BlockBeechwood, Kentucky
23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1929 and the latest in 1993. It stands in the Calvert City census division. It lies in ZIP code area 42029. It stands on Camp Creek. The Survey maps it on the Calvert 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
15 surveys from 23 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.
- 1929 USGS Smithland quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1936 USGS Calvert City quadrangle1:24000
- 1936 USGS Smithland quadrangle1:48000
- 1942 USGS Smithland quadrangle1:62500
- 1949 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1950 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Calvert City quadrangle1:24000
- 1958 USGS Calvert City quadrangle1:24000, 3 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
- 1993 USGS Calvert City quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
12 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 12 fires within 5 miles of Beechwood (historical) between 1999 and 2016, burning about 183 acres in total. None started naturally. None was 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 |
|---|---|
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 September 2008 | Recreation and ceremony | 50 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 7 August 2010 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | CALVERT SUB STATION |
| 4 June 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | 4.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 3 April 2013 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Kentucky Division of Forestry | 198 STATE ROUTE 1710 |
| 2 April 2011 | Recreation and ceremony | 8.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | WINDSOR DRIVE |
| 29 March 2016 | Recreation and ceremony | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | DOVER ROAD |
| 27 February 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 24 November 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Beechwood (historical): 1 plant, 1 past producer, 1 prospect. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Chromium, Manganese, Iron, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Facility) Calvert City Smelter | Chromium, Manganese | Plant | ||
| Tenn Forging Steel/ Calvert City Ky | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Valley Divide Clay Bed | Clay | Prospect |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Haddox Ferry | 0.8 miles | 23 | |
| Calvert City | 1.1 miles | 23 | |
| Cloud Crossing | 2.1 miles | 22 | |
| Altona | 2.2 miles | 22 | |
| Gilbertsville | 3.4 miles | 23 | |
| Lone Valley (historical) | 3.6 miles | 13 | |
| Angle Creek | 3.7 miles | 22 | |
| Possum Trot | 5.0 miles | 22 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2743708. 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.