BlockBell Town, South Carolina
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1941 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Lancaster census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29720. The Survey maps it on the Lancaster quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 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.
- 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
- 1969 USGS Lancaster quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1986 USGS Lancaster quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
134 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 134 fires within 5 miles of Bell Town between 1992 and 2020, burning about 412 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 13 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 | 41 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 38 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 18 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 13 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 9 |
| Smoking | 6 |
| Natural | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| 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 2019 | Debris and open burning | 6.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 1.5 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 September 1999 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 September 2001 | Equipment and vehicle use | 4.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 14 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 25 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 11 September 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Bell Town: 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Granite, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sistore Gravel Pit | Granite, Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Weathering Residual | |
| Unidentified Granite Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | Metamorphosed Igneous Intrusive |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Springs Park | 2.6 miles | 12 | |
| Douglas | 3.0 miles | 14 | |
| Blakley Crossroads | 3.3 miles | 13 | |
| Green Peach Orchard | 3.7 miles | 14 | |
| Starmount Acres | 4.0 miles | 14 | |
| Cauthens Crossroads | 4.2 miles | 13 | |
| Country Club Heights | 4.4 miles | 14 | |
| Irwin | 4.4 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1231043. 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.