BlockWannamaker, South Carolina
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1949 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the Floyds Crossroads census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29581. The Survey maps it on the Duford 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
4 surveys from 9 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.
- 1949 USGS Duford quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1953 USGS Florence quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Florence quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Florence quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
204 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 204 fires within 5 miles of Wannamaker (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,158 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 50 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 | 76 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 57 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 50 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 10 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Fireworks | 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 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 September 2002 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 September 2013 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 September 2001 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 September 2001 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 1 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 1.8 acres | North Carolina Forest Service | SWAMP FOX HWY |
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 Wannamaker (historical): 1 plant. All of them still produce. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitts Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Plant |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duford | 1.9 miles | 9 | |
| Floyds Crossroads | 2.7 miles | 9 | |
| Causey | 3.8 miles | 10 | |
| Norton (historical) | 4.3 miles | 9 | |
| Mount Olive | 5.1 miles | 9 | |
| Pitch Landing | 6.8 miles | 8 | |
| Green Sea | 7.7 miles | 9 | |
| Pleasant View | 8.7 miles | 8 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1244016. 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.