BlockLittle Mountain, 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. 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
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
279 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 279 fires within 5 miles of Little Mountain (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,610 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 70 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 | 97 |
| Debris and open burning | 73 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 70 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 22 |
| Smoking | 7 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 4 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2017 | Debris and open burning | 3.4 acres | North Carolina Forest Service | MCGEE RD. PILE |
| 30 September 2015 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 September 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | North Carolina Forest Service | DEAD BATTERY FIRE |
| 14 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | North Carolina Forest Service | not named |
| 9 August 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | North Carolina Forest Service | #1 BACKUP |
| 4 August 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 August 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 August 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.2 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 Little Mountain (historical): 2 unknowns, 2 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Clay, Fire Clay (Refractory). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marlboro Shale Pit | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Producer | ||
| Frank Estridge Clay Mine | Clay | Unknown | Sedimentary | |
| Frank Estridge Clay Mine | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Gin Creek Shale Pit | Clay | Past Producer | Metamorphic | |
| Paver Mine | Clay | Unknown | 1983 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fulton | 3.9 miles | 10 | |
| Wallace | 5.3 miles | 9 | |
| Hickson (historical) | 5.9 miles | 9 | |
| Irby (historical) | 7.4 miles | 9 | |
| Quick Crossroads | 8.4 miles | 8 | |
| Chavistown | 8.6 miles | 9 | |
| Everetts (historical) | 9.3 miles | 9 | |
| Madeline | 12.1 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1232750. 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.