Baronywood, South Carolina
21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1904 and the latest in 1997. It stands in the Columbia census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29203. It stands on Crane Creek. The Survey maps it on the Columbia North quadrangle.
On record in Baronywood
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.
Ensor-Keenan Houselisted 1979 · 0.8 miles away
Eau Claire Town Hall and Survey Publishing Company Buildinglisted 1979 · 0.9 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 21 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.
- 1904 USGS Columbia quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1941 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1947 USGS Columbia North quadrangle1:24000
- 1948 USGS Columbia North quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1960 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1963 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1972 USGS Columbia North quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1986 USGS Newberry quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1997 USGS Columbia North quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
136 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 136 fires within 5 miles of Baronywood between 1992 and 2020, burning about 581 acres in total. None started naturally. 20 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 | 59 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 29 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 20 |
| Debris and open burning | 12 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.5 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 September 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 September 2001 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 August 2010 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 August 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 August 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 July 2016 | Fireworks | 3.5 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 15 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 15 workings within 5 miles of Baronywood: 8 past producers, 5 producers, 2 unknowns. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Clay, Thorium, Clay, Kaolin, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Stone, Dimension, 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia North Quarry | Granite, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | Igneous | |
| Green Hole | Stone, Crushed/Broken, Stone, Dimension, Granite | Past Producer | Igneous | |
| Guignard Mill | Clay, Kaolin | Past Producer | ||
| North Columbia Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Smith Properties Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Westinghouse Elec. Corp--Columbia | Thorium | Unknown | ||
| Brick Plant No. 2 | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Brick Plant No. 4 | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Broad River Mine | Clay | Producer | ||
| Broad River Shale | Clay | Past 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barony | 0.4 miles | 21 | |
| Byrneswood | 0.5 miles | 21 | |
| Munster | 0.8 miles | 21 | |
| Denny Terrace | 1.1 miles | 21 | |
| Dunston Hills | 1.2 miles | 21 | |
| Eau Claire | 1.3 miles | 21 | |
| Riverview Terrace | 1.4 miles | 21 | |
| Fairfield Arms | 1.4 miles | 21 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikidata item Q122552367 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1248923. 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.










