Rosehill, South Carolina
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1919 and the latest in 1990. It stands in the Summerville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29483. The Survey maps it on the Summerville quadrangle.
On record in Rosehill
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 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
- Summerville Historic Districtlisted 1976 · 0.9 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 19 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 Summerville quadrangle1:48000
- 1920 USGS Summerville quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1944 USGS Summerville quadrangle1:62500
- 1954 USGS Augusta quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Augusta quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Augusta quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Summerville quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1961 USGS Augusta quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Augusta quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Saint George quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS Saint George quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
473 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 473 fires within 5 miles of Rosehill between 1992 and 2019, burning about 2,304 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 89 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 | 172 |
| Debris and open burning | 129 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 89 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 71 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 September 2014 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 September 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 6.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 September 2001 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 13 September 2009 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 15 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 15 workings within 5 miles of Rosehill: 6 unknowns, 5 producers, 4 past producers. 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evergreen Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Evergreen Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Murray Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Murray Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Unnamed Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | Sedimentary | |
| Dorchester Mine East | Clay | Unknown | Sedimentary | |
| Dorchester Mine East | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Dorchester Mine West | Clay | Unknown | Sedimentary | |
| Dorchester Mine West | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Kenyon Mine East | Clay | Unknown | Sedimentary |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tea Farm | 0.4 miles | 19 | |
| Twin Oaks | 0.4 miles | 19 | |
| Pineforest Inn | 0.5 miles | 19 | |
| Stallsville | 0.6 miles | 18 | |
| Sawmill Terrace | 0.8 miles | 19 | |
| Shephard Park | 0.8 miles | 19 | |
| Woodlawn | 0.8 miles | 18 | |
| Oak Knoll Estates | 0.9 miles | 19 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1241183. 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.










