BlockWoodbury, South Carolina
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1943 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Brittons Neck census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29546. The Survey maps it on the Dongola quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 8 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.
- 1943 USGS Dongola quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1949 USGS Georgetown quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Georgetown quadrangle1:250000
- 1974 USGS Georgetown quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Kingstree quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
95 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 95 fires within 5 miles of Woodbury between 1992 and 2019, burning about 384 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 34 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 34 |
| Debris and open burning | 32 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 24 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 September 2004 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 August 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 August 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 August 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 August 2000 | Natural | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 12 August 1999 | Natural | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 11 August 2007 | Natural | 42 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 July 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.5 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Woodbury: 2 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, General. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cannon Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, General | Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Unnamed Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Unnamed Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sampson Landing | 2.5 miles | 8 | |
| Daviston | 11.0 miles | 8 | |
| Brittons Neck | 11.5 miles | 8 | |
| Gresham | 14.5 miles | 8 | |
| Eulonia | 17.0 miles | 8 | |
| Davis Landing | 18.5 miles | 8 | |
| Catfish Landing | 18.8 miles | 8 | |
| Centenary | 19.4 miles | 8 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1228005. 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.