BlockBrock, South Carolina
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Westminster census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29693. The Survey maps it on the Westminster quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 17 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.
- 1886 USGS Walhalla quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Walhalla quadrangle1:125000, 7 printings
- 1896 USGS Walhalla quadrangle1:125000
- 1954 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Westminster quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Toccoa quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
244 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 244 fires within 5 miles of Brock between 1992 and 2020, burning about 372 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 22 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 | 85 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 78 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 22 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 21 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 14 |
| Smoking | 9 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Other causes | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Natural | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 2003 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | 1.5 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 September 2007 | Natural | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 September 1998 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 September 2010 | 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
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Brock: 1 prospect, 1 unknown, 1 past producer, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Dimension, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flagstone Prospect | Stone, Dimension | Prospect | ||
| Oconee Rock Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Richland Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | Sedimentary | |
| Richland Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eastminster | 0.6 miles | 17 | |
| Jason | 1.0 miles | 17 | |
| Westminster | 1.3 miles | 17 | |
| Clearmont | 1.7 miles | 17 | |
| Retreat | 2.1 miles | 17 | |
| Johns Mill | 2.2 miles | 17 | |
| Percival Crossroads | 2.7 miles | 17 | |
| Richland | 3.5 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1231087. 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.