BlockBeartown, Kentucky
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1950 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the Sandy Hook census division. It lies in ZIP code area 41164. It stands on Licklog Branch. The Survey maps it on the Ault quadrangle.
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.
- 1950 USGS Ault quadrangle1:24000
- 1957 USGS Huntington quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Huntington quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Ault quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1982 USGS Morehead quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
83 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 83 fires within 5 miles of Beartown between 1999 and 2020, burning about 667 acres in total. None started naturally. 17 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 | 38 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 19 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 17 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 8 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 1 May 2008 | Debris and open burning | 6.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 9 April 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 6 April 2013 | Debris and open burning | 12 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | MUSHROOM FIRE |
| 4 April 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | MAYBERRY RIDGE |
| 4 April 2010 | Debris and open burning | 22 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 30 April 2001 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 29 April 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 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 Beartown: 2 prospects. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Durham Fork Shale | Clay | Prospect | ||
| Porter School Shale | Clay | Prospect |
Storms near this place
1 since 2012Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Beartown in 1 storm report in 2012: 1 thunderstorm wind. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Beartown | - | A large tree was blown down on Hwy 504 near Gimlet. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ault | 1.3 miles | 8 | |
| Sideway | 2.0 miles | 8 | |
| Ordinary | 2.2 miles | 8 | |
| Stark | 3.0 miles | 8 | |
| Clay Fork (historical) | 3.0 miles | 8 | |
| Gimlet | 3.5 miles | 8 | |
| Dewdrop | 3.8 miles | 8 | |
| Shady Grove (historical) | 4.1 miles | 8 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 507467. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.