BlockHall, South Carolina
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1944 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Batesburg-Leesville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29006. It stands on Thrasher Branch. The Survey maps it on the Steedman 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
8 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.
- 1944 USGS Gilbert quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Augusta quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Augusta quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Augusta quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Augusta quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Augusta quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Aiken quadrangle1:100000
- 1986 USGS Steedman quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
191 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 191 fires within 5 miles of Hall (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,046 acres in total. 12 started naturally. 17 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 65 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 64 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 17 |
| Natural | 12 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 12 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 10 |
| Smoking | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 2002 | Debris and open burning | 1.5 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 September 1999 | Natural | 4.5 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 2001 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 2005 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 September 2017 | Recreation and ceremony | 3.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 September 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 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 Hall (historical): 3 past producers, 2 unknowns. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Clay, Sand. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frick Mine | Sand | Unknown | Sedimentary | |
| Adolphus Hite Kaolin Pit | Clay | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Aiken County Mine Number 1 | Clay | Unknown | Sedimentary | |
| Aiken County Mine Number 1 | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Marlowe Creek | Clay | Past Producer | Sedimentary |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Samaria | 0.5 miles | 12 | |
| Mims | 1.2 miles | 12 | |
| Althea (historical) | 1.6 miles | 12 | |
| Chinquapin Falls | 2.2 miles | 11 | |
| Kneece | 3.2 miles | 11 | |
| Steedman | 4.0 miles | 12 | |
| Leesville | 6.1 miles | 11 | |
| Rayflin | 6.1 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1244188. 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.