BlockHappy Hollow, Indiana
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1909 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Taylor Township. It lies in ZIP code area 47117. It lies near Lamb Ridge. The Survey maps it on the Kosmosdale quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 20 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.
- 1909 USGS Kosmosdale quadrangle1:48000
- 1912 USGS Kosmosdale quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1950 USGS Kosmosdale quadrangle1:62500
- 1951 USGS Kosmosdale quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Kosmosdale quadrangle1:24000
- 1956 USGS Louisville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1960 USGS Kosmosdale quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1964 USGS Louisville quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Kosmosdale quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1986 USGS Louisville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
15 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 15 fires within 5 miles of Happy Hollow between 1997 and 2014, burning about 510 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 | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 April 2013 | Recreation and ceremony | 3.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | POINTE BLVD FIRE |
| 3 April 2013 | Recreation and ceremony | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | WINDING CREEK FIRE |
| 3 April 2013 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | WEAVERS RUN FIRE |
| 11 April 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 50 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 11 April 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 11 April 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 10 April 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 14 March 2014 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | WEAVERS RUN |
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 Happy Hollow: 2 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Stone. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kosmos Cement Division | Stone | Producer | ||
| Kosmosdale Pit | Stone | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rosewood | 1.1 miles | 20 | |
| Macedonia | 1.2 miles | 20 | |
| Fishtown | 1.5 miles | 20 | |
| Buena Vista | 2.3 miles | 20 | |
| Evans Landing | 4.2 miles | 20 | |
| Sugar Grove | 4.7 miles | 20 | |
| Rehoboth | 4.9 miles | 20 | |
| Elizabeth | 5.1 miles | 20 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 435706. 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.