BlockFulton, South Carolina
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1942 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the Wallace census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29596. The Survey maps it on the Diggs quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 10 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.
- 1942 USGS Rockingham quadrangle1:125000
- 1953 USGS Florence quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Florence quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Diggs quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1976 USGS Diggs quadrangle1:24000
- 1983 USGS Laurinburg quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
466 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 466 fires within 5 miles of Fulton between 1992 and 2020, burning about 3,383 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 121 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 | 158 |
| Debris and open burning | 133 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 121 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 25 |
| Smoking | 11 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 6 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | North Carolina Forest Service | LEFT FORK & JUST BEFORE 1 |
| 30 September 2017 | Debris and open burning | 3.5 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2015 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 September 2012 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | North Carolina Forest Service | DANG DEPUTIES |
| 26 September 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | 25 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 September 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | North Carolina Forest Service | OSBORNE RD. 1 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
9 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Fulton in 9 storm reports between 2008 and 2025: 8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fulton | $25,000 | Several trees were snapped with large limbs blown down. There was roof damage to several old sheds/buildings. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fulton | $15,000 | Numerous trees and power lines were reported down near the intersection of Aaron Temple Church Road and Old Wire Road. |
| January 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fulton | $10,000 | Trees and powerlines down along Old Wire Road. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fulton | $3,000 | Trees were reportedly down on Highway 177. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fulton | $1,000 | Several trees down near Wallace. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fulton | $1,000 | A large tree was reportedly down on Highway 177. |
| February 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fulton | - | A tree was downed by wind near Ebenezer Road and Old Wire Road West. |
| June 2008 | Hail | Fulton | - | Dime to nickel size hail was reported. |
| August 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fulton | - | A large tree was reported down on Ebenezer Church Road. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Little Mountain (historical) | 3.9 miles | 10 | |
| Wallace | 4.8 miles | 9 | |
| Hickson (historical) | 4.9 miles | 9 | |
| Quick Crossroads | 5.0 miles | 8 | |
| Chavistown | 5.9 miles | 9 | |
| Irby (historical) | 6.1 miles | 9 | |
| Everetts (historical) | 7.3 miles | 9 | |
| Boykin | 8.4 miles | 8 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1231304. 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.