BlockForest Heights, South Carolina
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1935 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Camden census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29020. It stands on Thomas Branch. The Survey maps it on the Camden North quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 20 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 Camden quadrangle1:62500
- 1935 USGS Camden quadrangle1:48000
- 1938 USGS Camden quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1941 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1942 USGS Camden quadrangle1:125000
- 1953 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1960 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1963 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Camden quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Camden South quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1988 USGS Camden North quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
284 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 284 fires within 5 miles of Forest Heights between 1992 and 2020, burning about 898 acres in total. 12 started naturally. 9 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 | 98 |
| Debris and open burning | 96 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 23 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 21 |
| Smoking | 20 |
| Natural | 12 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 9 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 2011 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 6.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2007 | Smoking | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 September 2001 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 September 2013 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 September 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.0 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 Forest Heights: 1 unknown, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Titanium, Thorium, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hasskamp Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Wateree River | Iron, Titanium, Thorium | Unknown | Placer , Modern , Fluvial |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| White Gardens | 0.4 miles | 20 | |
| East Camden | 0.5 miles | 20 | |
| Fairfax | 0.6 miles | 20 | |
| Du Bose Park | 0.8 miles | 18 | |
| Paint Hill | 1.1 miles | 18 | |
| Hermitage Mill | 1.3 miles | 18 | |
| Norris Heights | 1.3 miles | 20 | |
| Tickle Hill | 1.5 miles | 18 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1235083. 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.