Town and Country, South Carolina
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1904 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Lexington census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29072. The Survey maps it on the Irmo quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 20 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
- 1946 USGS Irmo quadrangle1:24000
- 1948 USGS Irmo quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 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 Irmo quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1986 USGS Newberry quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
238 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 238 fires within 5 miles of Town and Country between 1992 and 2020, burning about 285 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 15 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 | 109 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 49 |
| Debris and open burning | 39 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 15 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 9 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 September 1998 | Smoking | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 September 2001 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 14 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | 2.6 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 13 September 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.2 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 10 workings within 5 miles of Town and Country: 5 unknowns, 3 producers, 2 past producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Clay, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Granite, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Fire Clay (Refractory). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Casparis Stone Quarry | Granite, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | 1902 | |
| Harleys Mill Pond | Iron, Titanium, Zirconium | Unknown | Placer , Modern , Fluvial | |
| Lexington Mine | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer | ||
| Lexington Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | Sedimentary | |
| Unnamed Crushed Stone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Unknown | Igneous | |
| Corley Mill Rd Pit | Clay | Producer | Metamorphic | |
| Lexington County Mine | Clay | Unknown | Sedimentary | |
| Lexington County Mine | Clay | Unknown | Sedimentary | |
| Lexington County Mines | Clay | Producer | ||
| Lexington County Mines | Clay | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Murray Forest | 1.3 miles | 20 | |
| Hope Ferry Estates | 1.8 miles | 20 | |
| Providence | 2.0 miles | 14 | |
| Harbor Side | 2.3 miles | 14 | |
| Hollywood Point | 2.4 miles | 20 | |
| Coventry Woods | 2.6 miles | 13 | |
| Lakewood | 2.6 miles | 13 | |
| Selwood Trace | 2.6 miles | 20 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1244409. 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.









