BlockBald Point, Kentucky
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1951 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the Laurel-Petersville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 41179. It stands on Schoolhouse Branch. The Survey maps it on the Soldier 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
5 surveys from 8 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.
- 1951 USGS Soldier quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Huntington quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Huntington quadrangle1:250000
- 1970 USGS Soldier quadrangle1:24000
- 1982 USGS Morehead quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
40 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 40 fires within 5 miles of Bald Point (historical) between 1999 and 2020, burning about 402 acres in total. None started naturally. 7 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 | 12 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 August 2002 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 3 May 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | 7.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | FLEMING FORK |
| 28 May 1999 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 9 April 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 12 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 6 April 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.5 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 4 April 2010 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 3 April 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | 8.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 29 April 2001 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | 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 Bald Point (historical): 1 producer, 1 past producer. 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ford Burchett Clay Mine | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Ford Burchett Mine | Clay | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harris | 2.4 miles | 8 | |
| Emerson | 4.8 miles | 8 | |
| Awe | 5.3 miles | 8 | |
| Upper Indian Creek (historical) | 6.9 miles | 9 | |
| Crum | 9.8 miles | 9 | |
| Stricklett | 9.9 miles | 9 | |
| Petersville | 10.4 miles | 9 | |
| Oak Ridge (historical) | 11.8 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2362958. 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.