BlockRossville, South Carolina
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1941 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Great Falls census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29729. The Survey maps it on the Great Falls quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 12 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 Great Falls quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Lancaster quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
98 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 98 fires within 5 miles of Rossville between 1992 and 2017, burning about 456 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 8 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 | 33 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 17 |
| Debris and open burning | 16 |
| Smoking | 13 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 8 |
| Natural | 6 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2009 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 24 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 September 2005 | Smoking | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 September 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 August 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 August 2007 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 August 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 13 August 2002 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | 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 Rossville: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Granite, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitford Quarry | Granite, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | 1979 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caldwell Crossroad | 2.3 miles | 12 | |
| Beckhamville | 4.0 miles | 12 | |
| Wellridge | 4.5 miles | 13 | |
| Nitrolee | 4.8 miles | 12 | |
| Great Falls | 5.2 miles | 12 | |
| Tip Top (historical) | 5.7 miles | 12 | |
| Lake View | 5.8 miles | 12 | |
| Binghamtown (historical) | 6.0 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1231749. 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.