BlockAxtell, Kentucky
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1978. It stands in the Millard census division. It lies in ZIP code area 41501. It stands on Russell Fork. The Survey maps it on the Millard 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
12 surveys from 18 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.
- 1886 USGS Grundy quadrangle1:125000
- 1890 USGS Grundy quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Grundy quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1915 USGS Regina quadrangle1:62500
- 1915 USGS Regina quadrangle1:48000
- 1916 USGS Regina quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1917 USGS Regina quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Millard quadrangle1:24000
- 1957 USGS Jenkins quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Jenkins quadrangle1:250000
- 1977 USGS Pikeville quadrangle1:100000
- 1978 USGS Millard quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
234 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 234 fires within 5 miles of Axtell (historical) between 1997 and 2020, burning about 14,131 acres in total. None started naturally. 52 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 81 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 68 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 52 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 30 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | LOWER POMPEY |
| 25 September 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 25 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 206 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | GRAPEVINE |
| 22 September 2010 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | SHELBY YARD |
| 22 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 19 September 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | 120 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | BUCKFIELD |
| 17 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 12 September 2002 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Axtell (historical): 1 prospect, 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highway 80 Roadcut | Clay | Prospect | ||
| Roadcut Shale | Clay | Unknown |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Levisa Junction | 0.0 miles | 18 | |
| Nelse | 0.2 miles | 18 | |
| Millard | 0.2 miles | 18 | |
| Justiceville | 0.7 miles | 18 | |
| Lower Greasy Creek (historical) | 0.9 miles | 18 | |
| Sutton | 1.0 miles | 18 | |
| Liberty (historical) | 1.6 miles | 18 | |
| Garden Village | 1.6 miles | 18 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2337489. 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.