Hickory Hall Plantation, South Carolina
25 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1919 and the latest in 1990. It stands in the West Ashley census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29414. The Survey maps it on the Johns Island quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 25 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.
- 1919 USGS Johns Island quadrangle1:21120, 2 printings
- 1920 USGS Ravenels quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1944 USGS Ravenels quadrangle1:62500
- 1947 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:250000
- 1948 USGS Johns Island quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1948 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Johns Island quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1960 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Walterboro quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS Walterboro quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
45 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 45 fires within 5 miles of Hickory Hall Plantation between 1993 and 2020, burning about 213 acres in total. None started naturally. 10 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 | 15 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 10 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 August 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 August 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 August 1998 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 July 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 July 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 July 1998 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 July 1998 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 July 1998 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | 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 Hickory Hall Plantation: 1 past producer, 1 plant. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Phosphorus-Phosphates, Uranium, Fluorine-Fluorite, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charleston Region Deposit | Phosphorus-Phosphates, Uranium, Fluorine-Fluorite | Past Producer | 1867 | |
| North Charleston Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Plant |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shadowmoss | 0.8 miles | 25 | |
| Springfield | 1.0 miles | 25 | |
| Fort Bull | 1.0 miles | 25 | |
| Drayton | 1.2 miles | 25 | |
| Magnolia Ranch | 1.3 miles | 25 | |
| Church Creek | 1.3 miles | 25 | |
| Sandy | 1.4 miles | 25 | |
| Greenwood Park | 1.6 miles | 25 |
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.
| Wikidata item Q122590486 | 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 1252918. 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.











