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Oakmont, South Carolina

18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1920 and the latest in 1990. It stands in the Summerville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29456. It stands on Chandler Bridge Creek. The Survey maps it on the Stallsville quadrangle.

Oakmont within Dorchester County

Topographic sheets covering this place

10 surveys from 18 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

242 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 242 fires within 5 miles of Oakmont between 1992 and 2020, burning about 812 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 57 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/undetermined79
Arson/incendiarism57
Debris and open burning54
Misuse of fire by a minor44
Equipment and vehicle use3
Recreation and ceremony3
Natural1
Railroad operations and maintenance1

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
18 September 2000Debris and open burningunder an acreSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
17 September 1999Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
9 August 2007Arson/incendiarismunder an acreSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
4 August 2019Debris and open burning5.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
30 August 2000Debris and open burningunder an acreSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
17 August 2002Debris and open burningunder an acreSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
13 August 2001Debris and open burningunder an acreSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
6 July 2007Missing data/not specified/undetermined20 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Dorchester County

Mines and quarries near this place

9 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of Oakmont: 4 unknowns, 3 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Clay, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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
Evergreen MineSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Evergreen PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducerSedimentary
Dorchester Mine EastClayUnknownSedimentary
Dorchester Mine EastClayPast Producer
Dorchester Mine WestClayUnknownSedimentary
Dorchester Mine WestClayPast Producer
Newington Mine & MillClayPast Producer
Newington PitClayUnknownSedimentary
Salisbury Brick MineClayUnknownSedimentary

Every working recorded in Dorchester 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
Avenue of Oaks0.2 miles18
Tranquil Estates0.2 miles18
Moss Point0.3 miles18
Summerwood0.5 miles18
Fairlawn Terrace0.7 miles18
Tranquil Acres0.8 miles18
Jamison Terrace0.8 miles18
Plantation Ridge0.9 miles18

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1241162. 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.