Sharpes Hill, South Carolina
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1944 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the Swansea census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29053. The Survey maps it on the Pelion East quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 13 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.
- 1944 USGS Edmund 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
- 1972 USGS Pelion East quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1983 USGS Aiken quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
756 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 756 fires within 5 miles of Sharpes Hill between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,849 acres in total. 21 started naturally. 36 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 | 296 |
| Debris and open burning | 234 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 119 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 36 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 32 |
| Natural | 21 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2018 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 September 1997 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 1999 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 2006 | 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 19 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 19 workings within 5 miles of Sharpes Hill: 11 producers, 6 unknowns, 2 past producers. 11 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, Sand, Silica. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Congaree Creek | Iron, Zirconium, Thorium, Titanium | Unknown | Placer , Modern , Fluvial | |
| Columbia Pit East | Silica | Producer | ||
| Columbia Works | Silica | Producer | ||
| Edmund | Sand | Unknown | Sedimentary | |
| Edmund | Sand | Unknown | Sedimentary | |
| Hites Kaolin Pit | Clay | Producer | ||
| Lexington County Mine | Clay | Unknown | Sedimentary | |
| Lexington County Mines | Clay | Producer | ||
| Sox Mine | Clay | Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Unidentified Mine | Clay | Past Producer | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gaston | 2.8 miles | 12 | |
| Macedon | 3.2 miles | 13 | |
| Testo | 3.5 miles | 13 | |
| Edmund | 4.0 miles | 13 | |
| Shuler (historical) | 4.5 miles | 13 | |
| Blue Ridge Terrace | 5.1 miles | 13 | |
| Glenn Village | 5.5 miles | 13 | |
| Congaree Gardens | 5.8 miles | 13 |
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 Q122571740 | 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 1231796. 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.







