BlockVerdery, South Carolina
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1979. It stands in the Troy census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29819. The Survey maps it on the Bradley quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 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.
- 1892 USGS Abbeville quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1950 USGS Bradley quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:250000
- 1978 USGS Bradley quadrangle1:24000
- 1979 USGS Abbeville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
152 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 152 fires within 5 miles of Verdery between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,142 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 10 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 | 60 |
| Debris and open burning | 33 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 16 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 13 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 10 |
| Smoking | 8 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
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 2010 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 September 2010 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 105 acres | Francis Marion & Sumter National Forests | CRESWELL |
| 16 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 60 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 September 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 12 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 11 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Verdery: 2 past producers, 1 unknown, 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Limestone, General. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martins Kiln | Limestone, General | Past Producer | Metamorphic | |
| Bradley Mine | Gold | Unknown | 1848 | |
| Bradley Mine | Gold | Past Producer | Placer | |
| Bradley Prospect | Gold | Occurrence |
Storms near this place
12 since 2002Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Verdery in 12 storm reports between 2002 and 2024: 11 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Verdery | $25,000 | Emergency manager reported numerous trees and some power lines blown down across the county, with three trees down on homes and some blocking roads. |
| November 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Verdery | $10,000 | Numerous trees and power lines were blown down in a 3-mile wide swath across portions of southern Greenwood County. Although conclusive evidence of a tornado did not exist, there were at least 2 reports of a tornado, and it is possible that a weak tornado was embedded within the broader region of downburst winds. |
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Verdery | - | County comms reported multiple trees blown down from south of Greenwood to Ninety Six. This included on Highway 221 at Whitehall Rd, on Holmes Rd, on Highway 178, and on Golf Course Rd at Aiton Rd. |
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Verdery | - | Utility company reported trees blown down on power lines in the Promised Land area. |
| January 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Verdery | - | County comms reported numerous trees, power lines, and some power poles blown down across Greenwood County. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Verdery | - | Highway patrol reported multiple trees blown down across central Greenwood County. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Verdery | - | Trees were blown down at Gold Mine Rd and highway 221 and additional trees were down on highway 178 south of Greenwood. |
| May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Verdery | - | Multiple trees, large tree limbs, and power lines were blown down across the county. |
| May 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Verdery | - | Trees were blown down in the Salak Rd area. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Verdery | - | Trees were blown down on highway 221-S, Breezewood Rd, Cowhead Creek Rd, White Hall Rd and in the Callison community. |
| October 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Verdery | - | Trees and power lines were blown down across roads in the southern part of the county, including Kathy Hill Rd, Whitehall Rd, and Callison Highway. |
| July 2011 | Hail | Verdery | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Promised Land | 1.4 miles | 15 | |
| Whitehall | 2.8 miles | 15 | |
| Lorenzo (historical) | 2.8 miles | 15 | |
| Salak | 4.0 miles | 15 | |
| Bradley | 4.1 miles | 15 | |
| Bullock (historical) | 4.2 miles | 15 | |
| Aix (historical) | 4.7 miles | 15 | |
| McCombs | 4.9 miles | 15 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikidata item Q122548160 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1231883. 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.
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.