Pringletown, South Carolina
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1919 and the latest in 1990. It stands in the Cross census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29472. The Survey maps it on the Pringletown quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 18 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.
- 1919 USGS Ridgeville quadrangle1:48000
- 1920 USGS Ridgeville quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1943 USGS Ridgeville quadrangle1:62500
- 1954 USGS Augusta quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Augusta quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Augusta quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Augusta quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Augusta quadrangle1:250000
- 1979 USGS Pringletown quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1985 USGS Saint George quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS Saint George quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
266 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 266 fires within 5 miles of Pringletown between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,020 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 70 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 | 87 |
| Debris and open burning | 84 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 70 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 9 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 8 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| 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 2010 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | 50 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 September 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 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 Pringletown: 3 unknowns, 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Sand, Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ware Brothers Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Reeves-Edisto | Sand | Unknown | Sedimentary | |
| Reeves-Edisto | Sand | Unknown | Sedimentary | |
| Dorchester Dirt Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Ware Brothers Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Pisgah | 0.2 miles | 18 | |
| Lebanon | 4.8 miles | 18 | |
| Hope (historical) | 5.6 miles | 18 | |
| Spring Hill | 6.1 miles | 18 | |
| New Hope | 6.7 miles | 19 | |
| Sandy Run (historical) | 7.2 miles | 18 | |
| Washington Town | 7.4 miles | 19 | |
| Wassamassaw (historical) | 7.6 miles | 18 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1250248. 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.










