BlockRegion Town, South Carolina
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1920 and the latest in 1990. It stands in the St. Stephen census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29468. It stands on Johns Run. The Survey maps it on the Pineville 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
11 surveys from 18 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.
- 1920 USGS Chicora quadrangle1:48000
- 1921 USGS Chicora quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1943 USGS Chicora quadrangle1:62500
- 1954 USGS Augusta quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Augusta quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Augusta quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Augusta quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Augusta quadrangle1:250000
- 1979 USGS Pineville quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Saint George quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS Saint George quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
587 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 587 fires within 5 miles of Region Town (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 4,516 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 141 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 | 250 |
| Debris and open burning | 175 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 141 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Other causes | 5 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2017 | Arson/incendiarism | 7.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 2.5 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 1.5 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 September 2019 | Other causes | 5.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 11 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 10 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 11 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 Region Town (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santee Minerals Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Judge Town | 1.1 miles | 18 | |
| Pineville | 1.2 miles | 18 | |
| Murrell (historical) | 1.3 miles | 18 | |
| Swamp Fox | 2.4 miles | 9 | |
| Wing Road | 2.6 miles | 18 | |
| Old Peru | 2.9 miles | 9 | |
| Russellville | 4.5 miles | 9 | |
| North End (historical) | 6.2 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1234369. 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.