BlockAnderson Gardens, South Carolina
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1893 and the latest in 1979. It stands in the Anderson census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29621. It stands on Depot Creek. The Survey maps it on the Saylors Crossroads quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 13 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.
- 1893 USGS Elberton quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1954 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Saylors Crossroads quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1979 USGS Abbeville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
108 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 108 fires within 5 miles of Anderson Gardens between 1992 and 2020, burning about 292 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 11 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 | 43 |
| Debris and open burning | 25 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 11 |
| Smoking | 7 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| Natural | 1 |
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 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 2009 | Debris and open burning | 2.5 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 2010 | Smoking | 6.1 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 2003 | Smoking | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 August 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
7 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Anderson Gardens: 4 producers, 2 prospects, 1 unknown. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Mica, Titanium, Iron. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beaver Creek | Titanium, Iron | Unknown | Vein Outcrop Exposure | |
| Cliff Webb Prospect | Mica | Prospect | ||
| J A Jones Prospect | Mica | Prospect | ||
| Anderson Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | 1973 | |
| Anderson Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Broadway Mine | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Tribble Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fairfield Acres | 0.6 miles | 13 | |
| Toxaway | 0.8 miles | 14 | |
| Normandy Park Junior | 0.9 miles | 13 | |
| Nevitt Woods | 1.0 miles | 13 | |
| Nevitt Forest | 1.2 miles | 13 | |
| Carolina Springs | 1.2 miles | 14 | |
| Normandy Park | 1.2 miles | 13 | |
| Lone Oak Estates | 1.3 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1234007. 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.