BlockBrowns Crossroads, South Carolina
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1941 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Pomaria census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29108. The Survey maps it on the Newberry East quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 13 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
- 1968 USGS Newberry East quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Newberry quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
96 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 96 fires within 5 miles of Browns Crossroads between 1992 and 2019, burning about 273 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 4 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 | 53 |
| Debris and open burning | 18 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Natural | 6 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Francis Marion & Sumter National Forests | INDIAN CREEK |
| 3 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Francis Marion & Sumter National Forests | not named |
| 26 September 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 September 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 1 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Francis Marion & Sumter National Forests | INDIAN CREEK |
| 31 August 1997 | Natural | 25 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 31 August 1997 | Natural | 30 acres | Francis Marion & Sumter National Forests | KINGS CREEK |
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 Browns Crossroads: 4 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Granite, Stone, Dimension, Stone, Dimension, Granite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leitzey Quarry | Stone, Dimension, Granite | Past Producer | Igneous | |
| Browns Quarry | Granite, Stone, Dimension | Past Producer | Igneous | |
| Unidentified Granite Quarry | Granite, Stone, Dimension | Past Producer | Igneous | |
| Unnamed Granite Quarry | Granite, Stone, Dimension | Past Producer | Igneous |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Keitts Crossroads | 2.0 miles | 13 | |
| Mount Bethel (historical) | 2.8 miles | 13 | |
| Reuben (historical) | 3.0 miles | 14 | |
| Sondleys (historical) | 3.9 miles | 14 | |
| Gilliam Spring (historical) | 4.7 miles | 15 | |
| Saint Phillips | 4.7 miles | 13 | |
| Beth Eden | 5.1 miles | 13 | |
| Glymphville | 6.0 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1247022. 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.