BlockNewtown, South Carolina
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the Dillon census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29536. The Survey maps it on the Dillon East quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 9 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.
- 1953 USGS Florence quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Florence quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Dillon East quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1976 USGS Dillon East quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1983 USGS Florence quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
378 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 378 fires within 5 miles of Newtown between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,840 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 77 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 | 138 |
| Debris and open burning | 96 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 77 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 24 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 22 |
| Smoking | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Other causes | 3 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 2010 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 2005 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 2002 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 1997 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 1.2 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 Newtown: 1 unknown, 1 producer. 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dillon Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | Sedimentary | |
| Dillon Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dillon | 1.0 miles | 9 | |
| Riverdale | 2.0 miles | 9 | |
| Mount Calvary | 2.3 miles | 9 | |
| Selma | 2.8 miles | 9 | |
| Bronson Crossroads | 3.5 miles | 9 | |
| Dothan | 4.1 miles | 7 | |
| Linkside | 4.1 miles | 9 | |
| Kentyre | 4.2 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1236165. 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.