Placer , Modern , Beach |
Storms near this place
3 since 2015Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Oak Grove in 3 storm reports between 2015 and 2016: 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2015 | Flash Flood | Oak Grove | $20,000 | Saint Delights Road was reportedly closed due to flooding. |
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oak Grove | $1,000 | A tree was reportedly down on Kent Road. |
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oak Grove | $1,000 | Power lines were reported down on Kent Road. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sampit | 1.5 miles | 8 | |
| Cumberland | 2.1 miles | 8 | |
| New Hope | 2.5 miles | 8 | |
| Spring Gully | 2.7 miles | 9 | |
| Olin | 2.7 miles | 9 | |
| Kent | 3.2 miles | 9 | |
| Lodge Hall | 3.7 miles | 8 | |
| Bethel | 4.1 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1225095. 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.





