BlockAno, Kentucky
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1893 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the Shopville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 42501. It stands on Wildcat Branch. The Survey maps it on the Ano quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 16 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.
- 1893 USGS London quadrangle1:125000
- 1897 USGS London quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1952 USGS Ano quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Winchester quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Winchester quadrangle1:250000
- 1979 USGS Ano quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1982 USGS Somerset quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
27 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 27 fires within 5 miles of Ano between 1995 and 2019, burning about 1,235 acres in total. None started naturally. 13 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 13 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 484 acres | Daniel Boone National Forest | ROCKCASTLE FIRE |
| 15 August 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 10 acres | Daniel Boone National Forest | GONE |
| 15 August 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 6 July 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Daniel Boone National Forest | BIG ROCK |
| 27 July 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Daniel Boone National Forest | STRIP PIT |
| 2 May 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | 5.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 1 May 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 36 acres | Daniel Boone National Forest | BILLOWS |
| 9 April 1995 | Smoking | under an acre | Daniel Boone National Forest | JETHRO |
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 Ano: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laurel County Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past 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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 510285. 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.