BlockThompsons, South Carolina
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1942 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the Cheraw census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29520. It stands on Sixmile Creek. The Survey maps it on the Cheraw quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
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
- 1971 USGS Cheraw quadrangle1:24000
- 1983 USGS Laurinburg quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
409 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 409 fires within 5 miles of Thompsons (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,478 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 45 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 | 190 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 99 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 45 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 34 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 19 |
| Smoking | 11 |
| Natural | 6 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 September 1997 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 2002 | Equipment and vehicle use | 4.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 2001 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 2001 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 September 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 September 2015 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
8 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Thompsons (historical): 5 past producers, 3 unknowns. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Clay, Iron, Thorium, Zirconium, Titanium, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juniper Creek | Iron, Thorium, Zirconium, Titanium | Unknown | Placer , Modern , Fluvial | |
| Unidentified Gravel Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | Sedimentary | |
| Chesterfield Pit | Clay | Unknown | Sedimentary | |
| Chesterfield Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Unidentified Clay Mine | Clay | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Unidentified Shale Mine | Clay | Past Producer | Metamorphic | |
| Unidentified Shale Mine | Clay | Past Producer | Metamorphic | |
| Unidientified Clay Mine | Clay | Past 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Isgett Circle | 2.5 miles | 8 | |
| Kimberly | 2.6 miles | 8 | |
| Excelsior (historical) | 2.7 miles | 8 | |
| McNeils (historical) | 2.9 miles | 8 | |
| Hunts Spring (historical) | 3.0 miles | 12 | |
| Fisher Hill | 3.0 miles | 8 | |
| Windsor Park | 3.1 miles | 8 | |
| Hunts Mill | 3.2 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1235787. 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.