BlockStave Landing, South Carolina
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1948 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the Mullins census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29574. It sits by Red Bluff. The Survey maps it on the Nichols 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.
- 1948 USGS Nichols quadrangle1:24000
- 1950 USGS Nichols quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Florence quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Florence quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Florence quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
151 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 151 fires within 5 miles of Stave Landing between 1992 and 2019, burning about 878 acres in total. None started naturally. 46 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 | 47 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 46 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 40 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Fireworks | 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 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 September 2001 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 September 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 September 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 August 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | 25 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 August 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | 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 Stave Landing: 4 unknowns, 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Sand, Silica. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| E.P. Pitts Sand Pit | Silica | Unknown | 1946, 1975 | |
| Black Creek Mine | Sand | Unknown | Sedimentary | |
| Black Creek Mine | Sand | Unknown | Sedimentary | |
| Snipes Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | Sedimentary | |
| Snipes Mine | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gapway | 3.2 miles | 8 | |
| Mullins | 3.9 miles | 11 | |
| North Mullins | 4.5 miles | 11 | |
| Nichols | 4.5 miles | 8 | |
| Koonce | 6.0 miles | 11 | |
| Pendeboro | 7.1 miles | 11 | |
| Cartwheel Landing | 7.2 miles | 8 | |
| Rains | 8.6 miles | 8 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1251033. 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.