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Richland, South Carolina

24 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1935 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Columbia census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29223. The Survey maps it on the Fort Jackson North quadrangle.

Richland within Richland County

Topographic sheets covering this place

13 surveys from 24 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Photographs

8 of 25 photographs shown,

Taken for the Office of War Information and the Farm Security Administration, who photographed the country between 1935 and 1944. Works of United States government photographers, with no known restriction on use. Each opens its catalogue record.

Kensington Plantation, Matthew Singleton Residence, U.S. Route 601, Eastover, Richland County, SC
Kensington Plantation, Matthew Singleton Residence, U.S. Route 601, Eastover, Richland County, SC
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
South Carolina State House, Capitol Square, Columbia, Richland County, SC
South Carolina State House, Capitol Square, Columbia, Richland County, SC
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
First Baptist Church, Hampton Street, Columbia, Richland County, SC
First Baptist Church, Hampton Street, Columbia, Richland County, SC
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Kensington Plantation, Plantation Store, U.S. Route 601, Eastover, Richland County, SC
Kensington Plantation, Plantation Store, U.S. Route 601, Eastover, Richland County, SC
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Kensington Plantation, Summer Kitchen, U.S. Route 601, Eastover, Richland County, SC
Kensington Plantation, Summer Kitchen, U.S. Route 601, Eastover, Richland County, SC
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Palmetto Building, 1400 Main Street at Washington Street, Columbia, Richland County, SC
Palmetto Building, 1400 Main Street at Washington Street, Columbia, Richland County, SC
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Gervais Street Bridge, Gervais Street spanning Congaree River, Columbia, Richland County, SC
Gervais Street Bridge, Gervais Street spanning Congaree River, Columbia, Richland County, SC
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Kensington Plantation, Main House, U.S. Route 601, Eastover, Richland County, SC
Kensington Plantation, Main House, U.S. Route 601, Eastover, Richland County, SC
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress

Every photograph of Richland County

Fires near this place

143 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 143 fires within 5 miles of Richland between 1992 and 2020, burning about 566 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 16 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/undetermined68
Misuse of fire by a minor37
Arson/incendiarism16
Debris and open burning7
Smoking6
Natural3
Equipment and vehicle use3
Recreation and ceremony1
Fireworks1
Railroad operations and maintenance1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
21 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undetermined4.5 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
16 September 2001Misuse of fire by a minorunder an acreSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
9 August 2007Misuse of fire by a minor1.8 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
29 August 1997Smoking1.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
26 August 1993Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
13 August 1998Naturalunder an acreSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
5 July 2016Fireworks3.5 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
5 July 2002Equipment and vehicle use2.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Richland County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 12 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 12 workings within 5 miles of Richland: 8 past producers, 3 producers, 1 unknown. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Clay, Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
No. 2 PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Smith Properties MineSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Brick Plant No. 2ClayPast Producer
Brick Plant No. 4ClayPast Producer
Broad River MineClayProducer
Broad River ShaleClayPast ProducerMetamorphic
Carolina Ceramics Shale PitClayPast ProducerMetamorphic
Crane Creek PitClayUnknownMetamorphic
Haskell Clay MineClayPast ProducerMetamorphic
Richland County MinesClayProducer

Every working recorded in Richland County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Fairwold0.4 miles24
Old Forest0.8 miles24
Satchel Ford Terrace1.2 miles24
Forest Trace1.2 miles24
North Twenty One Terrace1.3 miles21
Belmont1.4 miles21
Brickyard Village1.5 miles24
North Trenholm1.5 miles24

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1249298. 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.