Pine Island, South Carolina
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1937 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Conway East census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29579. It stands on Cross Swamp. The Survey maps it on the Myrtle Beach quadrangle. It stands 26 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 14 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.
- 1937 USGS Myrtle Beach quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1937 USGS Myrtle Beach quadrangle1:48000
- 1940 USGS Myrtle Beach quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1949 USGS Georgetown quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Georgetown quadrangle1:250000
- 1974 USGS Georgetown quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Myrtle Beach quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Myrtle Beach quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS Myrtle Beach quadrangle1:100000
- 1994 USGS Myrtle Beach quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
155 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 155 fires within 5 miles of Pine Island between 1992 and 2019, burning about 5,148 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 42 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 | 48 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 42 |
| Debris and open burning | 23 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 17 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Natural | 6 |
| Fireworks | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 2013 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 September 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.8 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 1 September 2018 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.5 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 August 2001 | Debris and open burning | 1.5 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 August 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 August 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 6.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Pine Island: 2 producers, 1 unknown, 1 past producer. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Myrtle Beach Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay | Unknown | Sedimentary | |
| Myrtle Beach Qyarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay | Past Producer | ||
| No. 11 Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Waccamaw Mine | Clay | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cypress Creek | 1.3 miles | 14 | |
| Tarpon Bay | 1.7 miles | 14 | |
| Pinelands | 1.7 miles | 14 | |
| Konig | 1.7 miles | 14 | |
| Westwood Estates | 1.8 miles | 14 | |
| Forestbrook | 2.0 miles | 14 | |
| Villa Woods | 2.1 miles | 14 | |
| Hunter Fields | 2.3 miles | 14 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Pine Island | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7195217 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1227961. 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.









