BlockPhiladelphia, South Carolina
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1940 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Lake Swamp census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29532. The Survey maps it on the Timmonsville 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
6 surveys from 10 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.
- 1940 USGS Florence West quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1945 USGS Florence West quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Florence quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Florence quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Florence quadrangle1:100000
- 1986 USGS Timmonsville quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
300 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 300 fires within 5 miles of Philadelphia (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,048 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 36 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 | 140 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 92 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 36 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 18 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2018 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2009 | Debris and open burning | 6.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 2003 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 2003 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 2003 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | 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 Philadelphia (historical): 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lamar Asphalt Plant | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson Crossroads | 0.6 miles | 10 | |
| Syracuse | 1.0 miles | 10 | |
| Dubose Crossroads | 1.2 miles | 7 | |
| Yarborough Crossroads | 2.0 miles | 14 | |
| Iseman Crossroads | 2.5 miles | 7 | |
| Suggs Crossroads | 2.9 miles | 14 | |
| Wineberg Crossroads | 3.0 miles | 7 | |
| Jernigan Crossroads | 3.1 miles | 10 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1240952. 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.