BlockThe Grove, South Carolina
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1943 and the latest in 1990. It stands in the Little River census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29582. It stands on Salt Flat Creek. The Survey maps it on the Wampee quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 8 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.
- 1943 USGS Wampee quadrangle1:24000
- 1949 USGS Georgetown quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Georgetown quadrangle1:250000
- 1974 USGS Georgetown quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Myrtle Beach quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS Myrtle Beach quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS Wampee quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
118 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 118 fires within 5 miles of The Grove between 1992 and 2020, burning about 504 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 21 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 | 43 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 34 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 21 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 12 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 September 2009 | Debris and open burning | 1.2 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | 30 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 July 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.1 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 July 2011 | Fireworks | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 July 2005 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 July 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 July 2011 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 July 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of The Grove: 2 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Limestone, General, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cedar Creek Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Coquina Pit | Limestone, General | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Coquina Pit | Limestone, General | Past 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hollywood | 0.3 miles | 8 | |
| Old River Estates | 0.4 miles | 8 | |
| Kingswood | 0.5 miles | 8 | |
| Creekside | 0.6 miles | 8 | |
| Heritage Shores | 0.8 miles | 8 | |
| Palmetto Shores | 0.9 miles | 8 | |
| Cedar Creek Village | 1.0 miles | 8 | |
| The Old Home Place | 1.1 miles | 10 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1243987. 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.