BlockWarren Crossroads, South Carolina
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1941 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Elgin census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29130. It stands on Mittenwald Creek. The Survey maps it on the Longtown quadrangle.
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.
- 1941 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1942 USGS Camden quadrangle1:125000
- 1953 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1960 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1963 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Longtown quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Camden quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Camden South quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
162 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 162 fires within 5 miles of Warren Crossroads between 1992 and 2019, burning about 771 acres in total. 8 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 | 63 |
| Debris and open burning | 53 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 10 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 10 |
| Natural | 8 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 6 |
| Smoking | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | 10 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 September 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 September 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | 8.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 September 2010 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 September 2003 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 10 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 August 2006 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | 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 Warren Crossroads: 3 unknowns, 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kershaw County Mine | Clay | Unknown | Sedimentary | |
| Julian Moore Mine | Gold | Past Producer | 1930 | |
| Lamar Mine | Gold | Unknown | Vein | |
| Sarh Emmanual Prospect | Gold | Unknown |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bellfield (historical) | 3.1 miles | 15 | |
| Rabon Crossroads | 3.3 miles | 19 | |
| Spring Lake | 4.9 miles | 19 | |
| Bee Tree (historical) | 5.0 miles | 19 | |
| Branham Heights | 5.1 miles | 19 | |
| Cantey | 5.8 miles | 19 | |
| Kellytown | 6.5 miles | 18 | |
| Cedar Springs | 6.5 miles | 23 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1251326. 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.