Red Top, South Carolina
25 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1919 and the latest in 1990. It stands in the West Ashley census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29455. It stands on Wallace Creek. The Survey maps it on the Johns Island quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 25 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.
- 1919 USGS Johns Island quadrangle1:21120, 2 printings
- 1920 USGS Ravenels quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1944 USGS Ravenels quadrangle1:62500
- 1947 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:250000
- 1948 USGS Johns Island quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1948 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Johns Island quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1960 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Walterboro quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS Walterboro quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
108 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 108 fires within 5 miles of Red Top between 1992 and 2019, burning about 539 acres in total. None started naturally. 16 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 | 53 |
| Debris and open burning | 31 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 16 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 30 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 12 September 2004 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 August 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 July 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 July 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 July 1998 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 July 1998 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 13 July 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
7 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Red Top: 4 past producers, 2 unknowns, 1 plant. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Phosphorus-Phosphates, Uranium, Fluorine-Fluorite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charleston Region Deposit | Phosphorus-Phosphates, Uranium, Fluorine-Fluorite | Past Producer | 1867 | |
| 17 South Pit(Jacksonboro Rd Mine) | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Chaplan Landing Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Chaplin Landing Fill Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | Sedimentary | |
| North Charleston Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Plant | ||
| Truluck Pit South | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | Sedimentary | |
| Truluck Pit South | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johns Island | 1.0 miles | 25 | |
| Shell Point | 1.3 miles | 25 | |
| Ponderosa | 1.9 miles | 25 | |
| Rantowles | 1.9 miles | 19 | |
| Sandy | 2.2 miles | 25 | |
| Stono Station | 3.0 miles | 25 | |
| Limehouse Station | 3.1 miles | 25 | |
| Berry Hill | 3.2 miles | 19 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1231712. 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.











