Pleasant Plain, South Carolina
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1941 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Kershaw census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29067. The Survey maps it on the Kershaw quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 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.
- 1941 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1953 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1960 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1963 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1969 USGS Kershaw quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1986 USGS Lancaster quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
122 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 122 fires within 5 miles of Pleasant Plain between 1992 and 2020, burning about 440 acres in total. 4 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/undetermined | 51 |
| Debris and open burning | 35 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 12 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 11 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2020 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 September 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | 45 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.5 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 August 2009 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 August 2002 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 10 August 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 20 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 20 workings within 5 miles of Pleasant Plain: 11 past producers, 5 unknowns, 2 producers, 1 plant. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Mica, Clay, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haile Mine | Mica, Silver, Gold, Sulfur, Tin, Molybdenum | Unknown | 1827, 1828, 1992 | |
| Haile Mine | Silver, Gold | Plant | 1827, 1829 | |
| Old Sumter Granite Quarry | Granite, Stone, Dimension | Past Producer | Igneous | |
| Parker Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Taxehaw Granite Quarry | Granite, Stone, Dimension | Past Producer | Igneous | |
| Unidentified Clay Pit | Clay | Unknown | Sedimentary | |
| Unidentified Clay Pit | Clay | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Unidentified Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Unconsolidated Sediments | |
| Blackmon Mine | Gold, Mica | Unknown | 1840, 1906 | |
| Hilltop Mine | Mica | Producer | 1981 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Midway | 2.5 miles | 13 | |
| White Bluff Corssroads | 3.1 miles | 13 | |
| Midway Crossroads | 3.5 miles | 14 | |
| Fork Hill Crossroads | 4.3 miles | 13 | |
| Kershaw | 4.5 miles | 14 | |
| Oakhurst | 4.9 miles | 13 | |
| Rich Hill Crossroads | 5.3 miles | 13 | |
| Taxahaw | 5.8 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1227965. 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.






