BlockPleasant Valley, South Carolina
23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1905 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Van Wyck census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29707. The Survey maps it on the Weddington quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 23 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.
- 1905 USGS Charlotte quadrangle1:62500
- 1905 USGS Charlotte quadrangle1:48000
- 1907 USGS Charlotte quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1941 USGS Charlotte quadrangle1:125000
- 1942 USGS Charlotte quadrangle1:100000
- 1942 USGS Charlotte quadrangle1:125000
- 1953 USGS Charlotte quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Charlotte quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1960 USGS Charlotte quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Charlotte quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Weddington quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1985 USGS Charlotte quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
106 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 106 fires within 5 miles of Pleasant Valley between 1992 and 2019, burning about 111 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 10 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 | 40 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 28 |
| Debris and open burning | 16 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 10 |
| Smoking | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | North Carolina Forest Service | not named |
| 6 September 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 September 2000 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | North Carolina Forest Service | JOE KERR RD |
| 14 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | North Carolina Forest Service | CRANE ROAD |
| 10 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 August 1997 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 August 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Pleasant Valley: 3 past producers, 2 unknowns. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Clay, Copper. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hagin Mine | Gold, Copper | Past Producer | 1856 | |
| Hagin Mine | Gold, Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Old Shale Pit | Clay | Unknown | Metamorphic | |
| Shale Pit Number 2 | Clay | Unknown | Metamorphic | |
| Izell Mine | Gold | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Horse Run | 0.5 miles | 15 | |
| Colonial Village | 0.7 miles | 23 | |
| Barberville | 2.4 miles | 26 | |
| Camp Cox | 2.9 miles | 26 | |
| Belair | 3.4 miles | 15 | |
| Hancock | 6.9 miles | 15 | |
| Curetons (historical) | 9.8 miles | 13 | |
| Van Wyck | 9.9 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1250191. 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.