BlockAntioch, Kentucky
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1952 and the latest in 1993. It stands in the Hopkinsville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 42240. The Survey maps it on the Kelly 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 9 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 Kelly quadrangle1:24000
- 1956 USGS Nashville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Kelly quadrangle1:24000
- 1959 USGS Nashville quadrangle1:250000
- 1969 USGS Kelly quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1980 USGS Hopkinsville quadrangle1:100000
- 1993 USGS Kelly quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
13 since 2004Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 13 fires within 5 miles of Antioch (historical) between 2004 and 2010, burning about 116 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Debris and open burning | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 August 2007 | Debris and open burning | 45 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 3 April 2007 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 3 April 2007 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 25 April 2009 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 14 April 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 25 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 12 April 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 7 March 2007 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 21 February 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | 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 Antioch (historical): 2 producers, 1 prospect. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Old Highway Shale | Clay | Prospect | ||
| Allied Mine | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Hopkinsville 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pleasant Hill | 2.0 miles | 7 | |
| Dogwood | 2.0 miles | 9 | |
| Perry (historical) | 3.3 miles | 7 | |
| Laytonsville (historical) | 3.3 miles | 7 | |
| Fearsville | 5.0 miles | 7 | |
| Carl | 5.1 miles | 7 | |
| Kelly | 5.3 miles | 9 | |
| Honey Grove | 5.3 miles | 7 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2742875. 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.