BlockSnug Harbor, South Carolina
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1904 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Chapin census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29036. The Survey maps it on the Lake Murray West quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 14 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.
- 1904 USGS Columbia quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 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
- 1971 USGS Lake Murray West quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Newberry quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
159 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 159 fires within 5 miles of Snug Harbor between 1992 and 2019, burning about 208 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 22 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 | 57 |
| Debris and open burning | 44 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 22 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.5 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 September 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 September 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 September 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 September 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 September 2005 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | 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 Snug Harbor: 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Kyanite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Little Mtn Deposit | Kyanite | Occurrence |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Milmont Shores | 0.9 miles | 14 | |
| Green Valley Estates | 2.3 miles | 16 | |
| Shady Acres | 2.8 miles | 14 | |
| Dutchman Shores | 3.5 miles | 14 | |
| Ella | 3.9 miles | 14 | |
| Climax | 4.4 miles | 14 | |
| Chapin | 4.6 miles | 16 | |
| Acapulco | 5.0 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1244389. 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.