BlockQuail Haven, South Carolina
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1935 and the latest in 1991. It stands in the Easley census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29642. It stands on Georges Creek. The Survey maps it on the Greenville quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 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.
- 1935 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:48000
- 1938 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:62500
- 1958 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
137 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 137 fires within 5 miles of Quail Haven between 1992 and 2020, burning about 441 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 13 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 46 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 40 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 13 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 11 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 6 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2002 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 September 2008 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 September 2008 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 September 2005 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 14 September 2009 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 10 workings within 5 miles of Quail Haven: 3 prospects, 2 past producers, 2 unknowns, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Mica, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saluda Lake Mine | Sand | Unknown | Sedimentary | |
| Vulcan Materials Co. S. Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Greenville Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Thomas Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | Sedimentary | |
| W.F. Thomas Sand Company | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| B E Woodson Prospect | Mica | Prospect | ||
| Boling Mine | Mica | Past Producer | ||
| C H Ellis Prospect | Mica | Prospect | ||
| G F Fuller Deposit | Mica | Occurrence | ||
| R S Berry Prospect | Mica | Prospect |
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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1243508. 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.