BlockDoubling, South Carolina
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1991. It stands in the Laurens census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29360. The Survey maps it on the Laurens North quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
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 Laurens North quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
157 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 157 fires within 5 miles of Doubling (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 544 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 16 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 | 66 |
| Debris and open burning | 39 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 16 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 7 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 6 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| Fireworks | 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 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.5 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 September 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 4.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 September 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 September 2019 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2.5 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 12 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 August 2002 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 August 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 15 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 Doubling (historical): 3 producers, 1 unknown. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Vermiculite, Granite, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entrekin Quarry | Granite, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Unknown | 1908 | |
| Ball Mine | Vermiculite | Producer | Metamorphosed Igneous Intrusion | |
| Schumacher Mine | Vermiculite | Producer | Metamorphosed Igneous Intrusion | |
| Spartanburg County Mines | Vermiculite | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barksdale | 1.8 miles | 8 | |
| Bryson (historical) | 3.4 miles | 8 | |
| Wattsville | 4.3 miles | 13 | |
| Laurens | 4.4 miles | 13 | |
| Ora | 4.6 miles | 13 | |
| Gray Court | 4.8 miles | 8 | |
| Irby | 5.7 miles | 13 | |
| Martin Crossroads | 6.0 miles | 8 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1234797. 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.