University Ridge Homes, South Carolina
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1935 and the latest in 1991. It stands in the Greenville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29601. It stands on Richland Creek. The Survey maps it on the Greenville quadrangle.
On record in University Ridge Homes
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 12 of 28 shown
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Greenville Gas and Electric Light Companylisted 1982 · 0.5 miles away
Reedy River Falls Historic Park and Greenwaylisted 1973 · 0.5 miles away
Lanneau-Norwood Houselisted 1982 · 0.5 miles away
U.S. Post Office and Courthouselisted 2014 · 0.5 miles away
West End Commercial Historic District (Boundary Increase)listed 1998 · 0.6 miles away
Working Benevolent Temple and Professional Buildinglisted 1982 · 0.6 miles away
T. Q. Donaldson Houselisted 1980 · 0.6 miles away
John Wesley Methodist Episcopal Churchlisted 1978 · 0.6 miles away
Reedy River Industrial Districtlisted 1979 · 0.6 miles away
West End Commercial Historic Districtlisted 1993 · 0.6 miles away
American Cigar Factorylisted 1982 · 0.6 miles away
Chamber of Commerce Buildinglisted 1982 · 0.6 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 14 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.
- 1935 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:48000
- 1938 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:62500
- 1958 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
59 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 59 fires within 5 miles of University Ridge Homes between 1992 and 2018, burning about 290 acres in total. None started naturally. 7 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 | 23 |
| Debris and open burning | 9 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 7 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 7 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 September 2005 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 14 September 2009 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 August 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 July 2009 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.5 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 July 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 July 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 June 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.5 acres | 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 University Ridge Homes: 2 prospects, 1 past producer, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Mica, Iron, Aluminum. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edgcomb Steel--Greenville, S.C. | Iron, Aluminum | Producer | ||
| Boling Mine | Mica | Past Producer | ||
| R S Berry Prospect | Mica | Prospect | ||
| Will Cleveland Prospect | Mica | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Forest | 0.4 miles | 14 | |
| Alta Vista | 0.5 miles | 14 | |
| Roosevelt Heights | 0.7 miles | 14 | |
| Boyce Lawn | 0.8 miles | 14 | |
| Greenville | 0.9 miles | 14 | |
| Carver Park | 1.0 miles | 14 | |
| Nicholtown | 1.3 miles | 12 | |
| Mountain View Homes | 1.5 miles | 14 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikidata item Q122571484 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1253447. 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.








