Westcliff, South Carolina
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1923 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the Aiken census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29801. The Survey maps it on the Graniteville quadrangle.
On record in Westcliff
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.
Pickens Houselisted 1983 · 0.6 miles away- Chancellor James P. Carroll Houselisted 1977 · 0.7 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 19 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.
- 1923 USGS Warrenville quadrangle1:62500
- 1923 USGS Warrenville quadrangle1:48000
- 1928 USGS Warrenville quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1943 USGS Warrenville quadrangle1:62500
- 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
- 1964 USGS Graniteville quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1971 USGS Graniteville quadrangle1:24000
- 1983 USGS Aiken quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
540 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 540 fires within 5 miles of Westcliff between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,026 acres in total. 15 started naturally. 85 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 | 167 |
| Debris and open burning | 134 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 89 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 85 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 18 |
| Natural | 15 |
| Smoking | 12 |
| Other causes | 7 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 5 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 5 |
| Fireworks | 3 |
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 2008 | Natural | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 September 1999 | Natural | 3.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 September 2020 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 September 2009 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 2017 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 2017 | Smoking | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 41 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 41 workings within 5 miles of Westcliff: 26 past producers, 8 unknowns, 7 producers. 7 still produce. What was taken out: Clay, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Kaolin, Stone, Dimension. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unidentified Mine | Stone, Dimension | Past Producer | Igneous Intrusive | |
| Aiken Mine | Kaolin | Producer | ||
| Barden Mine | Kaolin | Unknown | ||
| Rodgers-Younce Mine | Kaolin | Unknown | ||
| Finley Sand and Clay Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | Sedimentary | |
| Finley Sand and Clay Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Gene Williams Sand & Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| McKie Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| McKie Sand Pit Number 1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | Sedimentary | |
| McKie Sand Pit Number 2 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kalmia Landing | 1.0 miles | 19 | |
| Kalmia Hills | 1.0 miles | 19 | |
| Aiken Heights | 1.4 miles | 19 | |
| Six Points | 1.6 miles | 18 | |
| Foxchase | 1.7 miles | 19 | |
| Stiefeltown | 1.7 miles | 19 | |
| Westwood | 1.9 miles | 18 | |
| Gregg Park | 1.9 miles | 19 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1236589. 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.











