BlockSaint Paul, South Carolina
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Summerton census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29148. It stands on Big Branch. The Survey maps it on the Saint Paul quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 15 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.
- 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
- 1971 USGS Summerton quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1980 USGS Saint Paul quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Sumter quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS Sumter quadrangle1:100000
- 1994 USGS Saint Paul quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
481 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 481 fires within 5 miles of Saint Paul between 1992 and 2020, burning about 3,288 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 130 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 | 173 |
| Debris and open burning | 148 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 130 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 17 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | 6.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 1999 | Smoking | 4.0 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 Saint Paul: 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hills-Labruce | Clay | Unknown | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belser Crossroads | 2.3 miles | 15 | |
| Summerton | 3.1 miles | 13 | |
| Davis Crossroads | 3.3 miles | 13 | |
| Adams Landing | 4.2 miles | 15 | |
| North Santee | 4.3 miles | 15 | |
| Polly Landing | 5.1 miles | 15 | |
| Panola | 5.5 miles | 14 | |
| Log Jam Landing | 6.3 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1231757. 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.