BlockEvans, South Carolina
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1941 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Chester census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29706. The Survey maps it on the Chester quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 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.
- 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
- 1969 USGS Chester quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
135 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 135 fires within 5 miles of Evans between 1992 and 2020, burning about 404 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 | 67 |
| Debris and open burning | 39 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 9 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 September 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 13 September 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 August 2002 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 August 2008 | Natural | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 August 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 4.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
4 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Evans in 4 storm reports between 2009 and 2020: 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Evans | - | Highway dept reported trees blown down on Highway 321 at Sky Line Dr. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Evans | - | Several trees were blown down north of the Cornwell community. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Evans | - | An area of microburst damage began along highway 321 about 2 miles south of Chester. The damage ran roughly parallel to highway 321 for several miles, ending just south of Cornwell Rd. Numerous trees were uprooted and snapped off and some houses sustained minor roof damage. Very large wind driven hail caused significant damage to some structures. |
| June 2009 | Hail | Evans | - | A swath of very large, damaging hail began about two miles south of Chester, along highway 321. The area of damage ran roughly parallel to highway 321 for around 6 miles, ending just south of Cornwell Rd. The very large wind driven hail caused significant damage to some structures. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forest Hills | 0.3 miles | 13 | |
| Pineview Lakes | 1.0 miles | 13 | |
| Peden Oaks | 1.2 miles | 13 | |
| Hilltop Acres | 1.3 miles | 13 | |
| Brooklyn | 2.3 miles | 13 | |
| Chester | 2.7 miles | 13 | |
| Springwood Lakes | 2.9 miles | 13 | |
| Ruckers Crossroads | 3.3 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1222307. 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.
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.