BlockTurkey Pond, South Carolina
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1943 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Cordesville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29453. It lies near Dawson Ridge. The Survey maps it on the Shulerville quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 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 Shulerville quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1949 USGS Georgetown quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Georgetown quadrangle1:250000
- 1974 USGS Georgetown quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Georgetown quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
249 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 249 fires within 5 miles of Turkey Pond between 1992 and 2020, burning about 3,944 acres in total. 10 started naturally. 137 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 137 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 51 |
| Debris and open burning | 37 |
| Natural | 10 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 August 1999 | Natural | 4.0 acres | Francis Marion & Sumter National Forests | LIGHTNING II |
| 17 August 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 August 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Francis Marion & Sumter National Forests | PRICE |
| 24 July 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Francis Marion & Sumter National Forests | CANE SWAMP |
| 13 July 1998 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 11 July 1998 | Natural | 10 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 1 July 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Francis Marion & Sumter National Forests | SPRING VIEW |
| 8 June 2002 | Natural | under an acre | Francis Marion & Sumter National Forests | WAR EMBLEM |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Turkey Pond: 2 unknowns, 1 producer, 1 plant, 1 past producer. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Limestone, General, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Calcium, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, Dimension. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bass Quarry | Limestone, Dimension | Past Producer | ||
| Jamestown Plant | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Plant | ||
| Wares Sante Hi Cal Lime Mine | Calcium | Producer | ||
| Schirmer Quarry | Limestone, General, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Unknown | Sedimentary | |
| Ware Quarry | Limestone, General, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Unknown | Sedimentary |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Simmonsville | 0.6 miles | 8 | |
| Palmerville | 1.1 miles | 8 | |
| Green Bay (historical) | 1.6 miles | 9 | |
| Washington | 2.6 miles | 8 | |
| Newland | 2.7 miles | 9 | |
| Tiger Corner (historical) | 2.9 miles | 8 | |
| Pitch Landing | 3.2 miles | 9 | |
| Shulerville | 3.6 miles | 8 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1230428. 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.