BlockStone Creek, South Carolina
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1907 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Spartanburg census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29303. It stands on Fawn Branch. The Survey maps it on the Inman quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 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.
- 1907 USGS Saluda quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Knoxville quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Knoxville quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1960 USGS Knoxville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Inman quadrangle1:62500
- 1964 USGS Knoxville quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Inman quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Hendersonville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
185 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 185 fires within 5 miles of Stone Creek between 1992 and 2020, burning about 472 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 13 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 | 91 |
| Debris and open burning | 45 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 15 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 13 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 September 2014 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 September 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 1 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 1 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 31 August 2011 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Stone Creek: 1 past producer, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Iron. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mcbee Placer | Gold | Past Producer | 1844 | |
| Senia Prospect | Iron | Prospect |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Willow Wood | 0.4 miles | 15 | |
| Dodd Hill | 0.8 miles | 15 | |
| Bondale | 0.9 miles | 15 | |
| River Forest | 1.2 miles | 15 | |
| North Hill Acres | 1.2 miles | 13 | |
| Sigsbee | 1.3 miles | 13 | |
| Sherman Park | 1.3 miles | 13 | |
| Riverdale | 1.3 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1248617. 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.