BlockBarnett, Kentucky
24 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1916 and the latest in 1996. It stands in the West Crittenden census division. It lies in ZIP code area 42064. It stands on Franklin Branch. The Survey maps it on the Rosiclare 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
15 surveys from 24 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.
- 1916 USGS Golconda quadrangle1:62500
- 1920 USGS Goloonda quadrangle1:48000
- 1921 USGS Golconda quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1949 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1950 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Rosiclare quadrangle1:24000
- 1959 USGS Golconda quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Rosiclare quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:100000
- 1986 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:100000
- 1987 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000
- 1996 USGS Rosiclare quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
21 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 21 fires within 5 miles of Barnett (historical) between 1995 and 2020, burning about 112 acres in total. None started naturally. 9 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 9 |
| Debris and open burning | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2010 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Shawnee National Forest | POUNDS HOLLOW #76 |
| 16 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Shawnee National Forest | BARREL |
| 14 September 1999 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 17 August 2010 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Shawnee National Forest | PICNIC |
| 27 July 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Shawnee National Forest | TOWER ROCK |
| 6 April 1995 | Arson/incendiarism | 25 acres | Shawnee National Forest | ROGERTOWN |
| 11 April 2001 | Recreation and ceremony | 15 acres | Shawnee National Forest | TOWER ROCK |
| 6 March 2010 | Recreation and ceremony | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 56 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 56 workings within 5 miles of Barnett (historical): 46 past producers, 6 prospects, 3 occurrences, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Fluorine-Fluorite, Fluorine-Fluorite, Lead, Zinc, Lead, Zinc, Fluorine-Fluorite, Lead, Zinc. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hardin City Pit | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Hillside | Lead, Fluorine-Fluorite | Past Producer | 1917, 1926 | |
| Illinois - Kentucky Fluorite District | Lead, Zinc, Fluorine-Fluorite, Silver, Cadmium | Past Producer | Fluorspar, Sphalerite, Galena | |
| Knight Mine | Fluorine-Fluorite, Zinc, Lead | Past Producer | Underground | |
| Knight Mine | Fluorine-Fluorite, Lead, Zinc, Barium-Barite | Past Producer | 1970, 1973 | |
| Rosiclare Fluorspar - Lead - Zinc District | Lead, Zinc, Fluorine-Fluorite, Quartz, Iron, Barium-Barite, Calcium | Past Producer | 1839, 1870 | |
| Rosiclare Manganese Mill | Manganese | Producer | ||
| Alco-Palmer Lead Mine | Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Alco-Palmer Lead Mine | Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Fairview-Blue Diggings Fault | Zinc, Lead, Fluorine-Fluorite | Past Producer | 1842, 1941 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tolu | 2.0 miles | 23 | |
| Milford | 3.0 miles | 24 | |
| Irma | 3.2 miles | 23 | |
| Blooming Rose (historical) | 5.2 miles | 21 | |
| Liberty Grove (historical) | 5.6 miles | 21 | |
| Sheridan | 6.7 miles | 21 | |
| Glendale (historical) | 7.0 miles | 21 | |
| Pleasant Grove (historical) | 7.3 miles | 21 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2743660. 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.