BlockSunnydale Acres, South Carolina
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1991. It stands in the Spartanburg census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29303. It stands on Little Shoally Creek. The Survey maps it on the Valley Falls quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 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.
- 1953 USGS Charlotte quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Charlotte quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Cowpens quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1960 USGS Charlotte quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Charlotte quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Valley Falls quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Gastonia quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Gastonia quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
181 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 181 fires within 5 miles of Sunnydale Acres between 1992 and 2020, burning about 581 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 8 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 | 97 |
| Debris and open burning | 34 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 17 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 11 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 8 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 4 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 September 2014 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 September 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 11 September 1998 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1.0 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 Sunnydale Acres: 1 unknown, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Titanium, Iron, Iron. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Spartanburg | Titanium, Iron | Unknown | Placer , Modern , Fluvial | |
| Senia Prospect | Iron | Prospect |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Twin Creek | 0.7 miles | 13 | |
| Ferndale | 0.8 miles | 13 | |
| Northbrook Park | 1.1 miles | 13 | |
| Shoally Creek | 1.2 miles | 13 | |
| Panorama Estates | 1.3 miles | 13 | |
| Mountainbrook | 1.4 miles | 13 | |
| North Hills | 1.5 miles | 13 | |
| Midland Estates | 1.5 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1248622. 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.