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Oakhurst, South Carolina

13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1941 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Kershaw census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29067. It stands on Mobley Branch. The Survey maps it on the Heath Springs quadrangle.

Oakhurst within Lancaster County

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 surveys from 13 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

143 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 143 fires within 5 miles of Oakhurst between 1992 and 2020, burning about 560 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 14 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 burning52
Missing data/not specified/undetermined45
Arson/incendiarism14
Misuse of fire by a minor9
Equipment and vehicle use7
Recreation and ceremony5
Natural4
Smoking4
Fireworks1
Railroad operations and maintenance1
Other causes1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
4 September 1993Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
23 September 2003Debris and open burningunder an acreSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
23 September 2001Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
5 August 2002Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
31 August 1992Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
27 August 2014Arson/incendiarismunder an acreSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
26 August 2001Missing data/not specified/undetermined4.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
23 August 2002Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Lancaster County

Mines and quarries near this place

8 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Oakhurst: 5 past producers, 2 producers, 1 unknown. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Granite, Stone, Dimension. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Coral Grey QuarryStone, DimensionProducer
Faulkenberry Sand PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
West MineGranitePast Producer
Brothers BelkGoldPast Producer
Clyburn MinesGoldPast Producer
Gay MineGoldPast Producer
Redding PlacerGoldUnknownPlacer
Redding PlacerGoldPast Producer

Every working recorded in Lancaster County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Heath Springs1.8 miles13
Pleasant Hill3.4 miles13
Anvil Rock3.7 miles13
Kershaw3.9 miles14
Pleasant Plain4.9 miles14
Rich Hill Crossroads5.3 miles13
Fork Hill Crossroads6.0 miles13
Primus7.0 miles13

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1241728. 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.