BlockPendeboro, South Carolina
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1946 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the Marion census division. The Survey maps it on the Mullins quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 11 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 Mullins quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1947 USGS Mullins quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Florence quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Florence quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Florence quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
162 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 162 fires within 5 miles of Pendeboro between 1992 and 2019, burning about 651 acres in total. 5 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 55 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 51 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 34 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 30 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 September 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 24 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 September 2001 | Natural | 2.5 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 September 2001 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.5 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 10 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 August 2015 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 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 Pendeboro: 1 unknown, 1 past producer. 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asphalt Products Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | Sedimentary | |
| Asphalt Products Pit No. 7 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Koonce | 1.1 miles | 11 | |
| Rains | 2.4 miles | 8 | |
| Gapway | 3.9 miles | 8 | |
| Ariel Cross Road | 3.9 miles | 8 | |
| Country Club Estates | 4.6 miles | 11 | |
| Cartwheel Landing | 4.6 miles | 8 | |
| Marion | 5.7 miles | 8 | |
| Mullins | 5.9 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1230842. 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.