Hickory Grove, South Carolina
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1937 and the latest in 1990. It stands in the Conway census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29526. It stands on Maple Swamp. The Survey maps it on the Shell quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 11 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 Nixonville quadrangle1:62500
- 1937 USGS Nixonville quadrangle1:48000
- 1942 USGS Nixonville quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1949 USGS Georgetown quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Georgetown quadrangle1:250000
- 1974 USGS Georgetown quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Shell quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Myrtle Beach quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS Myrtle Beach quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
234 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 234 fires within 5 miles of Hickory Grove between 1992 and 2019, burning about 20,201 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 67 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 86 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 67 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 45 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 17 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
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 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 September 2013 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.5 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 August 2011 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 August 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 August 2007 | Natural | 1.5 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 August 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Hickory Grove: 2 unknowns, 1 producer, 1 past producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, General. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wacca-Dee Materials Company Mine | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| West Mine | Limestone, General | Unknown | Sedimentary | |
| Godwin Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | Sedimentary | |
| Godwin Pit | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fairtraid | 0.4 miles | 11 | |
| Vina | 2.2 miles | 11 | |
| Grissett | 3.2 miles | 9 | |
| Wilson Landing | 3.3 miles | 9 | |
| Maple Crossroads | 3.3 miles | 9 | |
| Saint Paul Forks | 3.4 miles | 9 | |
| Shell | 3.6 miles | 11 | |
| Country Club Forest | 3.8 miles | 9 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Hickory Grove | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5751158 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1243764. 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.








