BlockHalf Moon, South Carolina
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1946 and the latest in 1990. It stands in the Johnsonville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29555. It stands on Big Swamp Branch. The Survey maps it on the Prospect Crossroads 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
6 surveys from 8 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.
- 1946 USGS Hyman quadrangle1:62500
- 1949 USGS Georgetown quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Georgetown quadrangle1:250000
- 1974 USGS Georgetown quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Kingstree quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1990 USGS Prospect Crossroads quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
377 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 377 fires within 5 miles of Half Moon (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,396 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 125 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 125 |
| Debris and open burning | 117 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 90 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 13 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 9 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 8 |
| Smoking | 7 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| 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 2006 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 25 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 10 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 September 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 September 2009 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 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 Half Moon (historical): 2 producers, 1 past producer. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Sand. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnsonville Plant | Sand | Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Johnsonville Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Johnsonville Plant | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prospect Crossroads | 1.4 miles | 8 | |
| Hannah | 2.9 miles | 8 | |
| Poston Crossroads | 3.8 miles | 8 | |
| Leo | 3.9 miles | 8 | |
| Bazen Crossroads | 4.3 miles | 8 | |
| Kingsburg | 5.4 miles | 8 | |
| Johnsonville | 5.6 miles | 8 | |
| Bostick | 6.4 miles | 8 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1241946. 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.