Chimney Ridge, South Carolina
23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1935 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Pontiac census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29229. The Survey maps it on the Messers Pond quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
13 surveys from 23 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 Killian quadrangle1:48000
- 1935 USGS Killian quadrangle1:62500
- 1937 USGS Killian quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1941 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1942 USGS Camden quadrangle1:125000
- 1953 USGS Messers Pond quadrangle1:24000
- 1953 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1960 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1963 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1972 USGS Messers Pond quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Camden quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Camden South quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
161 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 161 fires within 5 miles of Chimney Ridge between 1992 and 2019, burning about 593 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 19 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 | 71 |
| Debris and open burning | 28 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 27 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 19 |
| Smoking | 8 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 September 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | 10 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 September 2017 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 September 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 September 2005 | Smoking | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 14 September 2009 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 August 2007 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1.8 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 13 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 13 workings within 5 miles of Chimney Ridge: 6 unknowns, 6 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Clay, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loveless & Loveless Plant #2 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Pontiac Sand Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Sand Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Coleman Mine | Clay | Unknown | Sedimentary | |
| Coleman Mine | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Duncan Lakes Mine | Clay | Unknown | Sedimentary | |
| Kershaw County Mines | Clay | Producer | ||
| Pontiac Mill | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Taylor Mine | Clay | Unknown | Sedimentary | |
| Taylor Mine | Clay | Past 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Royal Pines Estates | 0.4 miles | 23 | |
| Wildewood | 1.6 miles | 24 | |
| Pontiac | 2.0 miles | 23 | |
| Huntcliff | 2.1 miles | 24 | |
| North Crossing | 3.0 miles | 23 | |
| North Springs | 3.1 miles | 23 | |
| Williamsburg East | 3.3 miles | 24 | |
| Green Springs | 3.4 miles | 23 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1249003. 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.












