BlockDrake, South Carolina
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1943 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the Blenheim census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29516. The Survey maps it on the Drake quadrangle. It stands 85 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 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.
- 1943 USGS Gum Swamp quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Florence quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Florence quadrangle1:250000
- 1972 USGS Drake quadrangle1:24000
- 1983 USGS Florence quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
218 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 218 fires within 5 miles of Drake between 1992 and 2019, burning about 2,255 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 74 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 74 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 60 |
| Debris and open burning | 59 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 19 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 September 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 4.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 2012 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 September 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.5 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 September 2001 | Smoking | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 September 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 1 September 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 August 1999 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Drake: 4 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blenhein Block Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Brownsville Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Brownsville Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Brownsville Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Brownville Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary |
Storms near this place
3 since 2010Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Drake in 3 storm reports between 2010 and 2018: 3 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Drake | $18,000 | A metal roof was partially blown off a large metal building. Two large trees were reported down, one of the trees fell onto a house. Damage occurred near the intersection of Ellerslie Lane and Drake Road. |
| April 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Drake | $1,000 | A tree was reported down in roadway near the intersection of Screwpin Rd. and Nolan Rd. |
| April 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Drake | $1,000 | A tree was reported down in roadway near the intersection of Screwpin Rd. and Salem Rd. |
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.
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 Drake | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5305579 | 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 1231237. 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.