BlockAh Fong Village, Hawaii
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1997. It stands in the Puunene census division. It lies in ZIP code area 96732. It lies near Pūlehu Gulch. The Survey maps it on the Wailuku 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
7 surveys from 10 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.
- 1954 USGS Maui quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Wailuku quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1966 USGS Maui quadrangle1:250000
- 1974 USGS Maui quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1977 USGS Wailuku quadrangle1:24000
- 1983 USGS Wailuku quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1997 USGS Wailuku quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
270 since 2004Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 270 fires within 5 miles of Ah Fong Village (historical) between 2004 and 2019, burning about 21,255 acres in total. None started naturally. 2 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 | 268 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | County of Maui | not named |
| 5 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | County of Maui | not named |
| 4 September 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | County of Maui | not named |
| 3 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | County of Maui | not named |
| 29 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | County of Maui | not named |
| 29 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | County of Maui | not named |
| 29 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | County of Maui | not named |
| 28 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | County of Maui | 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 Ah Fong Village (historical): 2 producers, 1 past producer. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Calcium. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hcs Lime Pit and Mill | Calcium | Past Producer | ||
| Maui Block Mill | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Waikapu Pit and Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Village Five (historical) | 0.7 miles | 9 | |
| Village Six (historical) | 0.9 miles | 10 | |
| Yung Hee Village (historical) | 0.9 miles | 9 | |
| McGerrow Village (historical) | 1.0 miles | 10 | |
| Alabama Village (historical) | 1.2 miles | 9 | |
| Village Eight (historical) | 1.3 miles | 9 | |
| Puʻunēnē | 1.3 miles | 9 | |
| Spanish B Village (historical) | 1.4 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 358426. 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.