BlockBunker Hill, South Carolina
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1943 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Conway census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29527. It stands on Church Branch. The Survey maps it on the Dongola quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 8 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.
- 1943 USGS Dongola quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1949 USGS Georgetown quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Georgetown quadrangle1:250000
- 1974 USGS Georgetown quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Kingstree quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
249 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 249 fires within 5 miles of Bunker Hill between 1992 and 2019, burning about 993 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 95 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 95 |
| Debris and open burning | 75 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 64 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 September 2004 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 6.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 14 September 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 August 2002 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 August 2006 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 August 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.5 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 August 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 August 1993 | 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 Bunker Hill: 5 past producers, 5 producers, 1 unknown. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, General, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Limestone, General, Calcium. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bird Quarry | Stone | Producer | ||
| Buck Mine | Sand | Producer | Sedimentary | |
| G and C Quarry | Calcium | Producer | ||
| Wacca Dee Mine | Limestone, Dimension | Past Producer | ||
| Alice Mine | Limestone, General | Unknown | Sedimentary | |
| Alice Mine | Limestone, General | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Unnamed Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Cannon Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, General | Producer | Sedimentary | |
| G and C Mine (G&G Mine) | Stone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, General | Producer | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burgan (historical) | 0.3 miles | 8 | |
| Pee Dee Crossroads | 0.4 miles | 8 | |
| Twelvemile | 0.8 miles | 8 | |
| Singleton Crossroads | 1.3 miles | 8 | |
| Burgan | 1.7 miles | 8 | |
| Hendricks Corner | 2.1 miles | 8 | |
| Forney | 2.4 miles | 8 | |
| Canon Hill | 3.6 miles | 8 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1231105. 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.