BlockWatson Estates, South Carolina
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1888 and the latest in 1991. It stands in the Anderson census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29625. It stands on Hembree Creek. The Survey maps it on the Anderson North quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 17 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.
- 1888 USGS Pickens quadrangle1:125000
- 1894 USGS Pickens quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1954 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Anderson quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Anderson North quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
79 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 79 fires within 5 miles of Watson Estates between 1992 and 2020, burning about 213 acres in total. 2 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 | 25 |
| Debris and open burning | 20 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 10 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 8 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 1999 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 August 1999 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 August 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 August 2008 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 August 2011 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 August 2016 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 12 August 2008 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 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 Watson Estates: 2 prospects, 1 past producer, 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Mica, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Iron, Titanium, Gemstone. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mcconnell Prospect | Mica, Gemstone | Prospect | ||
| Smith | Iron, Titanium | Unknown | Magnetite Vein | |
| Unnamed Crushed Stone Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | Granite Pluton | |
| J A Jones Prospect | Mica | Prospect |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stonewall Woods | 0.4 miles | 17 | |
| Lexington Place | 0.8 miles | 17 | |
| Middleton Shores | 0.8 miles | 17 | |
| Forest Park | 0.9 miles | 17 | |
| Northview | 1.1 miles | 17 | |
| Dunhill | 1.1 miles | 17 | |
| Hill and Dale | 1.1 miles | 17 | |
| Northlake | 1.3 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1233543. 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.