BlockBeaver Dam, South Carolina
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1941 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Carlisle census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29031. It stands on Padgetts Creek. The Survey maps it on the Whitmire North quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 12 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.
- 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
- 1970 USGS Whitmire North quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
79 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 79 fires within 5 miles of Beaver Dam between 1992 and 2020, burning about 483 acres in total. 10 started naturally. 5 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 | 26 |
| Debris and open burning | 15 |
| Natural | 10 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 6 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Other causes | 4 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 August 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 August 2008 | Natural | 10 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 August 2008 | Natural | 14 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 August 2004 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Francis Marion & Sumter National Forests | TYGER RIVER |
| 29 August 2016 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Francis Marion & Sumter National Forests | DELTA |
| 25 August 2001 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delta | 0.9 miles | 12 | |
| Sartor Town | 1.5 miles | 12 | |
| Goshen Hill | 1.6 miles | 12 | |
| Ada (historical) | 2.0 miles | 12 | |
| Tuckertown | 3.3 miles | 13 | |
| Red Town (historical) | 3.8 miles | 12 | |
| Carlisle | 5.7 miles | 13 | |
| Shady Grove (historical) | 6.7 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1232824. 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.