BlockAvondale, Kentucky
7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1952 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the Crab Orchard census division. It lies in ZIP code area 40484. The Survey maps it on the Crab Orchard 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 7 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 Crab Orchard quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Winchester quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Winchester quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS Somerset quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
37 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 37 fires within 5 miles of Avondale (historical) between 1998 and 2020, burning about 678 acres in total. None started naturally. 8 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 | 15 |
| Debris and open burning | 13 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 8 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 20 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | LANDFILL |
| 30 September 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 25 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 22 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 21 September 2020 | Debris and open burning | 40 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | PETTIT |
| 28 August 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 1 May 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 25 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 8 April 2013 | Arson/incendiarism | 40 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | SOUTH FORK |
| 28 April 2018 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | OLD CHAPEL GAP SCHOOL |
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 Avondale (historical): 3 prospects. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Fire Clay (Refractory). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eastside Roadcut Clay Bed | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Prospect | ||
| Roadcut Clay Bed | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Prospect | ||
| Westside Roadcut Clay Bed | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Prospect |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pine Grove (historical) | 1.3 miles | 7 | |
| Maywood | 1.5 miles | 7 | |
| Sugar Grove | 1.6 miles | 7 | |
| Walnut Flat | 2.0 miles | 7 | |
| Halls Gap | 2.2 miles | 8 | |
| Colliers Store (historical) | 2.7 miles | 7 | |
| Cedar Creek (historical) | 3.0 miles | 7 | |
| Ottenheim | 3.1 miles | 7 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2566705. 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.