BlockKittredge, South Carolina
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1919 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Moncks Corner census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29461. The Survey maps it on the Kittredge quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 12 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 Cordesville quadrangle1:48000, 2 printings
- 1949 USGS Georgetown quadrangle1:250000
- 1950 USGS Kittredge quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1967 USGS Georgetown quadrangle1:250000
- 1974 USGS Georgetown quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Georgetown quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
185 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 185 fires within 5 miles of Kittredge between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,352 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 34 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/undetermined | 87 |
| Debris and open burning | 41 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 34 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 9 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 September 1999 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 25 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 13 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 11 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 11 September 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 August 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 August 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 August 1999 | Debris and open burning | 6.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 August 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 Kittredge: 1 plant, 1 prospect. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Aluminum, Contained or Metal, Iron. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| C G Rowland Prospect | Iron | Prospect | ||
| Mount Holly Aluminum Plant | Aluminum, Contained or Metal | Plant | 1980 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tarry Town | 1.2 miles | 12 | |
| Pine Grove | 1.9 miles | 12 | |
| Wappoola | 2.1 miles | 12 | |
| Pimlico | 2.1 miles | 12 | |
| Strawberry Landing | 2.3 miles | 12 | |
| Rice Hope | 2.7 miles | 12 | |
| Childsbury | 2.9 miles | 12 | |
| Comingtee | 3.2 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1231454. 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.