BlockWattacoo, South Carolina
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1905 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the North Pickens census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29635. The Survey maps it on the Cleveland 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
8 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.
- 1905 USGS Pisgah quadrangle1:125000
- 1906 USGS Pisgah quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Knoxville quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Knoxville quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1960 USGS Knoxville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Cleveland quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Knoxville quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Hendersonville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
133 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 133 fires within 5 miles of Wattacoo (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 831 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 20 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 | 55 |
| Debris and open burning | 32 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 20 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 8 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 August 2008 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 August 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 August 1999 | Natural | 15 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 July 2012 | Natural | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 July 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
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Wattacoo (historical): 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Mica. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caesar's Head Mine | Mica | Past Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 3.8 miles | 21 | |
| Olga (historical) | 4.4 miles | 15 | |
| Pumpkintown | 5.0 miles | 21 | |
| Knob (historical) | 6.0 miles | 21 | |
| Dacusville | 8.9 miles | 16 | |
| Hendricks | 9.1 miles | 16 | |
| Midway | 9.9 miles | 17 | |
| Prices Store (historical) | 9.9 miles | 16 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1243580. 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.