BlockPhilson Crossroads, South Carolina
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1941 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Clinton census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29325. The Survey maps it on the Philson Crossroads quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 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.
- 1941 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1953 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1960 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1963 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1969 USGS Philson Crossroads quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
61 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 61 fires within 5 miles of Philson Crossroads between 1992 and 2019, burning about 342 acres in total. 4 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 | 34 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Debris and open burning | 6 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 2003 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 August 1997 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 August 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | 25 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 13 August 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 July 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 July 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 July 2008 | Natural | 4.8 acres | Francis Marion & Sumter National Forests | TREE STAND |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Philson Crossroads: 3 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Vermiculite, Gold. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Mine | Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Henry Estate Mine | Vermiculite | Past Producer | Metamorphosed Igneous Intrusion | |
| Laurens County Mines | Vermiculite | Producer | ||
| Vance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Huntington (historical) | 1.1 miles | 13 | |
| Smallwood | 4.8 miles | 12 | |
| Long Branch | 5.0 miles | 13 | |
| Renno | 5.6 miles | 12 | |
| Goodwins Crossroads | 5.8 miles | 13 | |
| Neighbors Crossroads | 6.1 miles | 12 | |
| Dover (historical) | 6.2 miles | 12 | |
| Tylersville | 6.3 miles | 13 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikidata item Q122559131 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1250075. 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.