BlockDover, South Carolina
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1941 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Clinton census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29325. The Survey maps it on the Joanna 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
7 surveys from 12 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
- 1971 USGS Joanna quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Newberry quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
87 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 87 fires within 5 miles of Dover (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 355 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 9 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 | 43 |
| Debris and open burning | 16 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.5 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 13 September 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | 6.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 August 1997 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 August 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | 25 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 13 August 2012 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 13 August 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 July 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 Dover (historical): 2 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Phosphorus-Phosphates, Vermiculite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern White-rock Phosphate Deposit | Phosphorus-Phosphates | Past Producer | Chemical Sediment, Marine | |
| Henry Estate Mine | Vermiculite | Past Producer | Metamorphosed Igneous Intrusion | |
| Joanna Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neighbors Crossroads | 0.9 miles | 12 | |
| Bonds Crossroads | 2.9 miles | 12 | |
| Joanna | 3.1 miles | 12 | |
| Renno | 3.1 miles | 12 | |
| Clinton | 3.2 miles | 12 | |
| Smallwood | 3.3 miles | 12 | |
| Lydia Mills | 4.1 miles | 12 | |
| Stomp Springs | 4.8 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1234798. 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.