BlockRainbow Falls, South Carolina
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1923 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the North Augusta census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29829. It stands on Horsepen Creek. The Survey maps it on the Graniteville quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 19 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.
- 1923 USGS Warrenville quadrangle1:62500
- 1923 USGS Warrenville quadrangle1:48000
- 1928 USGS Warrenville quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1943 USGS Warrenville 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 Graniteville quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1971 USGS Graniteville quadrangle1:24000
- 1983 USGS Aiken quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
500 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 500 fires within 5 miles of Rainbow Falls between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,473 acres in total. 17 started naturally. 52 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 | 173 |
| Debris and open burning | 131 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 70 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 52 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 25 |
| Natural | 17 |
| Other causes | 10 |
| Smoking | 8 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2008 | Natural | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 September 1999 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 1999 | Natural | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 2013 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 2017 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2017 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2014 | Other causes | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2001 | 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
10 of 24 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 24 workings within 5 miles of Rainbow Falls: 12 past producers, 8 unknowns, 4 producers. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Clay, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Kaolin, Stone, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unidentified Mine | Stone, Dimension | Past Producer | Igneous Intrusive | |
| Barden Mine | Kaolin | Unknown | ||
| Graniteville Mine | Kaolin | Producer | ||
| G.L.Williams Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Hillside Spring Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| McKie Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| McKie Sand Pit Number 1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | Sedimentary | |
| McKie Sand Pit Number 2 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | Sedimentary | |
| McKie Sand Pit Number 2 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| McKie Sand Pit Number 3 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Springdale | 1.9 miles | 19 | |
| Big Cone Ridge | 1.9 miles | 20 | |
| Ascaga Heights | 2.0 miles | 20 | |
| Laurel Lakes | 2.7 miles | 20 | |
| Country Place | 3.1 miles | 20 | |
| Sandlewood | 3.2 miles | 20 | |
| Midland Valley | 3.3 miles | 19 | |
| Rennie (historical) | 3.3 miles | 19 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1231698. 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.