BlockBeverly Hills, South Carolina
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1920 and the latest in 1990. It stands in the Orangeburg West census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29115. It stands on Caw Caw Swamp. The Survey maps it on the Cordova quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 18 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 Orangeburg quadrangle1:48000
- 1921 USGS Orangeburg quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1943 USGS Orangeburg quadrangle1:62500
- 1943 USGS Orangeburg quadrangle1:125000
- 1954 USGS Augusta quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Augusta quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Augusta quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Augusta quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Augusta quadrangle1:250000
- 1979 USGS Cordova quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Saint George quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS Saint George quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
457 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 457 fires within 5 miles of Beverly Hills between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,248 acres in total. None started naturally. 13 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 | 270 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 86 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 36 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 24 |
| Smoking | 22 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 13 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2006 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 September 2004 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 September 2001 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 September 2009 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 September 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.5 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Beverly Hills: 1 unknown, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edisto Asphalt Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | Sedimentary | |
| No. 6 Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Haddock | 0.4 miles | 18 | |
| Riverdale | 0.5 miles | 18 | |
| Edisto | 0.5 miles | 18 | |
| Rivelon | 0.8 miles | 18 | |
| Hillavista | 1.3 miles | 18 | |
| Edistone (historical) | 1.5 miles | 18 | |
| Moss Heights | 1.7 miles | 18 | |
| Scoville Woods | 1.8 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1242519. 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.