BlockOwens, South Carolina
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1943 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Pleasant Hill-Folly Grove census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29554. The Survey maps it on the Henry 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 Henry quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1949 USGS Georgetown quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Georgetown quadrangle1:250000
- 1974 USGS Georgetown quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Kingstree quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
422 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 422 fires within 5 miles of Owens between 1992 and 2019, burning about 2,016 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 89 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 | 169 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 126 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 89 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 22 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 7 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 September 2003 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 September 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.5 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | 6.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 August 2011 | Other causes | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 August 2008 | Debris and open burning | 8.0 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 Owens: 1 unknown, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parsons Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | Sedimentary | |
| Parsons Sand 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barnhill | 0.8 miles | 8 | |
| Pleasant Hill | 1.2 miles | 9 | |
| Rogers Crossroads | 1.9 miles | 9 | |
| Huggins Crossroads | 2.1 miles | 9 | |
| Midway Crossroads | 3.1 miles | 9 | |
| Center Crossroads | 3.6 miles | 9 | |
| Miller Crossroads | 3.9 miles | 9 | |
| Williams Hill | 4.3 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1227955. 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.