BlockSandy River, South Carolina
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1941 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Chester West census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29031. It stands on Seeley Creek. The Survey maps it on the Baton Rouge quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 12 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.
- 1941 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1953 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1960 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1963 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1969 USGS Baton Rouge quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
67 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 67 fires within 5 miles of Sandy River between 1992 and 2018, burning about 851 acres in total. 12 started naturally. 3 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 | 26 |
| Debris and open burning | 14 |
| Natural | 12 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 84 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 September 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 September 1997 | Equipment and vehicle use | 8.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 September 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 10 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 August 2002 | Smoking | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 August 2002 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Sandy River: 2 unknowns. None of them still produces. What was taken out: 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unidentified Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | Weathering Residual | |
| Unidentified Sand Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | Weathering Residual |
Storms near this place
4 since 2010Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Sandy River in 4 storm reports between 2010 and 2016: 4 thunderstorm wind. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sandy River | - | Highway Patrol reported a few trees blown down in the central part of the county. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sandy River | - | County comms reported multiple trees blown down between Leeds and Blackstock. |
| August 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sandy River | - | Trees were blown down along Stone Rd about 9 miles southwest of Chester. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sandy River | - | Trees were blown down from the intersection of West End Rd and Going Rd to|downtown Chester. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baton Rouge | 2.9 miles | 12 | |
| Mountain Lakes | 3.5 miles | 12 | |
| Leeds | 4.1 miles | 13 | |
| Springwood Lakes | 5.0 miles | 13 | |
| Gayle Mill | 5.6 miles | 13 | |
| Hilltop Acres | 6.7 miles | 13 | |
| Brooklyn | 6.7 miles | 13 | |
| Cedar Grove | 6.7 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1250775. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.