BlockRed Hill, South Carolina
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1907 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Lockhart census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29379. It stands on Colemans Creek. The Survey maps it on the Lockhart quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 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.
- 1907 USGS Sharon quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1941 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1953 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1960 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1963 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1972 USGS Lockhart quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
110 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 110 fires within 5 miles of Red Hill between 1992 and 2020, burning about 465 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 8 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/undetermined | 47 |
| Debris and open burning | 33 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 8 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 August 2002 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 2.5 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 31 August 1997 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 August 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 August 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 August 2019 | Natural | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 August 2001 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Francis Marion & Sumter National Forests | TAILGATE |
| 20 August 2000 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 August 2000 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Red Hill: 2 past producers, 2 unknowns, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Granite, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cudd Sand Mine | Sand | Unknown | Sedimentary | |
| Hyder Farm Quarry | Granite, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | Igneous | |
| Lockhart Dredge | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Sloan Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | Sedimentary | |
| Sloan Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| No Mans Land (historical) | 2.2 miles | 16 | |
| Lockhart | 2.7 miles | 16 | |
| Robat | 2.7 miles | 12 | |
| Adamsburg | 3.3 miles | 12 | |
| Bailey Town (historical) | 4.0 miles | 12 | |
| Meador (historical) | 5.0 miles | 12 | |
| New Hill | 5.4 miles | 12 | |
| Carem | 5.6 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1233012. 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.