Tupelo Creek, South Carolina
23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1935 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Elgin census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29045. It stands on Reedy Branch. The Survey maps it on the Elgin quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
13 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.
- 1935 USGS Killian quadrangle1:48000
- 1935 USGS Killian quadrangle1:62500
- 1937 USGS Killian quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1941 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1942 USGS Camden quadrangle1:125000
- 1953 USGS Blaney quadrangle1:24000
- 1953 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1960 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1963 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Elgin quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Camden quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Camden South quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
439 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 439 fires within 5 miles of Tupelo Creek between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,569 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 30 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 | 204 |
| Debris and open burning | 129 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 30 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 28 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 24 |
| Smoking | 16 |
| Natural | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
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 1997 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.5 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.5 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 September 2015 | Debris and open burning | 25 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 September 2005 | Smoking | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 September 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
8 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Tupelo Creek: 4 unknowns, 2 producers, 2 past producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Clay, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gold. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cherokee Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Watson Mine | Gold | Unknown | Strataform | |
| Coleman Mine | Clay | Unknown | Sedimentary | |
| Coleman Mine | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Duncan Lakes Mine | Clay | Unknown | Sedimentary | |
| Kershaw County Mine | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Kershaw County Mines | Clay | Producer | ||
| Mac Clay Mine | Clay | Unknown | Metamorphic |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blaney West | 0.3 miles | 23 | |
| Tupelo Hills | 0.5 miles | 23 | |
| Pine Valley | 0.6 miles | 23 | |
| Highland Farms | 0.8 miles | 23 | |
| Elgin | 1.0 miles | 23 | |
| White Hills | 1.3 miles | 23 | |
| Jeffers Place | 1.5 miles | 23 | |
| Elgin Acres | 1.9 miles | 23 |
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 Q122550009 | 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 1235232. 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.












