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Vina, South Carolina

11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1937 and the latest in 1990. It stands in the Conway census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29526. It stands on Beaverdam Swamp. The Survey maps it on the Nixonville quadrangle.

Vina within Horry County

Topographic sheets covering this place

9 surveys from 11 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

173 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 173 fires within 5 miles of Vina between 1992 and 2019, burning about 20,369 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 46 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 burning70
Arson/incendiarism46
Missing data/not specified/undetermined34
Misuse of fire by a minor11
Equipment and vehicle use6
Natural3
Smoking2
Recreation and ceremony1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
25 September 2010Debris and open burningunder an acreSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
19 September 2010Debris and open burningunder an acreSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
16 September 2007Debris and open burning1.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
13 September 2013Debris and open burningunder an acreSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
9 August 2011Debris and open burningunder an acreSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
20 August 2007Arson/incendiarismunder an acreSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
19 August 2007Missing data/not specified/undetermined5.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
9 July 1993Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.5 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Horry County

Mines and quarries near this place

4 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Vina: 3 unknowns, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Limestone, General, Sand. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Pit No. 3 Route 90SandUnknownSedimentary
West MineLimestone, GeneralUnknownSedimentary
Godwin PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknownSedimentary
Godwin PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working recorded in Horry County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Hickory Grove2.2 miles11
Fairtraid2.4 miles11
Grahamville3.0 miles11
Shell3.1 miles11
Nixonville3.3 miles11
Wilson Landing4.0 miles9
Grissett4.6 miles9
University Forest5.2 miles9

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1244012. 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.