Pleasant Grove, South Carolina
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1943 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Andrews census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29510. It stands on Brightman Swamp. The Survey maps it on the Olin quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 9 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.
- 1943 USGS Olin quadrangle1:31680
- 1943 USGS Olin quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1949 USGS Georgetown quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Georgetown quadrangle1:250000
- 1974 USGS Georgetown quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Georgetown quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
269 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 269 fires within 5 miles of Pleasant Grove between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,195 acres in total. 7 started naturally. 56 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 | 92 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 89 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 56 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 7 |
| Natural | 7 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 4 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 September 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.5 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 September 2009 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 September 1994 | 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
7 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Pleasant Grove: 3 unknowns, 3 past producers, 1 plant. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Zirconium, 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M & T Chemicals/ Andrews, S.C. | Zirconium | Plant | ||
| Olin Quadrangle | Titanium, Iron | Unknown | Placer , Modern , Beach | |
| Plant 5 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | Sedimentary | |
| Plant 5 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Warsaw Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | Sedimentary | |
| Warsaw Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Winyah Block Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary |
Storms near this place
2 since 2025Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Pleasant Grove in 2 storm reports in 2025: 2 thunderstorm wind. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pleasant Grove | - | Large tree blown down near Miracle Loop and County Line Road. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pleasant Grove | - | A report came in of a tree down on Cumbee Rd. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forbes Corner | 3.2 miles | 9 | |
| Bethel | 3.3 miles | 9 | |
| Puncheon Creek | 3.4 miles | 9 | |
| Green Bay | 3.5 miles | 9 | |
| Italy | 4.0 miles | 9 | |
| Kent | 4.1 miles | 9 | |
| Francis Marion Estates | 4.4 miles | 8 | |
| Olin | 4.5 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1227964. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.





