Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.
“Russell-Heath House is a historic home located near Stoneboro, Kershaw County, South Carolina. It was built about 1830, and renovated about 1906.”
Wikipedia article Russell-Heath House, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 17 National Register listings published here for Kershaw County · listed in 1990 · category: Building.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 85 fires within 5 miles of Russell-Heath House between 1992 and 2020, burning about 514 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 9 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 27 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 26 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 10 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 9 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 September 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 September 1998 | Smoking | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 August 2014 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 31 August 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 August 2001 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Russell-Heath House: 3 past producers, 2 unknowns, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Granite, Stone, Dimension, Stone, Dimension, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carolina Diamond Gray Quarry | Stone, Dimension | Unknown | Igneous | |
| Diamond Gray Quarry | Granite | Past Producer | ||
| Parker Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Congaree Quarry | Granite, Stone, Dimension | Past Producer | Igneous | |
| Excelsior Granite Quarry | Granite, Stone, Dimension | Past Producer | Igneous | |
| Liberty Hill Quarry | Stone | Unknown | Igneous | |
| Liberty Hill Quarry | Stone | Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Stoneboro, the town this property stands in, in 2 storm reports between 2008 and 2009: 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 2009 | Flash Flood | Stoneboro | $10,000 | Sheriff departments in Lancaster, Chesterfield, Kershaw, and Fairfield counties reported considerable flash flooding in portions of their counties. Many streams were overflowing roads, bridges, and flooding low lying areas. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stoneboro | - | Kershaw County Sheriff Dispatch reported a large tree down on Flat Rock Road. |
No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.
Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.
| Photograph | Property | Distance | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Liberty Hill Historic District | 5.9 miles | 1978 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 90000006 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Kershaw County | All 17 listed properties in this county. |
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