BlockLog Town, South Carolina
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1935 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Camden census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29020. It lies near Jumelle Hill. The Survey maps it on the Camden North quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
On record in Log Town
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 2 records
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Bethesda Presbyterian ChurchNational Historic Landmark · listed 1985 · 0.8 miles away
Kendall Mill Historic Districtlisted 1982 · 0.7 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 20 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.
- 1935 USGS Camden quadrangle1:62500
- 1935 USGS Camden quadrangle1:48000
- 1938 USGS Camden quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1941 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1942 USGS Camden quadrangle1:125000
- 1953 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1960 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1963 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Camden quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Camden South quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1988 USGS Camden North quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
254 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 254 fires within 5 miles of Log Town (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,307 acres in total. 8 started naturally. 9 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 | 86 |
| Debris and open burning | 84 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 23 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 21 |
| Smoking | 18 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 9 |
| Natural | 8 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 2011 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 6.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 1997 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2007 | Smoking | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 September 2013 | 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
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Log Town (historical): 1 unknown, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Titanium, Thorium, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hasskamp Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Wateree River | Iron, Titanium, Thorium | Unknown | Placer , Modern , Fluvial |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Millbank (historical) | 0.7 miles | 20 | |
| Camden | 0.8 miles | 18 | |
| Kirkwood | 0.9 miles | 20 | |
| Pine Creek | 1.0 miles | 20 | |
| Dusty Bend | 1.0 miles | 20 | |
| Du Bose Park | 1.2 miles | 18 | |
| Hermitage Mill | 1.2 miles | 18 | |
| Hillsdale | 1.2 miles | 20 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1235316. 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.