Steedman, South Carolina
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1944 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Gilbert census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29070. It stands on Crooker Branch. The Survey maps it on the Steedman quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 12 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 Gilbert quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 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
- 1983 USGS Aiken quadrangle1:100000
- 1986 USGS Steedman quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
229 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 229 fires within 5 miles of Steedman between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,069 acres in total. 15 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 | 89 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 73 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 17 |
| Natural | 15 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 15 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 12 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 September 1999 | Smoking | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 September 2002 | Debris and open burning | 1.5 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 September 1999 | Natural | 4.5 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 2001 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 1998 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1.5 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 2018 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
7 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Steedman: 3 unknowns, 3 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Clay, Sand, Kaolin. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bell Kaolin Mine | Kaolin | Producer | ||
| Aiken Mine | Sand | Unknown | Sedimentary | |
| Frick Mine | Sand | Unknown | Sedimentary | |
| Aiken County Mine Number 1 | Clay | Unknown | Sedimentary | |
| Aiken County Mine Number 1 | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Unidentified Mine | Clay | Past Producer | Sedimentary Kaolin | |
| Unidentified Mine | Clay | Past Producer | Sedimentary Kaolin |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rayflin | 2.2 miles | 12 | |
| Althea (historical) | 2.3 miles | 12 | |
| Samaria | 3.5 miles | 12 | |
| Hall (historical) | 4.0 miles | 12 | |
| Fairview Crossroads | 4.2 miles | 12 | |
| Mims | 5.2 miles | 12 | |
| Chinquapin Falls | 5.3 miles | 11 | |
| Kneece | 7.1 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1244398. 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.







