BlockTuten, South Carolina
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1919 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the Sycamore census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29827. The Survey maps it on the Sycamore 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
9 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.
- 1919 USGS Olar quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1943 USGS Olar quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 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
- 1982 USGS Barnwell quadrangle1:100000
- 1982 USGS Sycamore quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
91 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 91 fires within 5 miles of Tuten (historical) between 1992 and 2019, burning about 392 acres in total. 12 started naturally. 16 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 | 27 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 16 |
| Natural | 12 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 10 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.2 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 2004 | Natural | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 August 2002 | Equipment and vehicle use | 14 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 August 2019 | Natural | 3.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 August 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 August 2002 | Natural | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 August 2007 | Natural | 1.1 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 Tuten (historical): 1 unknown. None of them still produces. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleckley Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jennys | 1.9 miles | 15 | |
| Sycamore | 4.0 miles | 15 | |
| Ulmer | 5.2 miles | 15 | |
| Hayes Crossroads | 7.1 miles | 15 | |
| Fairfax | 7.2 miles | 16 | |
| Coalla (historical) | 7.6 miles | 15 | |
| Allendale | 8.8 miles | 15 | |
| Seigling | 8.9 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1235820. 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.