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Hyco, South Carolina

20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1935 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Camden Northeast census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29032. The Survey maps it on the Camden North quadrangle.

Hyco within Kershaw County

Topographic sheets covering this place

12 surveys from 20 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

314 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 314 fires within 5 miles of Hyco between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,720 acres in total. 18 started naturally. 16 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/undetermined118
Debris and open burning112
Misuse of fire by a minor19
Natural18
Arson/incendiarism16
Equipment and vehicle use14
Smoking13
Power generation/transmission/distribution2
Recreation and ceremony1
Railroad operations and maintenance1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
6 September 1997Debris and open burningunder an acreSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
4 September 2011Misuse of fire by a minor6.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
3 September 1995Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
27 September 2001Debris and open burningunder an acreSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
23 September 2013Debris and open burningunder an acreSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
20 September 2008Debris and open burningunder an acreSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
18 September 2004Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
17 September 2013Debris and open burningunder an acreSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Kershaw County

Mines and quarries near this place

3 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Hyco: 2 past producers, 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Darby PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Darby Sand PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Dickerson PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknownSedimentary

Every working recorded in Kershaw County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Shepard0.4 miles20
Valley Park2.8 miles20
Shamokin3.4 miles20
Norris Heights3.5 miles20
Arrowwood3.5 miles20
Lafayette Village3.9 miles20
Peckwoods3.9 miles20
Cool Springs4.1 miles20

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1235109. 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.