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Zadok, South Carolina

18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1906 and the latest in 1991. It stands in the Clover census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29745. The Survey maps it on the Filbert quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Zadok within York County

Topographic sheets covering this place

9 surveys from 18 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

80 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 80 fires within 5 miles of Zadok (historical) between 1992 and 2019, burning about 218 acres in total. None started naturally. 3 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/undetermined38
Debris and open burning28
Misuse of fire by a minor7
Arson/incendiarism3
Recreation and ceremony2
Equipment and vehicle use1
Power generation/transmission/distribution1

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
5 September 2007Equipment and vehicle use5.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
25 September 2010Debris and open burning2.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
2 September 1993Missing data/not specified/undetermined10 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
19 September 2007Debris and open burning8.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
14 September 1998Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
6 August 2002Missing data/not specified/undetermined3.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
30 August 2007Debris and open burningunder an acreSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
25 August 1992Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in York County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 11 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 11 workings within 5 miles of Zadok (historical): 6 past producers, 4 unknowns, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Kyanite, Granite. 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
Allison ProspectGold, Sulfur, CopperProspect
Allison ProspectGold, CopperUnknown1908
Granite QuarryGraniteUnknownIntrusive Granite
Henry Knob MineKyanite, Iron-PyritePast Producer1846, 1948, 1969
Patterson MineGold, SulfurPast Producer
Henry Knob MinesKyanitePast Producer
Unnamed Granite QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast ProducerGranite Pluton
Unnamed Granite Quarry Fl-039Stone, Crushed/BrokenPast ProducerIgneous
Mccarter MineGoldUnknown1910, 1911
Mccarter MineGoldPast Producer

Every working recorded in York 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
Filbert2.5 miles18
Bethany3.0 miles18
Clover3.5 miles14
Beersheba3.6 miles18
Lincoln Estates5.4 miles14
English Gardens5.9 miles14
Bowling Green6.0 miles15
Poplar Acres6.2 miles14

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1248881. 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.