BlockAuburn, South Carolina
6 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the Darlington census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29540. It lies near Cypress Flat. The Survey maps it on the Dovesville quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 6 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.
- 1953 USGS Florence quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Florence quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Dovesville quadrangle1:24000
- 1983 USGS Florence quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
333 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 333 fires within 5 miles of Auburn between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,276 acres in total. 11 started naturally. 30 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 burning | 151 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 83 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 30 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 30 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 12 |
| Natural | 11 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 7 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Fireworks | 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 2011 | Debris and open burning | 2.5 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 2018 | Debris and open burning | 20 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | 1.5 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 2011 | Natural | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2017 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 September 2001 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
7 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Auburn in 7 storm reports between 2008 and 2016: 6 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Auburn | $6,000 | Trees were reportedly down at the intersection of Centerville Road and North Center Road. Time estimated based on radar data. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Auburn | $1,000 | A tree was reportedly down at the intersection of E Billy Farrow Highway and N Center Road. |
| February 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Auburn | $1,000 | A tree was reported down across the roadway at the intersection of Leavensworth Road and Dovesville Highway. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Auburn | $1,000 | A tree was reported down on West Billy Farrow Highway. |
| June 2009 | Hail | Auburn | - | Hail to the size of half-dollars was reported. |
| August 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Auburn | - | A crop duster was blown off of a field and into a ditch along a private road east of the Rhodes Community. A National Weather Service Storm Survey concluded that the damage was the result of straight-line winds. Winds were estimated at up to 65 mph. |
| August 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Auburn | - | A large pine tree was uprooted and fell across the road. Power lines were reported down. Traffic was blocked on North Center Road between Swift Creek Road and Billy Farrow Highway. The report was relayed via the Darlington County Fire District. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rosa Lees Crossroads | 1.9 miles | 14 | |
| Lunn | 2.4 miles | 7 | |
| Lakewood | 2.7 miles | 14 | |
| Leavensworth (historical) | 3.0 miles | 6 | |
| Dogwood Acres | 3.1 miles | 14 | |
| Lewis Crossroads | 3.2 miles | 7 | |
| Belair Estates | 3.5 miles | 14 | |
| Town and Country Estates | 3.6 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1244940. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.