BlockBeaver Creek, Kentucky
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1977. It stands in the Elkhorn City census division. It lies in ZIP code area 41522. It stands on Houselog Fork. The Survey maps it on the Elkhorn City 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 20 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 Elkhorn City quadrangle1:24000
- 1957 USGS Jenkins quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Jenkins quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Elkhorn City quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1977 USGS Pikeville quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
213 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 213 fires within 5 miles of Beaver Creek (historical) between 1994 and 2020, burning about 15,203 acres in total. None started naturally. 55 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 | 69 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 55 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 53 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 27 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Other causes | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 1995 | Other causes | 8.0 acres | Virginia Department of Forestry | not named |
| 3 September 2015 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | HONEY FORK |
| 28 September 2020 | Debris and open burning | 9.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | ROUTE 80 |
| 19 September 2010 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | JOHN MOORES BRANCH |
| 12 September 2002 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 18 July 2007 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 2 May 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Virginia Department of Forestry | not named |
| 9 April 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 210 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | DUNLEARY |
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 Beaver Creek (historical): 2 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elkhorn Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Johnson Mine | Stone, Crushed/Broken | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cedarville | 0.9 miles | 20 | |
| Beaver Bottom | 1.0 miles | 20 | |
| Federal | 1.2 miles | 20 | |
| Elkhorn City | 1.3 miles | 20 | |
| Dunleary | 1.3 miles | 20 | |
| Honey Fork | 1.9 miles | 20 | |
| Ferrell (historical) | 2.0 miles | 20 | |
| Mikegrady | 2.0 miles | 20 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2337494. 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.