Pecan Acres, South Carolina
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1941 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Shaw AFB-Horatio census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29040. The Survey maps it on the Dalzell quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 16 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.
- 1941 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1953 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Ashwood quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1960 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1963 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Camden quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Camden South quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1988 USGS Dalzell quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
381 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 381 fires within 5 miles of Pecan Acres between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,743 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 24 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 | 198 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 109 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 24 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 22 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 12 |
| Natural | 6 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 5 |
| Smoking | 5 |
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 2018 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 2007 | Debris and open burning | 2.5 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 40 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2009 | Debris and open burning | 6.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 2019 | Natural | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 16 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 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 Pecan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dalzell | 1.2 miles | 16 | |
| Hillcrest | 1.6 miles | 16 | |
| Catchall | 2.1 miles | 16 | |
| Home Acres | 2.3 miles | 17 | |
| Gaillard Crossroads | 2.6 miles | 16 | |
| Shaw Heights | 2.6 miles | 17 | |
| Pinckney Crossroad | 2.7 miles | 17 | |
| Swinton | 2.8 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1244637. 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.








