BlockHome Acres, South Carolina
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1946 and the latest in 1990. It stands in the Shaw AFB-Horatio census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29152. It stands on Spann Branch. The Survey maps it on the Sumter West quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 17 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 Sumter quadrangle1:62500
- 1954 USGS Augusta quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Augusta quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Sumter quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Sumter West quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Augusta quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Augusta quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Sumter West quadrangle1:24000
- 1962 USGS Augusta quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Sumter quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS Sumter quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
405 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 405 fires within 5 miles of Home Acres between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,412 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 32 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 | 207 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 107 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 32 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 32 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 11 |
| Smoking | 7 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 2014 | Other causes | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 40 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 September 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 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 Home Acres: 1 prospect, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Iron, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smg Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Victor Moise Prospect | Iron | Prospect |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shaw Heights | 0.3 miles | 17 | |
| Oakland | 0.7 miles | 17 | |
| Pinckney Crossroad | 0.9 miles | 17 | |
| Catchall | 1.6 miles | 16 | |
| General Sumter Estates | 1.6 miles | 17 | |
| Springbank Hills | 1.7 miles | 14 | |
| Marden Ranchettes | 2.0 miles | 17 | |
| Pecan Acres | 2.3 miles | 16 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1244566. 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.