Rotalata, South Carolina
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1923 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the Trenton census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29847. The Survey maps it on the Trenton quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 18 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.
- 1923 USGS Warrenville quadrangle1:62500
- 1923 USGS Warrenville quadrangle1:48000
- 1928 USGS Warrenville quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1943 USGS Warrenville quadrangle1:62500
- 1954 USGS Augusta quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Augusta quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Augusta quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Augusta quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Augusta quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Trenton quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1983 USGS Aiken quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
204 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 204 fires within 5 miles of Rotalata between 1992 and 2019, burning about 1,157 acres in total. 6 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 | 85 |
| Debris and open burning | 64 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 16 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 10 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 8 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 7 |
| Natural | 6 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2013 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 17 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2001 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 2.5 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | 7.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | TRENTON |
| 24 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 September 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Rotalata: 3 past producers, 2 unknowns, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Granite, Stone, Dimension, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Granite, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edgefield Granite Quarry | Granite, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | Igneous Intrusion | |
| Unidentified Granite Quarry | Granite, Stone, Dimension, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | Igneous Intrusion | |
| Culbreath Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | Sedimentary | |
| Eureka Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Satterfield Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | Sedimentary | |
| Satterfield Sand 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pine House Crossroads | 0.9 miles | 18 | |
| Trenton | 1.2 miles | 18 | |
| Parkhill | 3.7 miles | 12 | |
| Huets Crossroads | 4.0 miles | 12 | |
| Bouknight | 4.3 miles | 11 | |
| Swearingen (historical) | 4.3 miles | 17 | |
| Wise (historical) | 5.0 miles | 17 | |
| Harmony | 5.1 miles | 11 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikidata item Q122542358 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1231750. 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.










