BlockCrystal Lake, South Carolina
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1937 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Myrtle Beach census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29575. The Survey maps it on the Myrtle Beach quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 14 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.
- 1937 USGS Myrtle Beach quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1937 USGS Myrtle Beach quadrangle1:48000
- 1940 USGS Myrtle Beach quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1949 USGS Georgetown quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Georgetown quadrangle1:250000
- 1974 USGS Georgetown quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Myrtle Beach quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Myrtle Beach quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS Myrtle Beach quadrangle1:100000
- 1994 USGS Myrtle Beach quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
126 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 126 fires within 5 miles of Crystal Lake between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,413 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 25 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 | 37 |
| Debris and open burning | 29 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 25 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 25 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 September 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.8 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 August 2001 | Debris and open burning | 1.5 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 August 1998 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 August 2001 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 August 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | 20 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 August 2007 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 10 August 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 1 August 2017 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Crystal Lake: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. 11 Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woodland Park | 0.6 miles | 14 | |
| Long Bay Estates | 1.0 miles | 14 | |
| Prestwick | 1.3 miles | 14 | |
| Deer Track Villas | 1.5 miles | 14 | |
| Deerfield Plantation | 1.6 miles | 14 | |
| Pebble Beach | 1.7 miles | 14 | |
| Springmaid Beach | 1.8 miles | 14 | |
| Lakewood | 1.8 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1243682. 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.