BlockWen-le, South Carolina
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1946 and the latest in 1990. It stands in the Sumter census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29150. It stands on Mile Branch. The Survey maps it on the Sumter East quadrangle.
On record in Wen-le
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 2 records
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Henry Lee Scarborough Houselisted 1995 · 0.9 miles away
Elizabeth White Houselisted 1978 · 0.9 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 16 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.
- 1946 USGS Sumter quadrangle1:62500
- 1954 USGS Augusta quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Augusta quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Sumter quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Sumter East quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Augusta quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Augusta quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Augusta quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Sumter quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS Sumter quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
373 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 373 fires within 5 miles of Wen-le between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,538 acres in total. 1 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 | 143 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 141 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 50 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 17 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 13 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Natural | 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 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 2003 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Wen-le: 2 prospects. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Francis Moise Prospect | Iron | Prospect | ||
| White's Mill Prospect | Iron | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Garris Park | 0.8 miles | 16 | |
| Sumter | 1.2 miles | 16 | |
| Lafayette Heights | 1.4 miles | 16 | |
| Greenwood | 1.4 miles | 16 | |
| Mulberry | 1.4 miles | 16 | |
| Richwood | 1.4 miles | 16 | |
| Oaklawn | 1.5 miles | 16 | |
| Carolina Gardens | 1.5 miles | 16 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1244768. 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.