Chaparral Ranches, South Carolina
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1919 and the latest in 1990. It stands in the Goose Creek-Hanahan census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29461. It stands on Tillmans Branch. The Survey maps it on the Mount Holly quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 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.
- 1919 USGS Summerville quadrangle1:48000
- 1920 USGS Summerville quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1944 USGS Summerville quadrangle1:62500
- 1954 USGS Augusta quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Augusta quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Mount Holly quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Augusta quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Augusta quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Augusta quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Saint George quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS Saint George quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
602 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 602 fires within 5 miles of Chaparral Ranches between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,515 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 116 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 | 236 |
| Debris and open burning | 170 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 116 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 52 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 5 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Other causes | 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 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | 4.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 September 2013 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 12 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 11 September 1999 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 August 2002 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 August 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Chaparral Ranches: 2 past producers, 2 producers, 1 unknown, 1 plant. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, Aluminum, Contained or Metal. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Holly Aluminum Plant | Aluminum, Contained or Metal | Plant | 1980 | |
| Kenyon Mine East | Clay | Unknown | Sedimentary | |
| Kenyon Mine East | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Evergreen Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Janet Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Sand/Clay Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pine Forest | 0.8 miles | 19 | |
| Carnes Crossroad | 1.2 miles | 19 | |
| Forest Acres | 1.6 miles | 19 | |
| Windwood | 1.9 miles | 19 | |
| Groomville | 2.1 miles | 19 | |
| Wide Awake | 2.4 miles | 19 | |
| Grove Hall | 2.7 miles | 19 | |
| Highland Village | 2.8 miles | 19 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikidata item Q122596991 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1234458. 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.










