BlockCrescent, South Carolina
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1935 and the latest in 1991. It stands in the Woodruff census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29388. The Survey maps it on the Reidville quadrangle. It stands 781 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 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.
- 1935 USGS Greer quadrangle1:48000
- 1938 USGS Greer quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Greer quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Reidville quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
74 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 74 fires within 5 miles of Crescent between 1992 and 2020, burning about 363 acres in total. None started naturally. 8 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 | 35 |
| Debris and open burning | 18 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 8 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 1.5 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 11 September 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | 15 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 1 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 August 2002 | Recreation and ceremony | 28 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 August 1997 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 August 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 August 1999 | Smoking | 1.0 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 Crescent: 2 producers, 1 unknown. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, 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 | |
| Cresent Dredge | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Tyger River Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
2 since 2016Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Crescent in 2 storm reports between 2016 and 2017: 2 tornado. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2017 | Tornado (EF1) | Crescent | $50,000 | NWS storm survey found the path of a tornado that began near the intersection of Highway 101 and Neilson Rd. The tornado moved north/northeast uprooting and snapping numerous trees along Greenpond Rd and Switzer Green Pond Rd. Some structural damage was also noted to homes in this area, mainly minor roof damage and damage to gutters and siding. The path of the tornado was lost in the area around Pearson Rd and pine Hills Rd, where it entered a heavily wooded valley near the Tyger River, but dual pol radar data indicated the tornado likely continued through this area. The track was picked up again in the area between Bethany Church Rd and Highway 290. Many downed trees were observed from that area northeast toward Reidville Rd, where damage became less intense and more sporadic. The tornado continued northeast to near the I-26/Highway 29 intersection, where the path made an eastward jog. Numerous trees were snapped and uprooted in neighborhood off Highway 29 just east of Westgate Mall. Although a distinct tornado path was lost in this area, extensive Straight-line wind damage continued downstream of the tornado path. |
| November 2016 | Tornado (EF0) | Crescent | - | A weak tornado crossed into Spartanburg from Greenville County near the confluence of Gilder Creek with the Enoree River. Damage in Spartanburg County was limited to the downing of a few trees and numerous large limbs. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Green Pond | 2.6 miles | 13 | |
| Cashville | 2.7 miles | 14 | |
| Dillard Crossroads | 3.5 miles | 13 | |
| Woodruff | 4.5 miles | 8 | |
| Switzer | 5.0 miles | 13 | |
| Reidville | 6.3 miles | 13 | |
| Reidville Acres | 6.7 miles | 13 | |
| Poplar Springs | 7.3 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.
| Wikipedia article on Crescent | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q22073092 | 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 1231202. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.