BlockPine Valley, Indiana
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1950 and the latest in 1994. It stands in Southeast Township. It lies in ZIP code area 47454. It lies near Underwood Hollow. The Survey maps it on the Valeene quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 15 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.
- 1950 USGS Valeene quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS Vincennes quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Vincennes quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Vincennes quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1970 USGS Valeene quadrangle1:24000
- 1979 USGS Valeene quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Jasper quadrangle1:100000
- 1993 USGS Valeene quadrangle1:24000
- 1994 USGS Jasper quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
23 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 23 fires within 5 miles of Pine Valley between 1993 and 2012, burning about 29 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 14 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Hoosier National Forest | LITTLE AFRICA |
| 16 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Hoosier National Forest | SPRINGS FIRE |
| 11 September 1993 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Hoosier National Forest | not named |
| 30 June 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Hoosier National Forest | BEECHGROVE |
| 11 May 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Hoosier National Forest | PINE VALLEY |
| 21 April 2001 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2.0 acres | Hoosier National Forest | REMC FIRE |
| 2 April 2002 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Hoosier National Forest | AIRPORT |
| 25 March 2003 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Hoosier National Forest | BACON |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Pine Valley: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calcar Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Youngs Creek | 2.4 miles | 15 | |
| Valeene | 3.8 miles | 15 | |
| Chambersburg | 4.2 miles | 14 | |
| Bacon | 4.6 miles | 15 | |
| Pearsontown | 4.9 miles | 15 | |
| Trotter Crossing | 5.1 miles | 11 | |
| Fargo | 5.6 miles | 15 | |
| Paoli | 5.6 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 451336. 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.