BlockRose Creek, South Carolina
23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1935 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Pontiac census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29229. It stands on Sorghum Branch. The Survey maps it on the Blythewood quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
13 surveys from 23 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.
- 1935 USGS Killian quadrangle1:48000
- 1935 USGS Killian quadrangle1:62500
- 1937 USGS Killian quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1941 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1942 USGS Camden quadrangle1:125000
- 1953 USGS Blythewood quadrangle1:24000
- 1953 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1960 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1963 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Blythewood quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Camden quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Camden South quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
217 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 217 fires within 5 miles of Rose Creek between 1992 and 2020, burning about 892 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 27 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 | 91 |
| Debris and open burning | 40 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 36 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 27 |
| Smoking | 10 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
| Natural | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2016 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 3.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2009 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | 10 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | 7.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 September 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | 10 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 September 2017 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 3.5 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 September 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 12 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 12 workings within 5 miles of Rose Creek: 6 past producers, 4 producers, 2 unknowns. 4 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haskell Clay Mine | Clay | Past Producer | Metamorphic | |
| Kershaw County Mines | Clay | Producer | ||
| Loveless & Loveless Plant #2 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| No. 2 Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Pontiac Mill | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Pontiac Sand Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Richland County Mines | Clay | Producer | ||
| Sand Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Trip Construction Co. Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Trip 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Springs | 0.8 miles | 23 | |
| Green Springs | 0.8 miles | 23 | |
| North Crossing | 1.2 miles | 23 | |
| Clear Springs | 1.9 miles | 24 | |
| Killian | 2.4 miles | 23 | |
| Huntcliff | 2.5 miles | 24 | |
| Pontiac | 2.6 miles | 23 | |
| Charleswood | 2.6 miles | 24 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1249316. 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.