BlockThe Oaks, South Carolina
23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1919 and the latest in 1990. It stands in the Goose Creek-Hanahan census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29445. The Survey maps it on the Ladson quadrangle.
On record in The Oaks
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 2 records
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
St. James' Church, Goose CreekNational Historic Landmark · listed 1970 · 0.5 miles away- Otranto Plantationlisted 1978 · 0.9 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 23 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 Ladson quadrangle1:21120, 2 printings
- 1920 USGS Ravenels quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1943 USGS Ladson quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1944 USGS Ravenels quadrangle1:62500
- 1947 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:250000
- 1948 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Ladson quadrangle1:24000, 4 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
260 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 260 fires within 5 miles of The Oaks between 1992 and 2020, burning about 997 acres in total. None started naturally. 63 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 | 92 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 63 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 49 |
| Debris and open burning | 48 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 September 1999 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 25 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 13 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 11 September 2011 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 11 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 August 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of The Oaks: 1 plant, 1 prospect. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Aluminum, Contained or Metal, Iron. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| C G Rowland Prospect | Iron | Prospect | ||
| Mount Holly Aluminum Plant | Aluminum, Contained or Metal | Plant | 1980 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goose Creek | 0.1 miles | 23 | |
| Goose Creek Heights | 0.2 miles | 23 | |
| Highlands | 0.6 miles | 23 | |
| Camelot Village | 0.8 miles | 23 | |
| Maple Ridge | 1.0 miles | 23 | |
| West Greenview Acres | 1.1 miles | 23 | |
| Harbour Lake | 1.3 miles | 23 | |
| Pineview Hills | 1.3 miles | 23 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1234645. 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.