BlockAarons Run, Kentucky
5 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1952 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Mount Sterling census division. It lies in ZIP code area 40353. It stands on Aarons Run. The Survey maps it on the North Middletown 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
4 surveys from 5 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.
- 1952 USGS North Middletown quadrangle1:24000
- 1956 USGS Louisville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Louisville quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Lexington quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
7 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 7 fires within 5 miles of Aarons Run (historical) between 2000 and 2011, burning about 20 acres in total. None started naturally. None 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 | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 2002 | Recreation and ceremony | 5.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 25 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | SR 486 |
| 28 March 2011 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | ROGERS MILL |
| 20 March 2011 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | AARONS RUN |
| 7 February 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.5 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 28 February 2000 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 2 November 2009 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
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 Aarons Run (historical): 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donaldson Creek 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sideview | 2.1 miles | 7 | |
| Judy | 2.3 miles | 6 | |
| Plum Lick (historical) | 2.4 miles | 5 | |
| Peytons (historical) | 3.3 miles | 6 | |
| Grassy Lick | 3.4 miles | 7 | |
| Stoops | 4.6 miles | 6 | |
| Smithville (historical) | 4.8 miles | 8 | |
| Pine Hill (historical) | 5.3 miles | 8 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2491578. 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.