BlockAlston, South Carolina
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1904 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Winnsboro South census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29065. It lies near Hampton Island. The Survey maps it on the Chapin quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 16 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
- 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 Chapin quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1986 USGS Newberry quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
133 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 133 fires within 5 miles of Alston between 1992 and 2019, burning about 481 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 4 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 | 61 |
| Debris and open burning | 25 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 22 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 8 |
| Natural | 6 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2019 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 1997 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 1997 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 September 2016 | Recreation and ceremony | 6.5 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 September 1997 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 September 2011 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 Alston: 3 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Clay, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dawkins Sand Dredge | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Mcmeekin Mine | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Mcmeekin Shale Pit | Clay | Past Producer | Metamorphic |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parr | 1.8 miles | 15 | |
| Jenkinsville | 2.2 miles | 15 | |
| Rock Hill | 3.3 miles | 15 | |
| Wallaceville | 4.0 miles | 16 | |
| Sueville (historical) | 5.8 miles | 15 | |
| Monticello | 7.6 miles | 15 | |
| Dawkins | 8.2 miles | 15 | |
| Richtex | 8.3 miles | 18 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1231002. 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.