Shell Point, South Carolina
25 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1919 and the latest in 1990. It stands in the West Ashley census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29455. It stands on Rantowles Creek. The Survey maps it on the Johns Island quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 25 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 Johns Island quadrangle1:21120, 2 printings
- 1920 USGS Ravenels quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1944 USGS Ravenels quadrangle1:62500
- 1947 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:250000
- 1948 USGS Johns Island quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1948 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Johns Island quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1960 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Walterboro quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS Walterboro quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
127 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 127 fires within 5 miles of Shell Point between 1992 and 2020, burning about 653 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 22 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 | 59 |
| Debris and open burning | 38 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 22 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 30 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 August 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 July 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 July 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 July 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 July 1998 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 July 1998 | Debris and open burning | 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 12 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 12 workings within 5 miles of Shell Point: 7 past producers, 4 unknowns, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, Clay, Phosphorus-Phosphates. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charleston Region Deposit | Phosphorus-Phosphates, Uranium, Fluorine-Fluorite | Past Producer | 1867 | |
| Land Associates Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay | Unknown | Sedimentary | |
| Land Associates Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay | Producer | ||
| 17 South Pit(Jacksonboro Rd Mine) | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Brownswood Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Chaplan Landing Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Chaplin Landing Fill Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | Sedimentary | |
| Cleckley Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | Sedimentary | |
| Land Associates Mine # 1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Murraywood Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johns Island | 0.2 miles | 25 | |
| Red Top | 1.3 miles | 25 | |
| Ponderosa | 1.5 miles | 25 | |
| Limehouse Station | 1.9 miles | 25 | |
| Stono Station | 1.9 miles | 25 | |
| Sandy | 2.2 miles | 25 | |
| Rantowles | 2.3 miles | 19 | |
| Hickory Hill | 2.4 miles | 25 |
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 Q49367563 | 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 1253240. 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.











