BlockGarners Quarter, South Carolina
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1943 and the latest in 1990. It stands in the Eastover census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29044. It stands on Colonels Creek. The Survey maps it on the Eastover quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 15 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 Eastover quadrangle1:62500
- 1953 USGS Eastover quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1954 USGS Augusta quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Augusta quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Augusta quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Augusta quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Augusta quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Sumter quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS Sumter quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
133 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 133 fires within 5 miles of Garners Quarter (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 954 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 12 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 | 69 |
| Debris and open burning | 37 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 12 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 6 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 September 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 August 2002 | Debris and open burning | 2.5 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 August 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 August 2002 | Natural | 20 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Garners Quarter (historical): 3 unknowns. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Zirconium, Thorium, Titanium, Titanium, Thorium, Iron, Zirconium. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gum Swamp | Titanium, Thorium, Iron, Zirconium | Unknown | Placer , Modern , Fluvial | |
| Otter Lake | Iron, Zirconium, Thorium, Titanium | Unknown | Tailings | |
| Wateree River | Iron, Zirconium, Thorium, Titanium | Unknown | Placer , Modern , Fluvial (Gravel Bar) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eastover | 5.3 miles | 15 | |
| Leesburg | 6.1 miles | 18 | |
| McCrearys Quarter (historical) | 8.4 miles | 19 | |
| Congaree | 8.5 miles | 17 | |
| Harmon Estates | 8.8 miles | 17 | |
| Deer Ridge Farms | 9.1 miles | 17 | |
| Gadsden | 9.4 miles | 18 | |
| Wateree | 9.4 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1249110. 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.