BlockPrice Landing, South Carolina
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1942 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Cordesville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29453. It stands on Mill Creek. The Survey maps it on the Cedar Creek quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 8 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.
- 1942 USGS Cedar Creek 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
160 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 160 fires within 5 miles of Price Landing between 1992 and 2019, burning about 2,018 acres in total. 10 started naturally. 96 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 96 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 24 |
| Debris and open burning | 21 |
| Natural | 10 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
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 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | 20 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 August 2016 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 August 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Francis Marion & Sumter National Forests | PRICE |
| 4 July 2007 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 July 2012 | Natural | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 July 2011 | Natural | 1.5 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 July 2001 | Natural | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 13 July 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 122 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 Price Landing: 2 unknowns, 1 producer, 1 plant, 1 past producer. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Limestone, General, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Calcium, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, Dimension. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bass Quarry | Limestone, Dimension | Past Producer | ||
| Jamestown Plant | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Plant | ||
| Wares Sante Hi Cal Lime Mine | Calcium | Producer | ||
| Schirmer Quarry | Limestone, General, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Unknown | Sedimentary | |
| Ware Quarry | Limestone, General, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Unknown | Sedimentary |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pitch Landing | 1.9 miles | 9 | |
| Simmonsville | 3.6 miles | 8 | |
| Pleasant Hill Landing | 3.8 miles | 9 | |
| Palmerville | 3.8 miles | 8 | |
| Turkey Pond | 3.8 miles | 8 | |
| Green Bay (historical) | 4.3 miles | 9 | |
| Washington | 4.7 miles | 8 | |
| Newland | 5.2 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1231688. 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.