BlockFive Forks, South Carolina
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1888 and the latest in 1991. It stands in the Pendleton census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29670. The Survey maps it on the Five Forks quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 16 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.
- 1888 USGS Pickens quadrangle1:125000
- 1894 USGS Pickens quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1954 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Anderson quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Five Forks quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
63 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 63 fires within 5 miles of Five Forks between 1992 and 2020, burning about 207 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 | 26 |
| Debris and open burning | 13 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 8 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 August 2002 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 August 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 12 August 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.7 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 10 August 2002 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 July 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 14 July 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | 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 Five Forks: 2 past producers, 1 unknown, 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Mica, Iron, Titanium. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smith | Iron, Titanium | Unknown | Magnetite Vein | |
| Burgess Mine | Mica | Past Producer | 1889, 1944 | |
| Burgess Mine | Mica | Past Producer | ||
| Mcmurtley Deposit | Mica | Occurrence |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Forks | 1.4 miles | 17 | |
| Lebanon | 1.5 miles | 17 | |
| Sunnyside Acres | 3.2 miles | 17 | |
| North Forest Estates | 3.3 miles | 17 | |
| Harpers Ridge | 3.4 miles | 17 | |
| Summer Place | 3.5 miles | 17 | |
| Sherwood Forest | 3.7 miles | 17 | |
| Pine Acres | 3.7 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1247758. 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.