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Northwood, South Carolina

12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1937 and the latest in 1990. It stands in the Myrtle Beach census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29572. It stands on Bear Branch. The Survey maps it on the Hand quadrangle.

Northwood within Horry County

On record in Northwood

Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.

On the National Register within a mile 1 record

The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.

Topographic sheets covering this place

9 surveys from 12 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

44 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 44 fires within 5 miles of Northwood between 1992 and 2019, burning about 801 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 12 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/undetermined19
Arson/incendiarism12
Debris and open burning6
Natural3
Equipment and vehicle use2
Misuse of fire by a minor1
Fireworks1

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
8 September 2010Arson/incendiarismunder an acreSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
4 September 2010Arson/incendiarism2.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
29 August 2006Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
26 August 1997Arson/incendiarismunder an acreSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
20 August 2006Arson/incendiarism6.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
6 July 1995Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.3 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
4 July 2008Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
15 July 1993Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Horry 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 Northwood: 2 unknowns, 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, Titanium, 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Myrtle BeachTitanium, IronUnknownPlacer , Modern , Beach
Myrtle Beach PitSand and Gravel, Construction, ClayUnknownSedimentary
Myrtle Beach QyarrySand and Gravel, Construction, ClayPast Producer

Every working recorded in Horry 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
Long Bay0.7 miles14
Oakland Heights0.7 miles14
Cane Patch0.8 miles14
Blynn Acres1.0 miles14
Forest Dunes1.1 miles14
The Dunes1.2 miles12
Highlands1.3 miles14
Lake Shore1.3 miles14

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1243863. 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.