BlockPonderosa Heights, South Carolina
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1979. It stands in the Greenwood census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29649. The Survey maps it on the Greenwood quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 15 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.
- 1892 USGS Abbeville quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1949 USGS Greenwood quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:250000
- 1978 USGS Greenwood quadrangle1:24000
- 1979 USGS Abbeville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
290 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 290 fires within 5 miles of Ponderosa Heights between 1992 and 2019, burning about 562 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 7 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 | 184 |
| Debris and open burning | 52 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 16 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 12 |
| Smoking | 10 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 7 |
| Other causes | 3 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2003 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 September 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Ponderosa Heights: 1 unknown, 1 prospect, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Dimension, Aluminum, Kaolin, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Granite Quarry | Stone, Dimension | Unknown | Igneous | |
| Mrs. Mary Robinson Property | Aluminum, Kaolin | Prospect | ||
| Wilson Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | Igneous Intrusion |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Locksley Hall | 0.4 miles | 15 | |
| Hyde Park | 0.5 miles | 15 | |
| Idlewood | 0.6 miles | 15 | |
| Cothran (historical) | 0.9 miles | 15 | |
| Blakedale | 0.9 miles | 15 | |
| Forest Hills | 1.0 miles | 15 | |
| Druid Hills | 1.0 miles | 15 | |
| Northfall Acres | 1.1 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1234207. 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.