Rock Hill, South Carolina
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1904 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Winnsboro South census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29180. It stands on Neckleys Creek. The Survey maps it on the Jenkinsville quadrangle.
On record in Rock Hill
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 2 records
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Dr. John Glenn Houselisted 1984 · 0.4 miles away
High Pointlisted 1984 · 0.5 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 15 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.
- 1904 USGS Columbia quadrangle1:125000, 2 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
- 1969 USGS Jenkinsville quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Newberry quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
152 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 152 fires within 5 miles of Rock Hill between 1992 and 2019, burning about 568 acres in total. 7 started naturally. 7 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 | 67 |
| Debris and open burning | 31 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 23 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 7 |
| Natural | 7 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 6 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 September 2005 | Smoking | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 September 2019 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 September 2016 | Recreation and ceremony | 6.5 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 September 2011 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 13 September 2010 | 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
7 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Rock Hill: 6 past producers, 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Clay, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Granite, Stone, Dimension, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dawkins Sand Dredge | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Leiper-Davis Quarry | Granite, Stone, Dimension, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | 1900 | |
| Unidentified Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sand | |
| Unnamed Dimension Stone Quarry | Granite, Stone, Dimension, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | Igneous Intrusion | |
| Mcmeekin Mine | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Mcmeekin Shale Pit | Clay | Past Producer | Metamorphic | |
| Richtex Mine | Clay | Unknown | Metamorphic |
Storms near this place
6 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Rock Hill in 6 storm reports between 2011 and 2022: 6 thunderstorm wind. 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 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rock Hill | $12,000 | Dispatch center reported numerous trees down in the southwest corner of the county. |
| March 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rock Hill | $6,000 | Dispatch reported trees down around the Jenkinsville area. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rock Hill | $4,000 | Sheriff reported several trees down near Hwy 215 and Glenns Bridge road. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rock Hill | - | Trees down on Hwy 251 S at Wallaceville Rd. Time estimated. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rock Hill | - | Trees down and power poles broken at 16044 Hwy 215 S. Time estimated. |
| September 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rock Hill | - | Highway Patrol reported trees down on SC 215 at Wallaceville Road. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jenkinsville | 2.1 miles | 15 | |
| Wallaceville | 2.7 miles | 16 | |
| Alston | 3.3 miles | 16 | |
| Parr | 4.2 miles | 15 | |
| Jennings | 5.3 miles | 18 | |
| Richtex | 6.1 miles | 18 | |
| Sueville (historical) | 7.3 miles | 15 | |
| Monticello | 7.3 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1231736. 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.







