BlockUna, South Carolina
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1941 and the latest in 1986. It lies in ZIP code area 29550. The Survey maps it on the Kellytown quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 14 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.
- 1941 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1953 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1960 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1963 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Kellytown quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Camden quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Camden South quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
303 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 303 fires within 5 miles of Una between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,613 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 60 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 | 121 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 92 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 60 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 11 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 9 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Natural | 4 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2018 | Debris and open burning | 2.5 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 2019 | Natural | 3.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 September 2006 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 September 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | 10 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
2 since 2013Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Una in 2 storm reports between 2013 and 2016: 2 thunderstorm wind. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Una | $20,000 | Numerous trees were reportedly damaged along a six mile long by half mile wide swath. The majority of the trees were snapped 15 to 30 feet above ground level. The Emergency Manager from Darlington County accessed the damage and determined it was the result of straight line winds. |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Una | $1,000 | A tree was reported in the roadway at the intersection of Una Road and Cross Swamp Road. The time was estimated based on radar data. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lydia | 1.8 miles | 14 | |
| Register Crossroads | 2.7 miles | 14 | |
| Oats | 3.2 miles | 14 | |
| Lees Crossroads | 3.3 miles | 14 | |
| Vaughans Crossroads | 4.6 miles | 14 | |
| Meadow Oaks | 4.6 miles | 14 | |
| McLaughlin Crossroads | 5.2 miles | 14 | |
| Lakefield Circle | 5.2 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1231877. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.