Bruner, South Carolina
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1948 and the latest in 1990. It stands in the Horrell Hill census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29061. The Survey maps it on the Congaree quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 17 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.
- 1948 USGS Hopkins quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1953 USGS Congaree quadrangle1:24000
- 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
- 1972 USGS Congaree quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1986 USGS Sumter quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS Sumter quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
312 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 312 fires within 5 miles of Bruner between 1992 and 2018, burning about 2,029 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 40 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 | 134 |
| Debris and open burning | 93 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 40 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 21 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 11 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| 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 2005 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 2007 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 September 2005 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1.5 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 September 2012 | Other causes | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 September 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.5 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 September 2001 | Debris and open burning | 10 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 Bruner: 2 unknowns. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Thorium, Zirconium, Titanium, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Myers Creek | Iron, Thorium, Zirconium, Titanium | Unknown | Placer-Modern-Fluvial | |
| Unnamed Clay Pit | Clay | Unknown | Sedimentary |
Storms near this place
4 since 2024Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Bruner in 4 storm reports between 2024 and 2026: 2 thunderstorm wind, 2 flash flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bruner | - | SC DPS reported a tree down on the roadway at the intersection of Horrell Hill Rd and Crossing Creek Rd. Time estimated by radar. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bruner | - | SCDPS website reported trees down at the following locations: one in the roadway at the intersection of Air Base Rd and Crosshill Rd, and one tree in the roadway at the intersection of Horrell Gill Rd and Saddlemount Dr. |
| August 2024 | Flash Flood | Bruner | - | SCDOT had to close Air Base Road from Cross Hill Road to Horrell Hill Road due to flooding. |
| August 2024 | Flash Flood | Bruner | - | SCDOT closed he 900 block of Motley Road due to flooding. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Horrel Hill | 2.1 miles | 17 | |
| Hopkins | 2.2 miles | 17 | |
| Pinewood | 2.6 miles | 17 | |
| Congaree | 2.7 miles | 17 | |
| Quail Creek | 3.4 miles | 17 | |
| Lykes | 3.5 miles | 17 | |
| Weston | 3.6 miles | 18 | |
| Independents | 3.7 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1247029. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.









