BlockPoston, South Carolina
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1946 and the latest in 1990. It stands in the Johnsonville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29555. The Survey maps it on the Johnsonville quadrangle. It stands 69 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 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.
- 1946 USGS Johnsonville quadrangle1:62500
- 1949 USGS Georgetown quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Georgetown quadrangle1:250000
- 1974 USGS Georgetown quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Kingstree quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1990 USGS Johnsonville quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
291 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 291 fires within 5 miles of Poston between 1992 and 2019, burning about 1,372 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 85 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 | 103 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 85 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 72 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 6 |
| Smoking | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2006 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 August 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 4.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 August 1999 | Smoking | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 August 2002 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 August 2016 | Natural | 50 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 August 2018 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Poston: 2 past producers, 2 producers, 1 unknown. 2 still produce. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnsonville Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Johnsonville Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Kingsbury Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Salem Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | Sedimentary | |
| Salem 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kingsburg | 1.4 miles | 8 | |
| Johnsonville | 4.0 miles | 8 | |
| Bostick Landing | 4.9 miles | 8 | |
| Bostick | 5.2 miles | 8 | |
| Bazen Crossroads | 6.2 miles | 8 | |
| Venters | 6.3 miles | 8 | |
| Half Moon (historical) | 6.5 miles | 8 | |
| Poston Crossroads | 6.8 miles | 8 |
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.
| Wikipedia article on Poston | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q114413784 | 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 1225649. 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.