BlockRose Hill, South Carolina
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1943 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Pleasant Hill-Folly Grove census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29440. It stands on Peters 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
253 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 253 fires within 5 miles of Rose Hill between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,287 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 56 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 | 95 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 70 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 56 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 20 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Other causes | 3 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 11 September 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 August 2011 | Other causes | 1.0 acres | 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 Rose 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
2 since 2007Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Rose Hill in 2 storm reports between 2007 and 2023: 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rose Hill | - | Several reports of thunderstorm wind damage on and around Rose Hill Rd in Georgetown County. Multiple trees were knocked down, including a large tree down on a shed on the Quail Club property. An unconnected trailer was knocked over and a large barn door was blown in. The damage was indicative of straight line winds. |
| July 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rose Hill | - | Several trees were blown down on SSR 6. |
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 | 1.7 miles | 8 | |
| Rhems | 2.0 miles | 8 | |
| Red Hill | 2.2 miles | 8 | |
| Choppee | 2.3 miles | 8 | |
| Allentown | 3.4 miles | 9 | |
| Willie Towne | 4.4 miles | 8 | |
| Francis Marion Estates | 5.0 miles | 8 | |
| Dunbar Landing | 5.3 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1226018. 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.