BlockBanks, Kentucky
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1977. It stands in the Blackey census division. It lies in ZIP code area 41821. It stands on Wolfpen Branch. The Survey maps it on the Tilford quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 14 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.
- 1891 USGS Hazard quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1916 USGS Cornettsville quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Tilford quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Jenkins quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Jenkins quadrangle1:250000
- 1977 USGS Hazard quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
146 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 146 fires within 5 miles of Banks between 1997 and 2020, burning about 8,322 acres in total. None started naturally. 30 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 | 64 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 37 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 30 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 12 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 6.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 16 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 31 May 2007 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 2 May 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 127 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 13 May 2007 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 1 May 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 7 April 2013 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | BIG BRANCH TOLSON |
| 7 April 2001 | Recreation and ceremony | 9.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey Creek (historical) | 1.0 miles | 14 | |
| Hallie | 1.2 miles | 14 | |
| Skyline | 2.2 miles | 16 | |
| Defeated Creek | 2.7 miles | 16 | |
| Hubert (historical) | 2.8 miles | 16 | |
| Ulvah | 3.4 miles | 16 | |
| Indian Bottom (historical) | 4.2 miles | 18 | |
| Roxana | 4.2 miles | 16 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 510383. 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.