BlockOwens, South Carolina
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1979. It stands in the Princeton census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29692. The Survey maps it on the Ware Shoals East 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
5 surveys from 13 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.
- 1892 USGS Abbeville quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1954 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Ware Shoals East quadrangle1:24000
- 1979 USGS Abbeville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
83 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 83 fires within 5 miles of Owens (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 415 acres in total. None started naturally. 10 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 | 35 |
| Debris and open burning | 24 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 10 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 18 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 September 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 September 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 10 September 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | 6.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 10 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 4.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 August 2008 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 August 2015 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1.6 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 13 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 13 workings within 5 miles of Owens (historical): 7 past producers, 2 unknowns, 2 producers, 1 occurrence. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Vermiculite, Limestone, General, Gold, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Master's Kiln | Limestone, General, Marble, Dimension | Past Producer | 1908 | |
| Masters Kiln | Limestone, General | Past Producer | Metamorphic | |
| Mt. Olive Prospect | Gold | Occurrence | ||
| Raeburn Creek Prospect | Gold | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Raeburn Creek Prospect | Gold | Prospect | ||
| Raysors Kiln | Limestone, General | Past Producer | Metamorphic | |
| Ware Shoals Division | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | Placer , Modern , Fluvial | |
| Ware Shoals Dredge | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Wilson Brothers Sand Co., Inc | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Cook 1a and 1b | Vermiculite | Past Producer | Metamorphosed Igneous Intrusion |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Gallagher | 1.7 miles | 13 | |
| Ekom | 1.8 miles | 13 | |
| Mount Olive | 2.5 miles | 13 | |
| Baldwin | 2.6 miles | 13 | |
| Poplar Springs | 3.1 miles | 13 | |
| Brewerton | 4.0 miles | 13 | |
| Simpson (historical) | 4.1 miles | 13 | |
| Austin (historical) | 4.3 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1234930. 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.