BlockWoods, South Carolina
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1935 and the latest in 1991. It stands in the Greenville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29607. It lies near Butler Hill. The Survey maps it on the Mauldin 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 12 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.
- 1935 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:48000
- 1938 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:62500
- 1958 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Mauldin quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
36 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 36 fires within 5 miles of Woods (historical) between 1993 and 2018, burning about 141 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 was 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 | 16 |
| Debris and open burning | 11 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 August 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 August 2000 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 31 July 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.5 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 July 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 July 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 June 2002 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 10 June 2006 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 May 2001 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 Woods (historical): 1 past producer, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Mica, Iron, Aluminum. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boling Mine | Mica | Past Producer | ||
| Edgcomb Steel--Greenville, S.C. | Iron, Aluminum | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Highland Estates | 0.6 miles | 12 | |
| Woodland Homes | 0.7 miles | 12 | |
| Sherwood Forest | 0.8 miles | 12 | |
| Nicholtown | 0.9 miles | 12 | |
| Carver Park | 1.2 miles | 14 | |
| Elleston Acres | 1.2 miles | 12 | |
| Kendall Green | 1.3 miles | 12 | |
| College Heights | 1.4 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1232131. 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.