Berry Hill, South Carolina
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1920 and the latest in 1990. It stands in the Ravenel-Hollywood census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29470. It stands on Mellichamp Branch. The Survey maps it on the Ravenel quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 19 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.
- 1920 USGS Ravenels quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1944 USGS Ravenels quadrangle1:62500
- 1947 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:250000
- 1948 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1960 USGS Ravenel quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1960 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Walterboro quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS Walterboro quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
203 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 203 fires within 5 miles of Berry Hill between 1992 and 2020, burning about 948 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 38 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 | 79 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 73 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 38 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 September 2003 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 12 September 2004 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 August 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 12 August 2007 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 July 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 July 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 July 1998 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 July 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 11 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 11 workings within 5 miles of Berry Hill: 5 unknowns, 5 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Iron, Zirconium, Thorium, Titanium, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charleston Region Deposit | Phosphorus-Phosphates, Uranium, Fluorine-Fluorite | Past Producer | 1867 | |
| Land Associates Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay | Unknown | Sedimentary | |
| Land Associates Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay | Producer | ||
| Ravenels Quadrangle | Iron, Zirconium, Thorium, Titanium | Unknown | Placer , Modern , Beach | |
| 17 South Pit(Jacksonboro Rd Mine) | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Chaplan Landing Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Chaplin Landing Fill Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | Sedimentary | |
| Cleckley Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | Sedimentary | |
| Land Associates Mine # 1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Truluck Pit South | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | Sedimentary |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rantowles | 1.4 miles | 19 | |
| Point Pleasant (historical) | 2.1 miles | 19 | |
| Goshen | 3.1 miles | 17 | |
| Red Top | 3.2 miles | 25 | |
| Clementia (historical) | 3.6 miles | 17 | |
| Johns Island | 3.6 miles | 25 | |
| Shell Point | 3.6 miles | 25 | |
| Stono Station | 3.7 miles | 25 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1231050. 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.









