BlockLodge Hall, South Carolina
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1943 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Sampit-North Santee census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29440. The Survey maps it on the Kilsock Island quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 8 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.
- 1943 USGS Kilsock Bay quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1949 USGS Georgetown quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Georgetown quadrangle1:250000
- 1974 USGS Georgetown quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Georgetown quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
353 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 353 fires within 5 miles of Lodge Hall between 1992 and 2020, burning about 4,109 acres in total. 8 started naturally. 109 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 | 118 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 109 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 97 |
| Natural | 8 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 7 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 September 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | 20 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 September 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 11 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 August 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Lodge Hall: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kennedy Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
3 since 2016Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Lodge Hall in 3 storm reports between 2016 and 2024: 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lodge Hall | $3,000 | Trees were reportedly down on Powell Road near the intersection with Bertie Avenue. |
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lodge Hall | $1,000 | A tree was reported down on Walker Road near Columbus Road. |
| September 2024 | Tornado (EF0) | Lodge Hall | - | A small tornado associated with Helene likely started near the|intersection of Columbus Rd and Stafford Rd, where a concentrated|area of downed limbs was found, along with an uprooted tree. The|tornado tracked north-northeastward and snapped a couple trees in|a converging pattern at a residence near the intersection of|Stafford Dr, Knowlin Rd, and Ben Rufus Dr. with additional limbs|downed along Ben Rufus Dr. Another concentrated area of pine|needle loss and limbs down was found along Carrie Rd. Multiple|pine trees were snapped along Saints Delight Rd just west of the|Sampit Recycling Center where the tornado likely lifted. Note|that it is unknown whether a continuous path of damage occurred|between Carrie Rd and US 17 due to the forested area being|inaccessible. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Hope | 1.2 miles | 8 | |
| Sampit | 2.3 miles | 8 | |
| Foster Corner | 2.8 miles | 8 | |
| Cumberland | 2.9 miles | 8 | |
| Oak Grove | 3.7 miles | 9 | |
| Spring Gully | 5.1 miles | 9 | |
| Lambert | 5.2 miles | 8 | |
| Moyd | 5.6 miles | 10 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1224095. 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.
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.