BlockBranham Heights, South Carolina
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1935 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Elgin census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29078. The Survey maps it on the Rabon Crossroads quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 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.
- 1935 USGS Camden quadrangle1:62500
- 1935 USGS Camden quadrangle1:48000
- 1938 USGS Camden quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1941 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1942 USGS Camden quadrangle1:125000
- 1953 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1960 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1963 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Camden quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Camden South quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1988 USGS Rabon Crossroads quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
246 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 246 fires within 5 miles of Branham Heights between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,133 acres in total. 7 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 89 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 83 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 20 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 19 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 13 |
| Smoking | 8 |
| Natural | 7 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 1997 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 1.5 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | 10 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 September 2019 | 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
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Branham Heights: 1 past producer, 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gold. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julian Moore Mine | Gold | Past Producer | 1930 | |
| Lamar Mine | Gold | Unknown | Vein |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spring Lake | 0.9 miles | 19 | |
| Rabon Crossroads | 1.8 miles | 19 | |
| Bee Tree (historical) | 2.4 miles | 19 | |
| Kellytown | 2.4 miles | 18 | |
| Knights Hill | 3.6 miles | 19 | |
| Thunderwoods | 3.8 miles | 18 | |
| Lugoff | 4.0 miles | 18 | |
| Windsor Heights | 4.3 miles | 19 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1235030. 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.