BlockCooks Crossroads, South Carolina
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1991. It stands in the Gray Court census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29644. The Survey maps it on the Fountain Inn quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 8 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.
- 1954 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Fountain Inn quadrangle1:62500
- 1958 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Fountain Inn quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
100 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 100 fires within 5 miles of Cooks Crossroads between 1992 and 2020, burning about 323 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 10 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 | 40 |
| Debris and open burning | 33 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 10 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| 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 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 1.3 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 September 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.6 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 12 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Cooks Crossroads: 2 unknowns, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Mica, Sand. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 418 Sand Pit | Sand | Unknown | Sedimentary | |
| Coke Cooper Prospect | Mica | Prospect | ||
| Fountain Inn Prospect | Gold | Unknown | Vein |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Powers Shop (historical) | 5.8 miles | 8 | |
| Youngs | 5.8 miles | 8 | |
| Owings | 6.7 miles | 8 | |
| Green Pond | 7.3 miles | 8 | |
| Gray Court | 8.5 miles | 8 | |
| Martin Crossroads | 9.7 miles | 8 | |
| Edens (historical) | 10.3 miles | 8 | |
| Barksdale | 11.4 miles | 8 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1247373. 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.