Shiloh Estates, South Carolina
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1888 and the latest in 1991. It stands in the Seneca census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29678. The Survey maps it on the Seneca quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 16 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.
- 1888 USGS Pickens quadrangle1:125000
- 1894 USGS Pickens quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1954 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Seneca quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1984 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
121 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 121 fires within 5 miles of Shiloh Estates between 1992 and 2019, burning about 332 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 15 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 | 36 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 36 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 15 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Smoking | 7 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2016 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 September 2001 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 August 2016 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 August 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 August 2007 | Debris and open burning | 1.5 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 August 2007 | Debris and open burning | 1.5 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 14 August 1999 | Natural | 3.0 acres | 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 Shiloh Estates: 8 prospects, 3 past producers, 2 unknowns, 2 occurrences. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Mica, Garnet. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unnamed Garnet Prospect | Garnet | Prospect | ||
| J B Smith Prospect | Mica | Prospect | ||
| John Dyer Prospect | Mica | Prospect | ||
| Leroy Prospect | Mica | Prospect | ||
| Mattie Falls Deposit | Mica | Occurrence | ||
| Morgan Prospect | Mica | Prospect | ||
| Ross Morgan Prospect | Mica | Prospect | ||
| Calhoun Placer | Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Cochran Mine | Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Cochran Placer | Gold | Past Producer | 1908 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rackley | 0.4 miles | 16 | |
| Colonial Place | 0.4 miles | 16 | |
| Village Creek | 0.7 miles | 16 | |
| Forest Hills | 1.0 miles | 16 | |
| Millbrook | 1.1 miles | 16 | |
| Wexford | 1.1 miles | 16 | |
| Valley View Shores | 1.1 miles | 16 | |
| Brookwood | 1.2 miles | 16 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1243155. 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.






