BlockSmoke Rise, South Carolina
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1941 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Lancaster census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29720. It stands on Little Turkey Creek. The Survey maps it on the Antioch quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 13 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 Antioch quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Lancaster quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
269 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 269 fires within 5 miles of Smoke Rise between 1992 and 2020, burning about 690 acres in total. 6 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 | 98 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 96 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 22 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 16 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 13 |
| Smoking | 9 |
| Natural | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Fireworks | 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 2019 | Debris and open burning | 6.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 2015 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 2007 | Natural | 8.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 1.5 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 September 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Smoke Rise: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Granite, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sistore Gravel Pit | Granite, Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Weathering Residual |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kennon Heights | 0.5 miles | 13 | |
| Elgin | 1.0 miles | 13 | |
| Sherwood Acres | 1.1 miles | 14 | |
| Fleming Crossroad | 1.3 miles | 14 | |
| Country Club Heights | 1.9 miles | 14 | |
| Elgin Woods | 2.0 miles | 13 | |
| Jones Crossroads | 2.0 miles | 14 | |
| Santarosa | 2.4 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1241764. 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.