BlockLake Lanier, South Carolina
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1907 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Highland census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29356. It stands on Little Creek. The Survey maps it on the Landrum quadrangle.
On record in Lake Lanier
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
- Earle-Morgan Cabin at Clark's Mountainlisted 2025 · 0.8 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 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.
- 1907 USGS Saluda quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Knoxville quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Knoxville quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1960 USGS Knoxville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Inman quadrangle1:62500
- 1964 USGS Knoxville quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Landrum quadrangle1:24000
- 1983 USGS Landrum quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Hendersonville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
167 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 167 fires within 5 miles of Lake Lanier between 1992 and 2020, burning about 920 acres in total. 2 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 | 75 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 45 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 17 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 17 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 September 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 August 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | North Carolina Forest Service | not named |
| 12 August 2008 | Recreation and ceremony | 25 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 July 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | North Carolina Forest Service | not named |
| 20 July 2002 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 July 2002 | Debris and open burning | 3.5 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 10 June 1993 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | North Carolina Forest Service | not named |
| 6 May 2018 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 10 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Lake Lanier: 1 occurrence, 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Titanium, Metal, Zirconium, Iron, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brevard | Titanium, Metal, Zirconium, Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gowensville | 5.2 miles | 15 | |
| Glassy | 6.3 miles | 17 | |
| Tyger (historical) | 7.3 miles | 15 | |
| Highland | 8.5 miles | 17 | |
| Chestnut Springs | 9.2 miles | 28 | |
| Mitchell (historical) | 9.2 miles | 17 | |
| Pleasant Hill | 9.2 miles | 17 | |
| Wildwood Park (historical) | 9.6 miles | 28 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1232038. 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.