Thayer, South Carolina
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1918 and the latest in 1990. It stands in the Walterboro census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29488. The Survey maps it on the Hendersonville quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 17 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.
- 1918 USGS Walterboro quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1943 USGS Walterboro quadrangle1:62500
- 1947 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:250000
- 1948 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1960 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Walterboro quadrangle1:100000
- 1988 USGS Hendersonville quadrangle1:24000
- 1990 USGS Walterboro quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
656 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 656 fires within 5 miles of Thayer between 1992 and 2019, burning about 2,433 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 97 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 | 286 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 240 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 97 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 16 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 10 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 September 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 2012 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 September 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 September 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 September 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 September 2001 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Thayer: 2 producers, 1 unknown, 1 past producer. 2 still produce. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mine 1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Walker Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | Sedimentary | |
| Walker Waterboro Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Walkerboro Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drawdy | 1.9 miles | 17 | |
| Pringle Bend | 2.8 miles | 17 | |
| Walterboro | 2.9 miles | 17 | |
| Drigger Crossroads | 4.6 miles | 17 | |
| Neyles | 5.1 miles | 17 | |
| Davis Hill | 5.5 miles | 17 | |
| Ritter | 5.9 miles | 17 | |
| Round O | 6.3 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1227065. 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.









