Quail Hollow, South Carolina
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1920 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the Aiken census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29803. The Survey maps it on the Aiken quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 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.
- 1920 USGS Aiken quadrangle1:48000
- 1921 USGS Aiken quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1943 USGS Aiken 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
- 1964 USGS Aiken quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1983 USGS Aiken quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
261 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 261 fires within 5 miles of Quail Hollow between 1992 and 2019, burning about 2,187 acres in total. 20 started naturally. 19 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 | 103 |
| Debris and open burning | 77 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 23 |
| Natural | 20 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 19 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 11 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 1999 | Natural | 3.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 2019 | Natural | 29 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 2002 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 2008 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Quail Hollow: 2 producers, 2 unknowns, 2 past producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Clay, Kaolin. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aiken Mine | Kaolin | Producer | ||
| Rodgers-Younce Mine | Kaolin | Unknown | ||
| Aiken County Pit East | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Unidentified Mine | Clay | Producer | Sedimentary Kaolin | |
| Unidentified Mine | Clay | Unknown | Sedimentary | |
| Unidentified Mine | Clay | Past Producer | Sedimentary Kaolin |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| College Acres | 1.1 miles | 18 | |
| Hunters Glen | 1.2 miles | 18 | |
| Dogwood Manor | 1.3 miles | 18 | |
| Elmwood Park | 1.4 miles | 18 | |
| Talatha Farms | 1.6 miles | 18 | |
| Barclay Park | 1.8 miles | 18 | |
| Brookhaven Estates | 1.9 miles | 18 | |
| Ansley Park | 1.9 miles | 18 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1236489. 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.









