BlockRed Hill, South Carolina
8 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 Cold Creek. The Survey maps it on the Rhems quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 8 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 Rhems quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1949 USGS Georgetown quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Georgetown quadrangle1:250000
- 1974 USGS Georgetown quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Kingstree quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
204 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 204 fires within 5 miles of Red Hill between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,155 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 45 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 | 69 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 62 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 45 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 16 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 7 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2003 | Debris and open burning | 8.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 September 2009 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 14 September 2009 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 11 September 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 11 September 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 August 2003 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 August 2018 | 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 Red Hill: 1 past producer, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asphalt Plant No. 5 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Mine #5 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary |
Storms near this place
3 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Red Hill in 3 storm reports between 2011 and 2025: 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Red Hill | $1,000 | Tree was reported down on SC-51 near Hemingway Lane. A car crashed into the tree a short time later - no injuries. |
| April 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Red Hill | $1,000 | A tree was reported down along Browns Ferry Rd. about a mile west of Browns Ferry Bridge. |
| May 2011 | Hail | Red Hill | $1,000 | Hail to the size of quarters was reported at the Exxon gas station. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cow Head Landing | 1.0 miles | 8 | |
| Rhems | 1.5 miles | 8 | |
| Rose Hill | 2.2 miles | 8 | |
| Willie Towne | 2.3 miles | 8 | |
| Choppee | 2.4 miles | 8 | |
| Francis Marion Estates | 3.1 miles | 8 | |
| Dunbar Landing | 4.9 miles | 9 | |
| Dunbar | 4.9 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1231709. 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.