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Wildcat, South Carolina

15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1941 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Cross Keys census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29335. The Survey maps it on the Cross Anchor quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Wildcat within Union County

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 surveys from 15 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

68 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 68 fires within 5 miles of Wildcat (historical) between 1992 and 2017, burning about 389 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 5 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/undetermined29
Debris and open burning24
Arson/incendiarism5
Equipment and vehicle use3
Recreation and ceremony2
Natural2
Misuse of fire by a minor2
Smoking1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
6 September 2003Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
3 September 1993Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
5 August 1998Debris and open burning1.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
30 August 1998Debris and open burning1.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
3 August 1993Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
22 August 1997Smoking2.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
16 August 1997Misuse of fire by a minor1.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
12 August 1992Missing data/not specified/undetermined3.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Union County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 25 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 25 workings within 5 miles of Wildcat (historical): 15 past producers, 6 unknowns, 2 producers, 2 prospects. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Vermiculite, Limestone, General, Kyanite, Feldspar. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Gideon Sillimanite ProspectKyaniteProspect
Gregory QuarryLimestone, GeneralPast Producer1908
Unnamed Feldpar MineFeldsparPast ProducerIgneous
West MineGoldPast Producer
Allen #1 MineVermiculitePast ProducerMetamorphosed Igneous Intrusion
Boyd-Whitmore MineVermiculiteUnknownMetamorphosed Igneous Intrusion
C. Casey MineVermiculiteUnknownMetamorphosed Igneous Intrusion
Canal MineVermiculitePast ProducerMetamorphosed Igneous Intrusion
Deshields #1 & #2 MineVermiculiteUnknownMetamorphosed Igneous Intrusion
Deshields #2 MineVermiculitePast ProducerMetamorphosed Igneous Intrusion

Every working recorded in Union County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Cross Keys2.9 miles15
Black Jack Valley (historical)3.7 miles15
Sedalia6.1 miles13
Bishop Town (historical)6.2 miles12
Colerain6.3 miles15
West Springs9.6 miles14
Tempie Hill9.8 miles12
Shady Grove (historical)10.0 miles13

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1233088. 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.