BlockSalem, South Carolina
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1942 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the Blenheim census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29512. The Survey maps it on the Bennettsville South quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 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.
- 1942 USGS Rockingham quadrangle1:125000
- 1953 USGS Florence quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Florence quadrangle1:250000
- 1972 USGS Bennettsville South quadrangle1:24000
- 1983 USGS Laurinburg quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
326 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 326 fires within 5 miles of Salem between 1992 and 2019, burning about 2,365 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 91 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 | 96 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 91 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 90 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 20 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 15 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 5 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 4.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 2012 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 2009 | Smoking | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 September 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.5 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Salem: 2 producers, 1 past producer. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blenhein Block Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Marlboro Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Marlboro Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scott | 0.6 miles | 8 | |
| Marlboro | 1.7 miles | 8 | |
| Monroe Crossroads | 2.6 miles | 8 | |
| Blenheim | 2.9 miles | 8 | |
| Argyle | 3.0 miles | 8 | |
| Parnassus | 4.1 miles | 8 | |
| Drake | 4.4 miles | 8 | |
| Dyers Hill | 4.8 miles | 8 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1232791. 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.