BlockBonds Crossroads, South Carolina
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1941 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Clinton census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29325. The Survey maps it on the Joanna 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
- 1971 USGS Joanna quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Newberry quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
93 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 93 fires within 5 miles of Bonds Crossroads between 1992 and 2019, burning about 471 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 11 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 | 47 |
| Debris and open burning | 13 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 11 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 9 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 13 September 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | 6.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 August 1993 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Francis Marion & Sumter National Forests | not named |
| 28 August 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 August 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | 25 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 13 August 2012 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 13 August 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 July 2019 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Francis Marion & Sumter National Forests | TRAILHEAD |
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 Bonds Crossroads: 1 producer, 1 past producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Phosphorus-Phosphates. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern White-rock Phosphate Deposit | Phosphorus-Phosphates | Past Producer | Chemical Sediment, Marine | |
| Joanna Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Renno | 2.0 miles | 12 | |
| Neighbors Crossroads | 2.0 miles | 12 | |
| Stomp Springs | 2.7 miles | 13 | |
| Joanna | 2.9 miles | 12 | |
| Dover (historical) | 2.9 miles | 12 | |
| Smallwood | 6.0 miles | 12 | |
| Clinton | 6.1 miles | 12 | |
| Garlington (historical) | 6.2 miles | 13 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikidata item Q122546144 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1246940. 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.